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The glare that some mention is interesting to me. I've never seen glare in any condition so far.
And three of us didn't see the extra set of headlights someone was talking about either...but that doesn't mean they don't exist
And three of us didn't see the extra set of headlights someone was talking about either...but that doesn't mean they don't exist
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3. What’* the difference between European and North American SilverStar?
The Sylvania North American SilverStar bulbs have a high tech amethyst blue coating to help give the whiter light appearance. The European SilverStar does not have a coating for the whiter light, making it more like the SYLVANIA (US) XtraVision product line. Both bulbs offer greater luminance (increased brightness).
The Sylvania North American SilverStar bulbs have a high tech amethyst blue coating to help give the whiter light appearance. The European SilverStar does not have a coating for the whiter light, making it more like the SYLVANIA (US) XtraVision product line. Both bulbs offer greater luminance (increased brightness).
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Originally Posted by willwren
3. What’* the difference between European and North American SilverStar?
The Sylvania North American SilverStar bulbs have a high tech amethyst blue coating to help give the whiter light appearance. The European SilverStar does not have a coating for the whiter light, making it more like the SYLVANIA (US) XtraVision product line. Both bulbs offer greater luminance (increased brightness).
The Sylvania North American SilverStar bulbs have a high tech amethyst blue coating to help give the whiter light appearance. The European SilverStar does not have a coating for the whiter light, making it more like the SYLVANIA (US) XtraVision product line. Both bulbs offer greater luminance (increased brightness).
I have had my SS for almost 2 years... They have been a good bulb for me and I have not had a burn out yet... I was on a trip... Buy the time I got into Jacksonville it was pitch black and I was running through patches of rain... I was happy to have the SS bulbs in the 95... Made a big diffrence... I still have the original High beams and well they suck... Not even worth turning the highs on... The Cybers and the SS Lows were just what I needed for my pitch black rainy night driving...
Some will last longer than others... But I am happy with mine, and if mine fail I will most likely replace them... I used the Xtra Vision before I used the Blues, and the Extra Vision is my just incase set for when I am on the road... The blues were transferred over to the 91...
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Originally Posted by BonneMeMN
SS run hotter because of the coating, the Xtravision would be cooler and last longer with the same filament.
You have NFC what you're talking about.
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Besides it is still the same wattage as OEM bulbs, so where is this extra heat coming from?? I would like to see with a laser heat gun a comparison done in that case. One side with SS and one with OEM, that way it is on for the same length of time and get a temp reading. Wait a bit longer, then do the reading again.
Once that is done, then try the reverse. BUT with different bulbs, so put the SS back in the pass side that was there in the beginning ( or OEM) and the opposite for the drivers side, so that way you are trying it with deferent bulbs and may show that one side of the car runs hotter than the other no matter what bulb.