I thought, considering all the interest in these Sylvannia Silverstars... I'd make a post devoted to showing the actual differences in them... These pictures show a very dramatic difference in light output...

Here are all the relevant part #'s:

Old Halogen's (GE High Output) - 1 year old
#H6054HO

New Silverstars (Sealed-Beam Unit)
#H6054ST

Fog Lights (New Enclosures off Ebay+Gold Dichroic 55w Bulbs)
#H3AW (http://www.autooptiks.com/matrix.html)

Just in case you don't know, the fog lights are gold-dichroic... which gives them a very yellow output... and supposedly helps during rainy weather---I've not been able to see any difference... I just think they look pretty cool because they kinda "flicker" like HID bulbs, due to the Xenon gas inside.... plus they are bright to look at, so I use them during the day as driving lights...

Here are all the links to the pictures, but I'll post the 3 most important pictures directly to the board...

Most people take pictures during the night, but I feel you can tell better during the day, due to the way cameras adjust their contrast at night...

Good Picture of just how yellow the fog lights are
http://www.m2stream.com/scrapmaker/P...4069176325.jpg

An Angle View of the New Silverstar
http://www.m2stream.com/scrapmaker/P...4067874821.jpg

An Angle View of the Old GE Halogen HO
http://www.m2stream.com/scrapmaker/P...4067793413.jpg

Direct Comparison of Both Bulbs
http://www.m2stream.com/scrapmaker/P...4067750277.jpg

A Good Comparison of New Silverstar to the Gold Dichroic Fog Lights
http://www.m2stream.com/scrapmaker/P...4067708165.jpg

This one shows just how yellow the old Halogens were... compared even to the gold fog bulbs
http://www.m2stream.com/scrapmaker/P...4067670149.jpg

 

here's the pic of the new Silverstar

 

Good Comparison shot...

I'd also like to point out that many people have told me that there is not much difference in the sealed-beams versus the h4 conversions -- using the silverstars...

plus take this into account.... the h4 bulbs are the SAME PRICE as these sealed beam enclosures... so if a rock hits this you can just replace it... instead of the $40 conversion kit AND the bulb... just some info...

 

i got my silver stars for my low beams about 5 months ago and they are incredible! Real nice clear white colored light. Big difference over standard $5 halogens. LOL A must upgrade for all sports car owners.

Looking good! Any night shots? I havent taken any pics of mine. Cant wait to get high beams on some time!!

 

I agree, the silverstar sealed beams may be expensive, but its alot less hassle than the conversion. All those stories of the puke brown that people can't get rid of. Also, if I were to do a conversion, I would want HID, and HID is intended to be used with a projector lense... which would be another thing that has to be custom fabricated for our cars.

I've had my silverstars since they first came out in our sealed beam part #'s, and I love them.

 

lol I can't believe how yellow the old one's were... it's amazing...

 

here are some more pictures... but like I said before the daylight pictures give you the right contrast to see the biggest difference...

Good picture showing the light difference on the wall--I guess I should have found a white wall... but what can you do?
http://www.m2stream.com/scrapmaker/P...4092811653.jpg

Another wall picture... look at how far the light pattern goes to the left, but the right is much narrower...-- the silverstars definitely have a much better light pattern..
http://www.m2stream.com/scrapmaker/P...4092852229.jpg

Dang this one looks freaky!
http://www.m2stream.com/scrapmaker/P...4092885125.jpg

Same wall with ONLY foglights...
http://www.m2stream.com/scrapmaker/P...4093006213.jpg

Both brand new Silverstars together for the first time!
http://www.m2stream.com/scrapmaker/P...4093037445.jpg

Good shot of how "sharp" the light pattern is.. you can see a definite line on the ground where the light starts focusing...
http://www.m2stream.com/scrapmaker/P...4189728389.jpg

 

I had done a silverstar comparison a while ago..

here is my pic

 

Yeah but you're comparing apples and oranges (kinda) comaro vs firebird... it's all good really..... I mostly wanted to show that daytime picture comparison.... in my opinion you can see the biggest difference there.