Ok quick question and I've searched for about 30mins reading over all kinds of threads on scionlife reguarding luminics bulbs frying the harness but have not read any on silverstars frying the harness..

The question is.. why do luminics bulbs fry the harness but silverstars dont even though they are both 55w or do they fry?

Any information reguarding this would be helpful as I'm sure others would like to know the answer as well.

Also whats the average lifespan of a silverstar bulb?

 

I dont know if this answer is correct. But I read somewhere that it has to do with the fitment. Something to the fact that some luminics dont fit tite in the harness so there is alot of electricty playing around in there.

Dont hold me to this tho.

I have the silverstars and love them. They are DOT approved, cheap and safe. Mine have been good for 2 months. And I never turn my lights off. I always have the switch turned to on and just have the lights go off with the car. So I would say they last a long time.

 

Because of the wattage. The wattage the SS's pull is 51W, Luminics pull more.

 

^^actually.. the silverstars pull 55W also... only the stock bulbs pull 51W... wattage is the same for luminics and silverstars.. like the poster mentioned.

i believe it's the fitment also that causes it... if it's not a tight fit... there's gonna be arcing and sparking... and eventually.. kaput.

 

Wow, Its funny how the casing to my Silverstars read 51W... I guess I can't read numbers right.

 

http://www.sylvaniaautocatalog.com/n...performan.asp#

click on silverstar halogens for all the bulbs ratings..

9005: 65W
9006: 55W

 

So the silverstars wouldnt fry the lowbeam or high beam? or is it just the low beams that seem to be ok. Id rather not have to deal with luminics if the case is that neither would fry for both high and low.

 

i've had silverstars before for both... harnesses were fine.. they lasted me only a year though before they blew (my low beams), but some people have had better luck..

and yes... i'm not stupid.. i didn't touch the bulb.

as for luminics... i always hear about someone frying their harnesses with them..

 

If they are 55W, then fine, but either my lights went through a different line/plant, or they just VERY recently changed the ratings.


Taken less than 10 minutes ago...

 

those arent silverstar.. sylvania is the lower end of "sylvania silverstar" sylvania is what comes with the tC.. sylvania silverstar are aftermarket.

 

**edited for respect**
9006ST, and according to the link above that SquallLHeart gave, their Silverstars.

 

I have had Luminics for about 4 1/2 months. Always have my lights on. Has not fried or anything. I got the Pure Blue bulbs and they look so nice.

 

"dude" first chill out.. I'm just letting u know the stock on the tC is "Sylvania" which are 51w and the aftermarket "Sylvania Silverstar" are 55w

 

i've had luminics for a while and no probs. But of course, now that i've said something, sure the harness is on fire right now.

 

pure blue were my first choice.. but there illegal in the state of VA

 

do you have the harness? ive had ss's in my 4runner for over a year now. and they are fine.

 

All right, lets settle down. First off, those are aftermarket silverstars in that photo above. I don't know of silverstars any other way than aftermarket. Second, they read 51W. If they do 55W, fine, then the actual bulb casing label is wrong and Sylvania is obviously misleading consumers.

 

hmm.. very odd.. and weird... i think the silverstar's box says 55W too... i remember seeing that... but the bulb casing itself saying 51W? i dunno....

never really noticed that... and i don't have a set of bulbs to look at either at the moment..

 

It's very odd since I looked at silverstar today and it said 55w on the box. Oh well either way so long as the silverstars dont fry the harness thats all i care about.

 

^^That is very true. Sorry this got heated, I don't mean to disrespect anyone. I am completely honest in saying that both the SS bulbs I bought say that as they came in the double package from Wal-mart. I always was under the belief that all A/M's were 55W, and when I read the tC manual and saw 51W, I double checked and sure enough, 51 on the silverstars.

The stock bulbs that came with my tC are actually in my S-10 right now.

Also, in my S-10, i had bulbs that had a nice light, called Blue-Zone, made by seltek. The packaging said 55W=100W.
Those burned up a harness in my s-10 as well, and I made a new harness that used better grounds and power from the battery using a relay.

Plain and simple advice, I wouldn't use anything other than OEM or top-notch OEM Replacements