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ive been reading a lot lately about headlights and HIDs...i bought sylvania silverstars thinking they would be the bright white that i was looking for...they run at about 4000k
they dont look like any white lights that i see driving down the highway...did i misinterpret this and buy the wrong bulbs, or am i just not seeing it?
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nah, my dad has them on his land cruiser, and they look hot.
I also have Sylvania cool blue (lower model to silverstar), and they shine bright and lok nice without sacraficing quality.
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do HIDs burn brighter than the SilverStars?
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Originally posted by tido:
i beat a dude on a bike going to work today...i revved on him and we lined up at the light and it was on....i hit lift once...thats how hardcore it was....
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silverstars are dim as hell, i had them for a day, then i took them out. hum...i should write a review in our product review page...anyway, here are the bulbs i have/had and in order of brightness...
piaa extreme force > piaa extreme white+ > metec 4350k > silverstar > stock
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forgot piaa spark blue in the front  Yea there is a lot of hid froms ot ther. search it and read all aobut the wonders of it. I have to stock HIDs and they are amazing. I woudl say save up 300 and go get urself a kit.
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piaa extreme force > piaa extreme white+ > metec 4350k > silverstar > stock are you sure about the brightness? I thought the stocks were brighter than all the HID look a likes...
Originally posted by tido:
i beat a dude on a bike going to work today...i revved on him and we lined up at the light and it was on....i hit lift once...thats how hardcore it was....
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nope. prettymuch all piaas are brighter then stock. i know silverstars are as well. i hear mtecs are brither too. so prettymuch stock sucks and as long as you dont get bobo brand ur good.
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well, i spent 20 bucks per bulb...high and low beams...total of 80 bucks. i hope it didnt go to waste...
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i just found this picture...this is my car
it has the SilverStar's on the driver side and the stock on the passenger side...the fog's are still stock
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forgot piaa spark blue in the front i never had spark blue: anyway, here are the bulbs i have/had and in order of brightness...
piaa extreme force > piaa extreme white+ > metec 4350k > silverstar > stock
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piaa extreme force > piaa extreme white+ > metec 4350k > silverstar > stock are you sure about the brightness? I thought the stocks were brighter than all the HID look a likes... it's brighter and whiter, but it sucks during rain...
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HIDs are worth it...save up
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^yes, HIDs are much better...
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sory i didnt read you said you had those, i thought you were jsut naming some in order of brightness  must have been late when i read it
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no biggie... 
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SilverStars ROCK!!!
Last edited by faran325; Dec 8, 2004 9:56pm.
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i like silverstars because they are reliable in brand quality and much cheaper than piaas although not as bright
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i like silverstars because they are reliable in brand quality and much cheaper than piaas although not as bright lol exactly my point for buying a sylvania product. TV's to halogen blubs and lamps for like 50 years!
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i wish you guys would try the extreme force one day. you would see the major difference...
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i was bidding on spark blues at 9.99 and was praying it didnt go up. man was i wrong back up to 80 
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who cares about seeing
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I LOve my Silverstars . Bat-
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I put in silverstars after all the sets of Mtecs I bought went to hell one after the other in no time. Silvers are not as blue as Mtecs but just as bright, I did a side by side with the one working Mtec I had. Also the Silvers are (so far) lasting a lot longer than the Mtecs ever did.
Thinking about using PIAA or Silver Star to replace my burt out Mtec fogs.
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i wasnt impressed with the silverstars i had
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I replaced my cheap ass mtec low beams with silverstars. I was dissapointed with the performance with the MTECS. Didnt last long.
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I put in silverstars after all the sets of Mtecs I bought went to hell one after the other in no time. Silvers are not as blue as Mtecs but just as bright, I did a side by side with the one working Mtec I had. Also the Silvers are (so far) lasting a lot longer than the Mtecs ever did.
Thinking about using PIAA or Silver Star to replace my burt out Mtec fogs. rob do piaa extreme white H3, that will be brighter than your silverstar H7...been there done that... 
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lol yea i am an hid man myself
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