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Old 04-26-2008, 03:08 AM
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Default Anybody ever installed Silverstar Ultras?

Are they worth the money?
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Old 04-26-2008, 03:09 AM
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Yes.
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love them but they are kind of pricey
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I love mine. I had the first Silverstars and loved them. But when I purchased the Ultras, I also got the high beams, and all I have to say is...WOW!

Easy install too, it took just a few minutes. At least for my tC.
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i only did mine because they were avaliable from pepboys with a $20 rebate.
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Made a huge difference when I was driving the Isuzu Trooper.. when I get some money flowing again, I'll be putting some in no doubt.
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Originally Posted by draxcaliber
i only did mine because they were avaliable from pepboys with a $20 rebate.
X2, but from kragen...............they are way better than stock i love them!
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Old 04-26-2008, 06:09 PM
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any one have any pics?
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The one on the left is ultras silver star and the right is oem................



And these are with both ultras on.........................

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wow, nice. how much do these usually run for a pair?
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I think I paid $50 each set at Auto Zone.
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Old 04-27-2008, 10:44 AM
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Bought some at Schucks couple months ago. On sale plus a 20 buck rebate so I thought what the... They are an improvement but are certainly not HID's. I recall they claim 10% brighter which sounds about right, but I think the color temperature helps the most (closer to daylight). I really hate the xD's headlights on low - it's my biggest gripe about the car so far. Someday will find a way to mount fog/driving lights to fill in the near field. The absence of such on the aftermarket is gripe 2!
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I've used both Silverstars and CoolBlues in my tC and they are quite a difference... Got the CoolBlues on sale at WalMart once for $7 each. PepBoys is usually the place for Silverstar Ultras.

I think I'm going to drop some in my xD here soon...
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had them on the Murano since my wife was complaining that it was becoming difficult to see at night. Made a huge difference
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I installed 'em and man are they bright!
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in noticed more a of a difference with the high beams... but i do like the color temp a lot better.
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On my tC I actually did the 9005 - 9006 retrofit and put highbeam bulbs in the lowbeams... 1700 lumens vs 1000... it made a HUGE difference.

I'm thinking of snagging some Ultras for the D though. They're worth the money, especially if you're already replacing blubs.
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I've been hearing that Silverstars don't last that long :? Like 6-8mos max or something like that. Because of that I bought a knock off brand for nearly half the price at Kragen That way if they burn out I won't feel bad of shelling out a bunch of money
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My mom always tells me to drive with my lights on, I say I do, it's just the parking lights though. I'm not wasting $50 bulbs during the day. Sorry.
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Originally Posted by Whispaz
had them on the Murano since my wife was complaining that it was becoming difficult to see at night. Made a huge difference
Had the same complaint here from my Fiance about her 06 altima. I put in the regular silverstars and they have helped light up the road quite a bit. The OEM low beams suck, we constantly would have drive with the high beams on because the lows were useless.
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