Sylvania Silverstars?

[hyunelan2]

Opinoins... I still have my OEM lighting intact, but I found some H7 silverstars on clearance for $15/pair. Was considering picking those up. Do they look blue, bright white? What's their bulb life like?

Basically, are they worth $15?

[04GTboySC]

i have a sylver star 1156 bulb for my turn signal since i cleared my head lights, it looks blue but flashes amber :-P , i know that not what your asking but i just thought i'd share that with you im thinkin bout gettin nice bulbs for the car but to chicken cause after a month of nice lights in my civic they kept burnin out.

[ilanpro]

my wifes truck has them and IMO they suck

[NorthernYankee]

my wifes truck has them and IMO they suck

Agreed I had them and they sucked...and they kept burning out on me...now I get bulbs at the local Rice shop and they look pretty good and they last a lot longer.

--NY

[2BIT]

XD5's from Globalpremier.com man, thats the ticket!!!

[hyunelan2]

Thanks guys, I'll be sure to leave them haning on the shelf in the clearance aisle.

[Onelove5683]

shiet, my friends have them and they are nice lights! they are very nice shade of bright white... id get them for 15! where are they?!?!?!?!

[hyunelan2]

They're at the local super walmart. They have them in the normal section. But there are about 1/2 dozen hanging in the clearance area too.

[03SilverBullet]

They suck...They look like stock.

[DJ Hellfire]

They aren't that great but they are far better than stock and at a normal $20-25 per bulb, they are definitely worth $15 per pair. Take it from a guy who is very anal about lighting. They are white, not yellow like stock. I wouldn't pay the $40-50 per pair again, but for $15 per pair, you'd better get them. They will also be brighter than any blue bulb on the market unless you spend $70-90 on a pair of Piaa's!

Check this pic out. The drivers side is Silverstar and the passenger light is stock. Which would you rather have?
http://forums.mazdaworld.org/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=182081

[BlackElantraGT]

They aren't that great but they are far better than stock and at a normal $20-25 per bulb, they are definitely worth $15 per pair. Take it from a guy who is very anal about lighting. They are white, not yellow like stock. I wouldn't pay the $40-50 per pair again, but for $15 per pair, you'd better get them. They will also be brighter than any blue bulb on the market unless you spend $70-90 on a pair of Piaa's!

Check this pic out. The drivers side is Silverstar and the passenger light is stock. Which would you rather have?
http://forums.mazdaworld.org/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=182081

I agree with everything he said, except the comments about PIAA's. I've used all sorts of different brands when it comes to bulbs, and the way my car goes through each bulb (once every 2-3 months), I just stick with the stock OEM Sylvania H7 bulbs because they are the cheapest replacement. Considering each stock bulb costs $9.99 at Kragen's anyway, $15 per pair is an awesome deal for bulbs that are made by the same company and better than OEM. If you're going for the HID look, forget about it. It's more of a pure white/yellowish color. I once paid more than $90 for some Japanese Piaa Plasma's and they lasted the longest (over 6 months) but the light output and cost kept me from getting the bulbs again. Too bad my local Wallymarts doesn't carry the Silverstars in H7.

[2BIT]

when I first got on the XD board, I wanted to change to Xenon. I got on ebay and ordered some cheap assed bulbs that looked good, for about 6 weeks, then they burnt out. Someone on the board told me to do XD5's from Globalpremier.com that they last and throw alot of light. I followed their advice and got 100 watt h-1's and 100 watt h-7's, and they have been in the car 8 months now, and have never had a problem. Thats why I recommend them. Whoever that was (cant remember now) knew what they were talking about. Thanks by the way.... :cool:

[CarbonGT]

i didint like my silverstarz at all

[02xdGLS]

hmmm i have sylvania right now and they are ok. my friend got me those cuz it was on sale for near 20 bucks including tax and if you want REALLY WHITE look then these won't do you much good although they ARE better than stocks.

2BIT i'm thinkin about getting those XD5's and was wondering.. is there a significant difference between "high wattage" bulbs that you put on your headlight and "standard wattage" ones? i understand that generally higher watt means brighter light but i'm not sure if dere's any significan dif. between those two bulbs.

also what about GP Thungder 7500/8500K bulbs... would they be a bit more closer to bluish than super white?

o btw.. the site chaged to http://www.premiertek.net but the product fits the description so i'm guessing it's the one you r talkin about.

[2BIT]

high wattage is 100 watt, standard I beleive is either 55 watt or 70 watt. Thanks, didnt know the site changed.

[02xdGLS]

so the only dif. is the wattage? no real significant dif. in the way they look or the brightness or anything along those lines?

thx for quick answer =)

[2BIT]

I haven't seen the reg wattage XD5's, so I can't compare but maybe someone else can. but I am happy with the 100's...

