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Re:Sylvania SliverStars

Old Dec 26, 2005 | 01:47 AM
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Re:Sylvania SliverStars

I bought a set of headlights and fogs off of E-Bay and had them all blow within 3 months. I bought another complete set at Auto-Zone and now the pass. fog is out. Has anyone else had any problems with these? I though they would last longer.
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 06:12 AM
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Yeah, I had silverstar fogs in my car for about 4 months before the drivers side blew. I had planned on upgrading to silverstars all around until the crappy length that the fogs worked.
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 07:04 AM
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They are not good quality at all!! I had a set on my I30 for 3 months and the low beam went out. The next month the other side went out. On top of that they cost $40 @ Pep Boys. What a waste of money.
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 09:10 AM
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I have them in my fogs and have had no issues. I have PIAA's in my headlights and love them. The are far "Whiter" then the silverstars. Actually have a set of PIAA's for my fogs too but haven't had the time to put them in yet. Am I the only one who thinks that they are the hardest thing in the world to install?
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 09:24 AM
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I have had them in my car for about 1.5 months now, thats not long, I know, but I drive over 800 miles per week, and haven't had a problem yet BUT I've heard alot of people on here complaining that they don't last long, If they don't last as long as the original ones that I took out (10 years, 150k, and there still fine!) I'll get the piaa.
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 09:46 AM
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okay...i've had mine for like....1.5 years now..and they've been great.
im surprised they didnt blow out like everyone said they will...i even touched the bulb a few times.
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by cefiro8701
okay...i've had mine for like....1.5 years now..and they've been great.
im surprised they didnt blow out like everyone said they will...i even touched the bulb a few times.

Cool. Looks like we got lucky with ours. I've had them for over 2 years now. No problem whatsoever. Knock on wood...
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 12:16 PM
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yeah..not to mention it looks better on cefiros...how i got 9004 to work...i have no idea.
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 04:12 PM
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I had them...

9004's burned out in 6 months
9007's didn't last 3 months
Currently using h7's, no problem yet......
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 06:00 PM
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I've had mine on for 1 year and no blow outs...I do night time driving every night for at least 30 minutes a night...so go figure
Old Dec 27, 2005 | 12:17 AM
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I have them in my fogs and have had no issues. I have PIAA's in my headlights and love them. The are far "Whiter" then the silverstars. Actually have a set of PIAA's for my fogs too but haven't had the time to put them in yet. Am I the only one who thinks that they are the hardest thing in the world to install?
Why did Infiniti make it so it's a project to change them?
Old Dec 27, 2005 | 12:20 AM
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They are not good quality at all!! I had a set on my I30 for 3 months and the low beam went out. The next month the other side went out. On top of that they cost $40 @ Pep Boys. What a waste of money.
Damn! $40 each?! At Auto-Zone, they were $20 a piece for the fogs and they had the twin 9004's on sale for $20.
Old Dec 27, 2005 | 09:20 AM
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why not buy yourself a set of Xenon's? Much better quality, last longer & looks great!
Old Jan 4, 2006 | 01:00 AM
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I hate Silverstar halogens... the only SilverStar product I feel worth the money are the signal bulbs, they're quality, and they actually do a good job of staying inconspicuous and not-amber while off in my i30's rear signals and cefiro front signals. Headlights? I use Sylvania Xtravisions, cheap, reliable, and brighter than standard Sylvania Halogens
Old Jan 4, 2006 | 01:04 PM
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I have these in my other vehicle. They've been in over a year w/o issue.
Old Jan 4, 2006 | 01:13 PM
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I went through about 3 pair of them. Waste of $$$$, Upgraded to HIDs!
But I agree replacing those fogs are no joke! a real pain in the %^$
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