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Old Sep 30, 2003 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 89BonnieSE89
Keep it legal beagle....Silvania makes a good bulb. I had Cool Blues on the Bonneville, upped to SilverStars on the Aurora...wow...very nice

$24 CDN per bulb 55W
Please do tell me where you got Silverstars for this sweet price. I would greatly appreciate it.
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Old Sep 30, 2003 | 02:25 PM
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Well I take it you are in Ontario..IP says Rogers.com Canadian Tire my friend...$24 cool beans each
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Old Sep 30, 2003 | 03:19 PM
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hey bonneMeMN -
i hate to break it to ya, but silverstars won't come close to seths HIDS. i have a set for high beams, but i'm not very impressed. i have piaa xtreme white plus lows and those look pretty white, but the silverstars still look yellow to me.

whatever you decide good luck
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Old Sep 30, 2003 | 03:23 PM
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Hmm, I was not impressed with PIAA'*. Lemme take a pic tonight. :?
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Old Sep 30, 2003 | 03:29 PM
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heres some old shots of my piaas vs. the stock fogs




my most drastic upgrade was to blazer driving lights (55w) i'm considering throwing some piaas in those to match my lows???!!
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Old Sep 30, 2003 | 03:39 PM
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I was talkin stock low beams 9006'* I have seen PIAA in SpoTT'* Accord and they are garbage, fog may be good, but its different in my car.

I can't say for sure about the foggers
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Old Sep 30, 2003 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 89BonnieSE89
Well I take it you are in Ontario..IP says Rogers.com Canadian Tire my friend...$24 cool beans each
Yes, summers in Toronto winters in Ottawa. Are you talking about the Cool Blue or the Silverstar for $24? Also, is there a drastic difference? Thanks.
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Old Sep 30, 2003 | 03:45 PM
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I found the Cool Blues to be ok at the time, they sell for $16, the SilverStars are $24 dollars, and they are nice and white. Stay tuned to BC tonoight, once it gets dark I will post a bunch of pics of my headlamps

The Silverstar light is a bit more brillant white
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Old Sep 30, 2003 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 89BonnieSE89
I found the Cool Blues to be ok at the time, they sell for $16, the SilverStars are $24 dollars, and they are nice and white.
Two Canadian tire stores I asked said that they did not carry them and were not willing to get them for me. Which Canadian Tire store did you get yours from?
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Old Sep 30, 2003 | 06:15 PM
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What I've found is that you can only get brighter light if you up the wattage of the bulb. All bulbs are going to put out about the same amount of light regardless of brand, unless you upgrade to HID .
The thing about the Silverstars is that they are DOT legal and give off a whiter look compared to a stock bulb, and they don't have a the blue tint on the bulb.
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