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No luck at Canadian Tire. They said if the bulb was white or silver grey inside it would indicate a defect but since the element just burnt, no go. I bought a new one to tide me over until I can get a replacement from Sylvania. I put a stock one in side by side with a Silverstar. I could'nt believe how yellow and dull the OEM bulb was.

My drive head light (low beam) just burned out this week...I have those buld for a little more then 1 year and drove for less then 9000 miles since I installed them.I sent an e-mail to Silvania and they refer me to their Canadian Silverstar office.I called them and complain about the short life span of the Silverstar.The lady told me they have a 1 year burn out warranty, but she will send me 1 (bulb, not set) to remplace my burned one...It is better then nothing

[QUOTE=I called them and complain about the short life span of the Silverstar.The lady told me they have a 1 year burn out warranty, but she will send me 1 (bulb, not set) to remplace my burned one...It is better then nothing[/QUOTE]Do you have the phone# and her name? I had 2 burn out in 5 months. Thanks.

Quote, originally posted by Sunny »Do you have the phone# and her name? I had 2 burn out in 5 months. Thanks.Just call the 905-673-6171 and complain.I don't remember who I spoke with, but I haven't had to argue a lot to get a free one.

Merci monsieur.

Hey down here in South Fl the silverstars are going for 19.99 each at autozone. now are you guys taking about 36 dollars each or the set?

Quote, originally posted by MiamiVibe »Hey down here in South Fl the silverstars are going for 19.99 each at autozone. now are you guys taking about 36 dollars each or the set?they are talking canadian dollars.

Hi MiamiVibe...The $36 or usually $37.95 are for the pair in most places like Wal-Mart. Funny here though, the walmart has the 9003 model Silverstars in their close-out isle for $30.00 for the pair. That puts em closer to the price of the cheaper 4000-4100k bulbs. I may stock-up.Dave

my drivers side bulb burned out again! so i said heck w/ it! and just bought the cool blue one for cheaper.

yet another silverstar headlight went on my car this week, and I REFUSE to buy any more...i'll just drive around with one silverstar na done crappy stock bulb till i find a better aftermarket bulb out there...hope: is the cool blue as cool?

Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »my drivers side bulb burned out again! so i said heck w/ it! and just bought the cool blue one for cheaper.The attendant at that store Hope was such a dope... "Oh yeah they run hotter but that doesn't make them burn out sooner though." And had no comment when you told him we knew people who replaced them a lot.Least I'm getting to be a pro swiping out bulbs lol.

Quote, originally posted by Sunny »No luck at Canadian Tire. They said if the bulb was white or silver grey inside it would indicate a defect but since the element just burnt, no go. I bought a new one to tide me over until I can get a replacement from Sylvania. I put a stock one in side by side with a Silverstar. I could'nt believe how yellow and dull the OEM bulb was.Hi Sunny.I just lost my first SS (driver's side of course, since it's harder to change) at 8 months, and CTC replaced it with no hassle, even though I didn't have the receipt, just the Visa bill. (fortunately I bought just the bulbs that day, so the total matched bulbs plus tax) I did verify that the warranty is 12 months from the sale date of the orginals, not another 12 on the replacement. They are definitely getting the heave-ho when they blow once they're out of warranty though. Will go with some high power Phillips or (slight possibility) European Silver Stars. BTW, someone said that the North American SSs are different/worse than European, but I notice mine read "Osram made in Germany"

well i shuld also have my dad look at the wiring for my drivers side. i seem to lose a lot of bulbs there and my lights, both head and fogs are significantly dimmer. if you look at my sig, you can kinda tell that side isnt as bright.

Yes, there could be a bad ground or something. If it was a steady high resistance, it would dim the lights, but the reduced voltage should actually increase bulb life. However, if it was an erratic one, the arcing and voltage spikes could hurt.