Sylvania Silverstars
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From: Northern Va
Originally Posted by matt1751
I have a 04 psd cc and have the silverstar 9007's in the headlights and 9005's in the Fog's. Got them at wall mart for around $40 a pair,, The fogs where a pain to put in,, I could not fit my hands in from underneath. if I didn't have a front licence plate seems it would have been easier,, I ended up taking my grill off to change the fog light bulbs which made it easier to replace them,, The mod in the last post is that for 03 and older as my 04 fog lights work with the parking lights but I did that mod on my friends 03 lighting,, but I beleive still go off with the high beams,, but will work now with the parking lights on only,,
I also heard, you can buy an light switch for an automatic style headlight system and then the fogs will come on with the parking lights.
BTW, I also installed the silverstar headlights on my truck and "OH!" what a difference. The fogs are next....
Tuned
Joined: Mar 2004
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ok.. my 04 has the auto lamp switch although I use it manually,, maybe that is why my fogs work with my parking lights,, I'm also going to be butting a set of Hella 550's on my pushbar when it comes in so I'll be seeing the road very well..
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From: South Jersey
you might wanna...
check out this interesting link about the blue lamp phenomenon.
http://dsl.torque.net/tech/bulbs/blue/good/good.html
it details some of the better brands and models vs the bad ones. i read the whole site and am glad, since i was thinking about buying those SilverStars. Now I'm looking for the Philips VisionPlus for a better bulb!
Knowledge is Lumens!
Good luck.
~Rob
http://dsl.torque.net/tech/bulbs/blue/good/good.html
it details some of the better brands and models vs the bad ones. i read the whole site and am glad, since i was thinking about buying those SilverStars. Now I'm looking for the Philips VisionPlus for a better bulb!
Knowledge is Lumens!
Good luck.
~Rob
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From: Calgary Canada
I put them in the headlights and the fogs.
A noticeable improvement, but not as much of an improvement as I was expecting.
Overall, if you do a lot of driving at night, they're worth the $$$. Otherwise, I don't think I'd bother.
I'm still looking for a mod to get the fogs to stay on with the high beams on Canadian trucks. Mines an '02 with the auto on/off headlights.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Waxy
A noticeable improvement, but not as much of an improvement as I was expecting.
Overall, if you do a lot of driving at night, they're worth the $$$. Otherwise, I don't think I'd bother.
I'm still looking for a mod to get the fogs to stay on with the high beams on Canadian trucks. Mines an '02 with the auto on/off headlights.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Waxy
Last edited by Waxy; Nov 24, 2004 at 12:31 PM.
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Where are you guys getting them from stores or on the net??? and how much are the headlights and the fogs TIA.....
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Tuned
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Vancouver
Originally Posted by Waxy
I'm still looking for a mod to get the fogs to stay on with the high beams on Canadian trucks. Mines an '02 with the auto on/off headlights.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Waxy
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Joined: May 2004
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From: Phoenix, AZ
just put them in my 04 250, wow what a difference expecially the fogs!!! i was looking the old bulbs were 42 watt, the 9005's are 50watt. and yes it is definatly easier after taking off the grill to replace the fogs. very happy!!
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From: MN
Has anyone noticed the life of the various bulbs? I was going to buy the Silverstars until I looked on Sylvania's website and noticed that the life in hours for the low beam is only 150 and the high beam is only 90. Their stock replacement headlights are rated at 500 hours for low beam and 250 for high beam. I couldn't justify paying three times more for a bulb that is going to blow 3 times quicker even though it is brighter. What's everyone else's thoughts?