Sylvania Silverstar Ultra

[sammie44]

DOES ANYONE NOW IF YOU CAN USE SYLVANIA SILVERSTAR ULTRA ON YOUR LOW BEAMS WITH DRL WITHOUT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS?

ALL YOUR COMMENTS ARE APPRECIATED.

[LeanBurn]

AFAIK DRL are the center-most lamps, or the high beams.

SYLVANIA SILVERSTAR ULTRA has a very short life span. Actual measured lumen output is less than a standard OEM bulb. Just because its 'whiter' doesn't mean its brighter. Overpriced junk IMO.

GO HIR bulbs for max actual performance & best bang for the buck ( http://store.candlepower.com/hirlighting.html ).

[littleboi64]

Originally Posted by LeanBurn

AFAIK DRL are the center-most lamps, or the high beams.

SYLVANIA SILVERSTAR ULTRA has a very short life span. Actual measured lumen output is less than a standard OEM bulb. Just because its 'whiter' doesn't mean its brighter. Overpriced junk IMO.

GO HIR bulbs for max actual performance & best bang for the buck ( http://store.candlepower.com/hirlighting.html ).

+1

[empirefalls]

I have silver star ulltras on high beam...they last a year and i am on 11 months

I like them as i travel roads with no lights in areas of Maine with no towns for
miles. Are HIR bulbs better? i Have never heard of them yet. granted i
have a Toy 2005,

[SMIK90]

i think he meand HID instead of HIR, and yes, HID's are much muhc better, the difference is like night and day. I will never go back to halogens after using my HIDs

[joeylgarcia]

different users different opinions. very confusing for anyone looking to purchase the right one.

[ekimnal]

Originally Posted by SMIK90

i think he meand HID instead of HIR, and yes, HID's are much muhc better, the difference is like night and day. I will never go back to halogens after using my HIDs

no he did not mean HID's
he meant HIR's

9012/9011 HIR Headlight Bulb Upgrade

theyre they best bulbs for the corolla headight housing... which arent meant for HID's
they cost about the same as the Silverstars but have better light output and last a lot longer.

one way to makes bulbs last is to avoid toughing the bulb with your greasy fingers...so i've heard

edit: just wanted to thank SuperchargedMR2 for his reviews and pictures on the HIR bulbs

[joeylgarcia]

Originally Posted by SMIK90

i think he meand HID instead of HIR

he did mean HIR and not HID. click the link he gave.

[PhatRoyale]

Some of you guys should read properly before posting, seriously...

[SuperchargedMR2]

Originally Posted by empirefalls

I have silver star ulltras on high beam...they last a year and i am on 11 months

I like them as i travel roads with no lights in areas of Maine with no towns for
miles. Are HIR bulbs better? i Have never heard of them yet. granted i
have a Toy 2005,

I love my HIR bulbs! They are nice & bright & maximize the ability of the halogen housing that it's capable of handling.

Click on the mentioned link to see pictures.

[empirefalls]

Absolutely do not touch the bulb at all, silverstar or any brand bulb.
Oils ,etc from human hands will contaminate the bulb.
If touched the bulb may last a month or so before it goes out.

[sinnaever]

Originally Posted by SuperchargedMR2

I love my HIR bulbs! They are nice & bright & maximize the ability of the halogen housing that it's capable of handling.

Click on the mentioned link to see pictures.

Didn't you have to Modify the Bulb though? I thought I remembered your post showing modified HIR bulbs since they only come in 9011 & 9012, and not 9006 and 9005.

[OkSlim]

I have heard the silverstars don't last long.

I am currently on four years on my Taurus and 3 years on one of the two in the rodeo. The other one was crushed in a wreck.

[SMIK90]

my bad guys, sorry about the HID / HIR confusion

[thestone11]

I am currently using Mtec super white halogen bulb, they are very good in terms of light output, and I just installed the nokya hyper yellow fog, so I got no complaints at all during night driving.

I had silverstars on my previous mazda protege 5, they lasted about 6 months and decided to blow, afterwards I switched to HID.