View Poll Results: Silverstar ultra's or nighthawks
Sylvania Silverstar Ultra's
12
80.00%
GE NightHawks
3
20.00%
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Silverstar Ultra's Or Nighthawks
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Silverstar Ultra's Or Nighthawks
So guys, when my much anticipated halo projectors arrive i am either going to get GE nighthawks or Sylvania silverstar ultra, what is best? hopefully everyone votes from experience!
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I just put Nighthawks in my wife's '99 Intrigue and was somewhat disappointed.
They are cheaper than Sylvania's, but I can see why.
Although I do have to say I got a few flickers from high beams of other cars to turn off my high beams when they weren't on. So at least they're annoying people even if I can only see marginally better than I could with the standard Sylvania's I pulled out.
I should have spent the extra money for the SilverStars.
They are cheaper than Sylvania's, but I can see why.
Although I do have to say I got a few flickers from high beams of other cars to turn off my high beams when they weren't on. So at least they're annoying people even if I can only see marginally better than I could with the standard Sylvania's I pulled out.
I should have spent the extra money for the SilverStars.
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Iono about silverstars either, i just had my set burn out within a week of each other, very dissapointing, put the stockers back in until i can decide what i wanna go with next, good luck on the decision
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Me and another car geek I work with said he had the same problem with those.
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my buddy has the silverstars in an rx7 and they are pretty bright. and they havent burnt out in the year or so he has had them. just dont touch the bulbs with your fingers and you should be fine
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silverstars are gay i bought 4 of them for my projectors and now only 1 works...... i wasted atleast 70 dollars and ill never get them back
and it was a matter of weeks
and it was a matter of weeks
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I have the silverstar ultra's they put out a lot more light than stock but if you are wanting the "blue/hid" look these arent the ones for you they are just white. I have also had the "blue bulbs" and could not see worth a crap with them.
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I have several friends with Silverstars, they've all had issues with them burning out within a 3-4 months. They do look alright for a $40 set of bulbs, don't know why you think they are white^ they seem pretty blue to me, they put out 4300K i believe, anything over 4000K is blue
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I have several friends with Silverstars, they've all had issues with them burning out within a 3-4 months. They do look alright for a $40 set of bulbs, don't know why you think they are white^ they seem pretty blue to me, they put out 4300K i believe, anything over 4000K is blue
here is the table for ya..
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Skylight (blue sky) 12,000 - 20,000 Average summer shade 8000 Light summer shade 7100 Typical summer light (sun + sky) 6500 Daylight fluorescent (caution!) 6300 Xenon short-arc 6400 Overcast sky 6000 Clear mercury lamp 5900 Sunlight (noon, summer, mid-latitudes) 5400 Design white fluorescent 5200 Special fluorescents used for color evaluation 5000 Daylight photoflood 4800 - 5000 Sunlight (early morning and late afternoon) 4300 Brite White Deluxe Mercury lamp 4000 Sunlight (1 hour after dawn) 3500 Cool white fluorescent (caution!) 3400 Photoflood 3400 Professional tungsten photographic lights 3200 100-watt tungsten halogen 3000 Deluxe Warm White fluorescent 2950 100-watt incandescent 2870 40-watt incandescent 2500 High-pressure sodium light 2100 Sunlight (sunrise or sunset) 2000 Candle flame 1850 - 1900 Match flame 1700
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Yea my problem wasnt touching the bulb with my fingers, I know about that, i was very careful when putting them in, I guess i have had them on for about a year and half probably, but still i dont think bulbs should burn out that quickly and within a week of each other, im almost wondering if the single digit degree weather we are having may have some part to do with that, well im just running the stockers now until i find or hear of something better
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