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Post by bigpoppa06 on Mar 30, 2011 10:15:42 GMT -6
has anyone used the silverstar bulbs either high beam or low beam in there classic how is the lighting. compared to stock bulbs i heard that they are so bright on low a cop would think there on high dont want that lol.
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Post by XJSman89 on Mar 30, 2011 11:50:21 GMT -6
I have GE Nighthawks in mine now in preparation for the projectors. They're pretty yellow. The silversides are a little whiter but there are all kinds of reports of them going bad a lot quicker. I ran some for 8 months-ish with no problems.
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Post by lanceslambos on Mar 30, 2011 12:58:57 GMT -6
i have silverstar and cool blues. they are definetly brighter but the down side is since our lights are ALWAYS on they don't last that long. expect to buy a pair every year.
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Post by bigpoppa06 on Mar 30, 2011 13:26:43 GMT -6
thanks for the info lance i will pick a set up i dont have that problem with them running all the time. i have a 95 dont have drls. lol
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Post by XJSman89 on Mar 30, 2011 14:27:31 GMT -6
95's don't actually have DRLs, Lance. His should last longer.
You can disable the DRLs using my writeup in the lighting sticky. It takes about five minutes and the lights won't be on all the time anymore. Mine are disabled.
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Post by nelson480 on Mar 30, 2011 17:09:22 GMT -6
Yeah i wasnt impressed with the $50 silverstar ultras at all, took em back
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Post by schlotzky on Jan 21, 2012 13:04:38 GMT -6
I'm running Silverstar Ultra low beams and 100W standard-style high beams. I thought it was a nice improvement in lighting on my previous car, and had a bit nicer shade of light. I took the Ultras out of that car which had been running them for about 2 years and have now had them in the classic for a few weeks. I do expect them to burn out relatively soon here, but 2+ years out of "high performance" bulbs isn't bad IMO. But to be honest, when they do burn out, I'm not sure I'll be replacing them with another set of Ultras.
FWIW though, the silverstars are the only bulbs that I've used that actually have any improvement in light output. The knockoffs on ebay and in some parts stores, in my experience, have had very noticeably less output than standard bulbs since they are usually just standard bulbs with light filtering coatings. The Silverstars actually use a brighter burning filament, which is why they aren't expected to last as long.
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Post by sall on Jan 21, 2012 13:08:33 GMT -6
All silverstar bulbs are a gimmick. If you look on their website and commercial disclosures it states Syvania's bulbs are ran at 100% and competitors at 80%. What a crock! The Kelvin temperature of the light makes it seems like there is more light. It is an illusion. Any color tep above 4300k you are losing light output in lumens.
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Post by schlotzky on Jan 21, 2012 13:16:51 GMT -6
^^ I'd agree with you to an extent. Ultras operate at about 4100K, which is close to optimal for the human eye, and I believe have been measured to have a higher luminous output in independent testing. But, as you say, I think most of the output improvement people see is due to having a new bulb as the older a bulb gets, it seems to have a decreased luminous output. It's this reason that I don't think I'll be replacing my ultras with new ultras when they do burn out.
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Post by sall on Jan 21, 2012 13:30:22 GMT -6
You would probably like a CatsZeta setup! Pushing the bulbs like that you are not going to get good life but output is amazing. If you just want some good outputs bulbs go with HIRs. They come in both 9005 and 9006 variations. hirheadlights.com/ |
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