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Old Jul 8, 2003 | 01:37 PM
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Silver Star Lights???

I picked up a pair of these for my low beams today cuz I needed news ones anyway. Anyone have these and how good do they look??? They are made by Sylvania.
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Old Jul 8, 2003 | 01:55 PM
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I still have the cool blues and wanted to try the silver stars. With the cool blues, I rarely have to use the highbeams in rural areas with no lighting. I'm interested in how the Silver stars light up too.
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Old Jul 8, 2003 | 03:45 PM
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Well I put them on. Wasn't to big of a PITA. I have to wait for night time to go try them out. I'll let you know how they look.
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Old Jul 8, 2003 | 07:22 PM
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i like them. they are pretty white, compared to the old ones i had in there.
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Old Jul 9, 2003 | 03:06 PM
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Yea I drove with them last night and I really like them. They are a tiny bit out of alignment so I guess I will try to fix it or have the shop guys fix it when I get my car inspected this month.
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Old Jul 10, 2003 | 11:55 AM
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Anyone know where to get these a little cheaper online maybe?
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Old Jul 10, 2003 | 03:03 PM
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Got'em. Like'em.

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Old Jul 10, 2003 | 03:22 PM
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I thought my cool blues were better than the silver stars... my $.02
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Old Jul 10, 2003 | 06:29 PM
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I thought my cool blues were better than the silver stars... my $.02
can ya explain why
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Old Jul 10, 2003 | 09:45 PM
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The cool blues had a better beam and overall lighting. The silver stars are brighter, but the beam isn't as focused, so it's harder to see stuff at night, especially if it's raining out.

Both are better than anything else out there, but I liked the cool blues better.
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Old Jul 10, 2003 | 10:44 PM
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Originally posted by cg91ta
The cool blues had a better beam and overall lighting. The silver stars are brighter, but the beam isn't as focused, so it's harder to see stuff at night, especially if it's raining out.

Both are better than anything else out there, but I liked the cool blues better.
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Old Jul 10, 2003 | 11:50 PM
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I'm running the Silverstars. Picked them up @ Checkers. I haven't run the cool blues so I cant compare, but I do like them better then the Ghetto H4 bulbs I was running before. After testing them on the local mountain they get a thumbs up.
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Old Jul 12, 2003 | 10:31 AM
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I'm running the cool blues and they are definately bright enough for my needs!
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Old Jul 12, 2003 | 03:36 PM
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i had silverstars in both my cavaliers, but haven't done anything to the 'bird since i put the 350 in it and ordered the notchback from hawk's. as soon as i have a little $ to spare, i'm planning on getting a set though. i really liked them... they were actually brighter than my stock high beams in my 97 z24. i have some pictures i took of them somewhere i think... if i can find the disk i'll post em when i get home from work.
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Old Jul 12, 2003 | 10:49 PM
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I bought the Silverstars for my GTA. I like them a lot. I put one in before I changed the other one and shined them on a wall. There is a VERY noticeable difference. On the road, the Silverstars seem to light up everything pretty evenly. But they don't compare to the HID lights on my mom's 2003 Lexus. Matt
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Old Jul 12, 2003 | 11:13 PM
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I just put in my cool blues.......

they work better then the standard ones but they arent super duper kick ***........
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Old Jul 12, 2003 | 11:29 PM
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i want to try those white lights for my bird. either cool blues or silver stars. but i dunno how they'd look with the "yellow" fog lights.
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Old Jul 14, 2003 | 09:26 PM
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Originally posted by llvll4l2c91350
i want to try those white lights for my bird. either cool blues or silver stars. but i dunno how they'd look with the "yellow" fog lights.
You could always change the bulbs to the blue kind. I went from stock lights filled with water to the cool blues. What a difference, lol!

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Old Jul 15, 2003 | 10:25 AM
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I swapped out my old H4s with some Sylvania Cool Blues. What a difference!!! Later on I got some clear side markers for my RS and installed some Super White bulbs all the way around. The Supers look really good with the Cool Blues. All the other Camaros in town have those ugly a** amber turns with old H4s where one is brighter than the other lol:sillylol: www.the-perfect-alibi.com
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