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Old 10-30-2007, 07:49 PM
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Default sylvania silverstar

does anyone have pics of their tc with sylavnia silverstars on them? if yes can you post a pick! i want to get bulbs that come on white and bright! i am using nokya right now but they come out blue and hard to see the corners sometimes! pls post pics!
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Old 10-30-2007, 08:09 PM
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they dont come out white its jus not as yellow as the stock ones
so dont waste your money
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Old 10-30-2007, 08:24 PM
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Kuya, you want something in the 4,000k to 5,00k range in color temp (I believe 4,500k is the same color as daylight)*

*note, color has nothing to do with brightness. I have 7,500k right now and they are WAY brighter than stock, but a lil too blue for me (Ice Blue on the color changing h/u)
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Pay $40 bucks for some Silverstar Ultras. Thats what i have right now. They are rated at ~4000k. Compared to stock bulbs, make a big difference!
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Yup,me too. Silverstar Ultras (High and Low beams)...I'm happy with them----I'm not too keen on upverting to HIDs..(pwede na)
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Old 10-30-2007, 10:08 PM
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silver star ultras 9005 mod, way to go for cheap bright light!
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Old 10-30-2007, 10:12 PM
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I'll see if I can post some pix 2nyt....
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Old 10-30-2007, 11:24 PM
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the 9005 silverstar mod in low beams has a really nice output. Way better than stocks and it does have a hint of white. Id take performance over style any day.
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silverstars are great!! i had them in my '07 and i loved them....too bad they dont make them in H11 for the '08 projectors....thats why im saving up for HIDS FTW!!!! haha
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get HID's instead of trying to immitate
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Old 10-31-2007, 01:36 AM
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I have the silverstar ultra mod too. (9005 to 9006)

Its alot brighter!


PS: did anyone have problems with this mod after lowering the car? I tihnk I need to aim my beam down a bit. Its aiming kind of high, and I think Im ____ing off other people
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You can get a HID conversion kit for 130 bucks shipped, and its soooooo much better.
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Old 10-31-2007, 02:11 AM
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Originally Posted by JonnyHomesick
get HID's instead of trying to immitate
get the "real" hids instead of the eBay/china(no pun) crap.....retro FTW!
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for $40 bucks i think its worth it
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If your going to get silverstars pay 5 bucks more and get the ultras. They are a more noticeable white. And they are a good buy since HID kits are illegal and annoying on the road.
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true that. i had both. ^^^pics are ultra's.
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Old 10-31-2007, 02:41 AM
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Yeah I live in the town that they make Sylvania Headlight bulbs. Everybody in town has these cause practically the whole town works there or knows someone who does. I even have them, they kick ___ and are worth the money...even though I get mine free. lol
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Old 10-31-2007, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Yanki01
Originally Posted by JonnyHomesick
get HID's instead of trying to immitate
get the "real" hids instead of the eBay/china(no pun) crap.....retro FTW!
i bought my HIDS from a sponsored sale right here on S.L.
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I used to run Silverstars...I don't think they're worth the money as they die much too quickly. Cool Blues are $20 and last longer. In the end, you should just get HIDs...they'll save you money in the long run. They're also my second favorite mod...right behind my short shifter
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get the silverstar ultras, they make a big difference
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