Silverstar bright whites... remember these?

[Mavrik]

Well in the midst of all the complaints of "mine don't last more then 6 months!" by various Vibe owners, Silverstar eventually slipped into obscurity. In fact I had even forgotten I had a set on my car installed back in january of 2004. Well this past saturday July 30... my right headlight burned out. Guess I got lucky with my set as they lasted about a year and a half unlike the 6 months most got from theirs. I'm pretty impressed but did not buy another set... instead trying something else... cause it was cheaper

[Altus]

And the something else would be?????

[Mavrik]

Um... no clue... the wife said they worked on hers and lasted a while... I never heard of them before. But they were worth half the price.

[Kari]

Sylvania Cool Blues maybe? That's what I had in my '79 Malibu but I didn't have it long enough to see how long they lasted...they were a lot cheaper though.

[redlava]

The cool blues I believe are just regular ultra bright halogens with a blue film wrapped around the lens. They probably have about the same life expectancy as a regular set of halogens.My silverstars lasted more than 6 months, mine lasted a little over a year. Actually almost 12,000 miles right on the button. So if you drive more than other people they will probably seem like they burn out sooner, cause I believe they call 12,000 miles the average mileage on a car for a year.

[Mavrik]

Well I drove about 25000km on those bulbs so... 15000miles roughly?

[Kari]

I think the Cool Blues are supposed to be brighter than halogens...that's why I bought them. I didn't like what was on it and I wanted bright headlights, so I bought those. My pseudo-ricer lights for my pimpin' bronze Malibu Landau Sport with the tan vinyl top and two missing wheel center covers yo...

[redlava]

From what I have seen of the cool blues they didn't really seem any brighter to me. I think that the color that the bulbs throw out makes a difference, but as far as distance the light travels I didn't see a significant improvement in my friends car. I had some kick (removed) lights in my Malibu. They were AC Delco Ultra Halogens or something like that. People would flash me when I had the dims on, and yes they were properly aligned. They were almost as bright as the silverstars and they lasted me four years.

[McVibe]

I'd say Eurolite, I've had mine for about nine months now and had no problems whatsoever and hey they passed inspection in VA

[AKLGT]

they are xenon brights or something. not quite AS bright as the silverstars but close enough. I installed them on my Vibe last summer when i got sick of paying $45/pair for the crappy (removed) silver stars that burnt out in 6-9 mos. i had the xenons on for over a year I believe w/o burn out. they will be the same bulbs I'll install in my LGT this fall (once I figure out what bulbs for the highs, lows, and fogs). only downside with projector beams is that means you have to replace more bulbs = more $$$.

[Altus]

Well the other one I heard was a good buy, good output, and long lasting was the Sylvania xtravision -- the ones in the pink & black packages. That's probably what I'll be buying when the stock ones fail.

[Mavrik]

I've been tinkering with the idea of changing my fogs to blue... I don't know. Thinking more of appearance then function perhaps.

[AKLGT]

why? blue fog lights or overlays??and has anyone tried those nighthawks yet? they are a little less $30/pair, but not sure how well they work.

[zionzr2]

Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »why? blue fog lights or overlays??and has anyone tried those nighthawks yet? they are a little less $30/pair, but not sure how well they work.I have the NightHawks!! So far very pleased!! About 4 months so far!!http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=15788

[Mavrik]

I'm not into overlays. would be actual blue bulb I'd want.

[AKLGT]

just a colored bulb?? ok. whatever floats your boat, it's your car... lol