are these bulbs worth the money and how long do they last? or should i just go with a HID set-up?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kasperxtcy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">are these bulbs worth the money and how long do they last? or should i just go with a HID set-up?</TD></TR></TABLE>

They were worth the money when I bought them (like 35 bux or something like that).

Some people say they don't last long, but mine have lasted fine for god knows how long .

 

do they stay bright white or does it fade after time?

 

Mine haven't faded, but I found out APC Hyper White bulbs are the same damn bulb (construction even looks the same, color is the same, etc).. The APC bulbs are cheaper though.

I've heard of people having issues with them (SilverStars) blowing out, but I've never experienced it besides one foglight bulb which blew out in my DEPO foglights because the housing leaked and water splashed on it.

The light does not fade. I've never heard of modern automotive bulbs having significant fading issues though.

 

I replaced mine I would say about 2-3 times in 2 years or less. Just dont touch the damn things lol.

 

they're worth the money. i had mine for five months going well so far. still bright white. people thought i had HID's for some reason. iono. but buy them

 

For nearly the same cost, you can purchase a pair of Philips X-treme Power bulbs, which will perform much better.

 

I like them and think they're worth it. As mentioned before, just make sure not to touch the bulb while installing them.

 

APC has been out of business for about 6months now. Unless you find somebody that has them laying around still, you won't get them.

 

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x2. And I think they're ~$40 shipped also.

 

they blow out because ignorant people handle the glass lens and then when they heat up the oils from their skin make the bulbs blow

 

I have them in both my Lancer and the Civic. I've only had one go out on the Lancer, and that happened one after a 7-hour trip and I hit the hugest pot hole own to man...it broke the filment.

But overall...I've give the product & it's customer service an A-

 

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x2. And I think they're ~$40 shipped also.

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The problem with that is if I blow a bulb, I have to order a replacement. Bulbs that I must order to replace are a pain in the ***.

 

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They were worth the money when I bought them (like 35 bux or something like that).

Some people say they don't last long, but mine have lasted fine for god knows how long .</TD></TR></TABLE>

x2

Mine have lasted a good while now. I was freaking out when I heard they didn't last too long, because I had just spent $40 on them. They have some pretty good light output too.

 

Bought those bulbs and they went out within the next month. i didnt touch the bulb at all when replacing it either, so they arent worth it.

 

I was dissappointed with silverstars. Both my high lights burned out. They aim themselves too far downwards, i can't even aim my headlights up high enough to get good distance out of them. Silvania cool blues are much better in my opinion.

 

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What?

 

i went through the silverstars a lot. they didnt last long at all and i kept replacing them. they look great but i wont buy them again. and no i didnt touch the bulbs while installing them.

 

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The problem with that is if I blow a bulb, I have to order a replacement. Bulbs that I must order to replace are a pain in the ***.</TD></TR></TABLE>

It's easy to keep a stock spare bulb on hand in the event that one burns out, and then swap it for the X-treme Power replacement once it comes in.

 

Mine burned out in about 8 months for the first one and a few months later on the second one. Good thing I kept the bulbs that were in there. Light output wasn't much better either.

I didn't touch the bulbs. I actually wore doctors gloves. I have a box of them that I use every time I work on the car. The ladies like my hands nice and clean.

 

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Bulbs don't aim themselves.

The construction of the bulb does not make the light point anywhere special.
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I have plenty of extra bulbs here and enough to replace a blown bulb with a bulb of approximately the same color. I wouldn't be able to stand driving down the road with one stock yellow bulb and one bright white bulb. It would get on my nerves.

I even just asked Eran, if one of his Phillips blew out, he could probably find a replacement here that approximately matches it, right? And he agreed. I asked him if he'd still want a new replacement that matches the Phillips and if he would order a new one because the other bulb replacing the blown Phillips would get on his nerves. And he said yes.

I'm not saying, "Oh noes, I won't have a replacement at all!" I'm saying, it'd be a pain to have to order a replacement bulb and wait for it to get here.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by suspendedHatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Mine burned out in about 8 months for the first one and a few months later on the second one. Good thing I kept the bulbs that were in there. Light output wasn't much better either.

I didn't touch the bulbs. I actually wore doctors gloves. I have a box of them that I use every time I work on the car. The ladies like my hands nice and clean.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I went from stock bulbs to SilverStars a few years ago when I lived in DE. I used to park behind my neighbor's brand new white Mazda6 every night. The stock bulbs made her car look somewhat yellowish and dull. Upon replacement with SilverStars however, the car almost hurt to look at when parking at night.

Stock bulbs just blow.

Look at Eran's comparison lighting thread. He has a brand new stock bulb which he compared his lighting to.

 

I retract my earlier statement. I adjusted my headlights properly. I give these bulbs a The low beams are really bright, and shine very far. I plan on buying another set after these.

 

The output of Silverstars suck in the rain.

 

Good for the money if you dont want to buy the Philips online. I have them on both cars cause I'm a baller like that Good luck.

 

where do you buy the phillips set?
I had the silverstars before in an EG hatch and they were really bright and never went out