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general electric's nighthawk bulb
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:37 am
by POLO
hey,at canadian tire a see a new light from ge.they say that is 30% brighter than normal halogenand is 1$ cheaper than silvetar.but wonder the lifetime of the bulb,but ge quality must be greater then silvestar .on the internet i didn't found a info on the bulb,but only this
http://www.gelighting.com/na/h...rebuy
Re: general electric's nighthawk bulb (POLO)
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 12:14 pm
by Merzbow
My mom works for GE...she works for the Fleet car leasing branch though so I doubt she would know anything about the light bulbs....
Re: general electric's nighthawk bulb (Merzbow)
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:31 pm
by Kari
Sort of like how my dad works for GM, but it has nothing to do with cars and everything to do with the military.Anyhow, Silverstars are made by Sylvania, which is also an excellent lightbulb company, so it's impossible to tell from the company's reputation how long their lightbulbs might last. The only thing someone can do is try it.
Re: general electric's nighthawk bulb (POLO)
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 5:05 am
by ColonelPanic
Sounds interesting. I tried looking around for info on these bulbs, found them mentioned in a few forums but nothing really intersting... So far, I've had several Silverstars, got "burned out" on them, so to speak. Tried some cheaper bulbs in Sylvania's product line, (xtravision) and found those didn't last that much longer.Right now, I have a set of standard GE bulbs in the headlights. Wish we had more info that we could dig up on the Nighthawk... Like Kari said, someone just needs to try 'em. Sure would be great if they were bright *and* actually had a reasonable life span...Anyone ran across these bulbs in the stores here in the States yet? I'm wondering where you could buy a set... AutoZone, Advance Auto, and Pep Boys around here seem to only carry Sylvania. Wal-Mart may have 'em, I've seen several of the newer GE bulbs (i.e. "suv" or whatever) sold there. I'll check into that...Still not certain I want to swap my bulbs out again... I've got a set in there now that may last for a while.
Re: general electric's nighthawk bulb (POLO)
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 5:55 am
by Big_Red
I got the Nighthawks installed at the end of September....so far so good.
Re: general electric's nighthawk bulb (Big_Red)
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:57 am
by POLO
how can you decribe,it is brither then silvester,difference between nighthawk and silvetar.have you a pic to show,il be great.
Re: general electric's nighthawk bulb (POLO)
Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 5:14 am
by Big_Red
Will take a pic tonight when I go to the West End GTA meet in Mississauga. I honestly don't know if it is the same as a Silverstar, but they are brighter than the stock ones. will have to wait and see.
Re: general electric's nighthawk bulb (Big_Red)
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 6:18 am
by fjf511
How does the price compare
Re: general electric's nighthawk bulb (fjf511)
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 7:22 am
by Big_Red
Price is the same as the Silverstars...they are brighter than the OEM bulbs but still not the same as the Silverstars. As far as durability, we will have to wait and see.
Re: general electric's nighthawk bulb (POLO)
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 7:59 am
by POLO
here the link of canadian tire silvestar and nighthawk bulb sale:
http://www.canadiantire.ca/(removed)...age=2
Re: general electric's nighthawk bulb (POLO)
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 2:22 pm
by ColonelPanic
I still haven't been able to find any of 'em down here...
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 11:12 am
by zionzr2
Saw them at Walmart today here in WI. The pair went for $26.