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Old 10-28-2003, 10:09 AM
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which is better? silverstars cost twice as much, but are they really worth it?
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Silverstar has the edge in my books, had Cools on my Bonne and SilverStars in the Aurora, cuts a nice swath of light...

Silverstar is the up-level light for sure
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Originally Posted by 89BonnieSE89
Silverstar has the edge in my books, had Cools on my Bonne and SilverStars in the Aurora, cuts a nice swath of light...

Silverstar is the up-level light for sure
agreed. i currently have silverstars in every vehicle that'll take 'em. when we had two bonnies i had the chance to compare side by side at night. the st'* are much whiter and definitely qive off more light.
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are the cool blues suposed to be blue? because they didnt look blue to me. i bought a set a while ago because i thought that they were.
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Thats what they are supposed to do, but they dont. The Silverstars are better but not by much in my opinion. They are whiter and thats why they are brighter by a lil bit more. Then Xenon bulbs on the other hand, are definently well worth the money. Those are brighter & well worth the money. But then again those lights put out 6000k lgihting while the silverstars put out 4000k.
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do the xenon bulbs work with standard lighting systems? i am not really familiar with halogen,xenon, HID and stuff
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Legally, SilverStars is as high as you can go. If you want HID, thats fine, but in Canada, the Hwy Traffic Act states that HID lamp systems must be a factory installed feature. I got stopped once for my Cool blues...lol, I had the little DOT approval in my console..they let me go...

HID is nice..believe me, Smellbird and Fuddy have em, custom installs...but its expensive, go with Silverstars..well worth it and keep the DOT approval just in case
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Yea they will work, just as long as you dont go with to high of a wattage you should be fine.
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i just picked up some silverstars for next to nothin and so far they are working out nice bright white light. i still have the yellow hi beams tho ide like to stay within legal limits for the time being. are the head lights that are tinted, legal? ive seen some that are not even close to white...like blue or red.
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Default Re: silverstar vs. cool blue

Originally Posted by phoenix_flame220
which is better? silverstars cost twice as much, but are they really worth it?
Silverstars are definately better in my book.I have already noticed a big diference while driving in inclement weather. They seen to cut thru the rain and fog better. I flip on my cool blues and cars 1/2 mile down the road start dimming theirs.


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