[02xdGLS]

cool. for the price i'll prolly grab one pretty soon

[2BIT]

I will say this. Xenon bulbs make everything sharper and clearer (at least in my experience). Their downfall is rain. I live in the desert where it doesn't rain much, and they work good so I am happy. In wet weather, it is almost the opposite, they don't do as well as stock bulbs in my opinion. Since it doesn't snow here either, I don't know how they do in snow...Consider this and ask around to others that have Xenon bulbs if they notice this before you do it (if you live where it rains or snows alot.....)

[02xdGLS]

thx for the info. perhaps it'll be of use to lot of us.. but thank god not me... haha well i live in LA county so not a lot of rain and no snow.. even the rains that OCCASIONALLY fall are very light altho there's always exceptions but one or two days of hard rain won't hurt. besides my nighttime driving is minimal.
thx tho. i've been dying to have super white lights for a while now =)

[BlackElantraGT]

Don't be fooled by any of the blue bulbs, whatever gas is supposedly inside it such as Krypton, or Xenon, a lot of it is just hype. The more blue the tint on the bulb, the worst your light output will be. To your eyes you may think you're seeing something brighter because the color range is closer to that of daylight, but if you were to measure the output of light there's actually less.

Now this is true given the same stock wattage of 55w. The XD5's that some of the members have been using is 100w which is going to put out much more light and may possibly offset the fact that the bluish tint is taking away some of the light output. I haven't tried the XD5's myself so I can't give you an opinion, but just like 2Bit said, the blue bulbs suck in the rain. I guess for us So Cal residents rain isn't an issue, but when it does rain I'd like to be able to actually see.

[Steve]

I had Sylvania Silverstars in my Accent and the light output was phenomenal, especially in rain and in snow, there's nothing like bombing through half a foot of snow on a country backroad with more falling fast and being able to see the corners! I was going to buy them for the XD, but in Canada, at $27.99 a bulb, that gets expensive and the stock bulbs work well enough for now.

[ilanpro]

My xd5's are 55W I do want to go HID for my lows and my fogs

[DJ Hellfire]

Silverstar H7's are available at Advanced Auto Parts, but not for $15 per pair.

As for the higher wattage bulbs, be careful with them. Higher wattage bulbs are very well know for melting stock headlight harnesses because the stock headlight circuits aren't made to carry that many watts. For this reason, there are tons of places online where you can get high wattage headlight harnesses that will allow to to run your headlights off the battery while recieving the signal from the stock headlight harness. This is the only way to get the full potential of your high wattage bulbs. These are also plug and play harnesses. I know some of you may say "well, my harnesses haven't melted yet." I am not saying that they definitely will, but it is a possibility that they can in the future. Do a thorough search on this and you will see.

[BlackElantraGT]

:werd:
:iamwithst

[02xdGLS]

DJ that's what i was worried about.. melting the light harnesses and whatnot..
well i'll look into them. been a little busy lately cuz just bought a new comp and settin up network and stuff. thx for info.

[DJ Hellfire]

Well whatever you do, Silverstars will be the best performing halogens. They may not look the best, but they will have the best possible light output for halogens. Like someone said above, no matter how many watts those blue bulbs have, they still wont be the brightess halogens even if you run the proper harness kit. The blue coating/color takes away from the usable light.

Now that I think about it, I think Philips Vision Plus halogens are supposed to be even brighter than Silverstars. The Vision Plus' just aren't as white. I believe they are the regular yellowish color.

[2BIT]

Well, when my current XD5's burn out, I will be ordering another 100 watt set.

[Gregster]

I have Sylvania's in my low beam and fogs. I think they are wonderful and i had them on my previous car before i had my elantra. The light output is cleaner and substantially better than OEM.

[only1db]

i just bought a pair a couple of days ago....they look and give more light then the stock ones....they are 55w

kinda off track...does the KDM fogs use the same bulbs as the stock gt fogs?

[dvsmx6]

i just bought a pair a couple of days ago....they look and give more light then the stock ones....they are 55w

kinda off track...does the KDM fogs use the same bulbs as the stock gt fogs?

yes, except it's harder to change bulbs with the kdm fogs than the OEM fogs. I've been driving without my fogs for a few months now, too lazy I guess.

[BlackElantraGT]

Sorry I left that message and I didn't reallize I was on my cousin's account.

[vahyundai]

i have the xenon headlight bulbs. in clear weather at night they shine a bluish/white light. in the heave rain they do suck! (but thats ok i just find a car to tailgate and trust he knows where the road is!) ive had them for about 4 months now and no problem.