Bad rep of Sylvannia Silverstars : shamefull

[mtechnik]

I can now officially add that buying these can be a major GAMBLE.

I bought a pair at Western Auto/ Advance Auto Parts (in PR they didnt change the name yet) for $26. Shortly after picking them up I read somewhere on here that they may have longevity issues comparing to the real-deal Osram Silverstars.

The 1st one blew 2 weekends ago and I just put in a Phillips standard one cause I was in hurry to leave. I thought well let me keep the remaining Silverstar in to see how it would hold up; besides the 2 colour temperatures combined nicely:D .

This set lasted from August till now. Well the "stronger one" did.

blah blah - end of rant.

[smooth]

that's nice...I bought a pair but it cost me $40 :O

[mtechnik]

i know how u feel

[brandondan1]

hmm I'll keep that in mind in the future.

[sticksdaman]

never head of this.. ive had mine since um june and ive had no issues

[ptownTSI]

I bought Osram 9005's for my low beams, no silverstar crap for me. cost me like $18 shipped from some foreign country to the US. I guess i could have tried the Osram silverstars, oh well.

[turbo_negro69]

the only thing i buy from sylvania are sealed beam lights. and i only buy sylvania when i'm in a pinch! aka driving along at night and all of a sudden you only have one working light:D

[Jbpka06]

I've got 9006 sylvania silverstars as my low beams and they've been working great for about 6 months.

[StereoInstaller1]

I bought Osram 9005's for my low beams, no silverstar crap for me. cost me like $18 shipped from some foreign country to the US. I guess i could have tried the Osram silverstars, oh well.

Post that link if you find it again, please?

Luke

[T.Dot_E30]

with hid kits selling for as low as $160-180 brand new. ur stupid to spend that much on just bulbs

[backtrail69]

I just put a set of euro ellips and HIDs in my eta DD and osram silverstar highs...what a disapointment...they are YELLOW and not much brighter than my 6000k HIDs..

[mtechnik]

:sad:

[MR 325]

Sylvania Silverstars suck. Osram Silverstars don't.

[smooth]

with hid kits selling for as low as $160-180 brand new. ur stupid to spend that much on just bulbs

I'd like to see this kit, but I disagree that buying the right bulbs is stupid.
I haven't seen a HID kit that is much more than anything other than appearance. And headlights are something I take seriously...not just for my own safety but the safety of oncoming drivers.

my osram silverstars aren't any different than the sylvania silverstars from what I can see between my two cars.
neither look yellow.
yeah, I could have saved about 10 bucks if I had ordered them from Germany, but both bulbs went out.
they're definately better and brighter than the $7 sylvanias.

[AdironRider]

I had em in my Pathfinder for over 2 years with no problems.