I know these are the best headlight replacement bulb on the market. My question is will they really improve over stock? Are they worth the $40?

 

i've had a bunch of aftermarket bulbs in my car including the silverstars. the silverstars' output is better than stock but the bulbs burn out real fast. plus, i don't htink it's worth the $40. might as well do the 9007 conversion and get decent bulbs. that'll be a lot better.

 

dko683 is right on the 9007 converstion. i have these bulbs and am really pleased with them. shhhh i jacked em from autozone

 

not to get flamed, but...
how do you do the 9007 conversion?

 

it is in the write up it is really easy there is gona be a couple things your gonna need but it is all in the write up.

 

dont get the silverstars, although they are bright they will not last long, or they will explode inside the headlight and damage the reflector like mine did.... bastards

 

Ive had mine for about 7 months. No issues

 

hahha yeah silverstars are good while they last but they dont last long. My fog light bulbs blew out within 5 months. Its retarded. I am just gonna buy the cheap one's now...if you really want to spend the money buy the $80 PIAA atleast they are garanteed for 1 year. so its the same as buying 2 pairs of $40 silverstars.

 

Silverstars last for only 150 hours. Most bulbs last for about 700-900 hours. Dont waste your money.

 

My max is the second car I've used silverstars with and I have had no issues, I like em'. However I do agree with dko683 about the 9007 conversion. Better deal.

 

That is odd....mine lasted me nearly 2 1/2 years...just fixing to replace them.

Jeremy

 

are H4 better than 9007?

 

there are silverstars w/ H4:

 

so 9007 conversion + silverstar = pretty good/matching setup? i was wondering how well it'll match with the corner lights because stock headlights and if you do the bulb mod. to make the corner light brighter matches up pretty good.

 

My .02 - silverstars are the best LOOKING bulbs besides HID - but they are horrible as far as illuminating the road and often times in the rain I had to check to make sure my lights were switched on because I couldnt tell...so take it for what it's worth.

 

im calling

How'd you come up with that number? Did you time it yourself?

 

during the day thoughj, they look nasty yellow.

 

they suck in the rain

 

that too, i noticed it last week.


damnit i want HIDs now

 

That number is in the sylvania's website itself ... I haven't seen anywhere on the internet where the rated life of PIAA bulbs is mentioned. I have had silverstars for the past 6 months and they are still good. Bought a pair shipped for $22

Not just with silverstars, but even with my stock bulbs I had to check if they are ON or not sometimes when it's raining. Atleast, the silverstars illuminate the sign boards better than other Xtravision or stock bulbs, even in rain.

Enjoy.

 

good bulb lighting wise, i actually liked the light pattern better than the piaa's i have now. only fault i found in the silverstars is that they dont last very long. i think mine burnt out within about 9 months or so. not worth $20 a peice imho.

 

I've had my Silverstars for about a year now. They haven't blown yet, but they have really gotten dim! I can't wait to replace them (prob. tommorrow, actually). They were great when I first got them, except they did suck in the rain/fog/snow. Now they are terrible regardless. I definitely won't get them again!!! Too bad I bought them for my wife's car 2 days after mine, because I really did like them at first.

 

2 years, 3 cars, original Silverstars for first car...still runnin strong.

 

i had mine for 10months with no prob at all. i would go hid as soon as they go out on me

 

The light on the ground is a lot whiter than stock...but they do suck in the rain. Mine lasted about a year with a LOT of night driving.

 

WOW the beam pattern of aftermarket cefiros is the worst have ever seen! H4 are usually a better bulb (over all halogens) but the aftermarket cefiros you are using just ruin an H4. real H4 have a sweet cut off ----> __/__/ something like that. ouch


Silverstars look good and thats it. They have no other benifits.....not brightness, life span, visibility....nothing nada zip zilch.

 

If you do a lot of night driving, I would not recommend them. They have one of the shortest rated lives (~ 150 hrs low beam) of any 9004 bulb.

If you go to Sylvania's website, you will find the following rated lives:
9004 Silverstar - 150 hrs low beam - 50 hrs high beam
9004 Xtravisions - 220 hrs low - 145 hrs high
9004 Standard - 320 hrs low - 150 hrs high

Here is the link
http://www.sylvaniaautocatalog.com/...6&FigNumber=136

I bought a set when they first came out and they lasted about 6 months. Light output and colour were pretty good but bulb life is terrible.

 

You know this? No they aren't!

 

Couldn't have said that any better myself.
They look good, but perform horrably.
I actually took them out shortly (1 week) after realizing that every other car's headlights outshined the silverstars light output on the road.

 

color of silver stars and xtravisions (94 accord)

 

I have Silverstars currently, they were a big improvement over whatever bulb the previous owner had in my car. I have at least an hour of night driving daily though, so I'm probably not going to replace them with another set in 6 months...

 

Actually, I DO have them on my sho. With a 100 watt wiring harness, they are REAL nice.
All this negative feedback on the Silverstars puzzles me...
the Silverstars are highly recommended by many of the members at the Shoforum, where I tend to hang out quite often. Noone has complained about the short lifespan. I wonder if there is something different with the wiring in the headlights, or something to that effect.
Personally, when I first installed them, I was a little disappointed. I expected MORE for my $40. Later I installed the wiring harness