Silverstars

Are the Sylvania Silverstars brighter than stock, or just different light color?

Also, which color HID would match the Silverstars? I might go HID with my Offroad lights, and silverstars with my others.

 

no way your going to match halogen bulbs w/ HIDs.

silverstars are slightly (but not much) bluer and brighter than stock. i would recommend the phillips x-treme vision over those tough. thats what i ran before i did the retros.

phillips 85122+ bulbs (4300K) is about the closest color output to halogen bulbs. FYI, the non + phillips bulbs will colorshift to about 5000K after about 100 hours, even though they start at 4300K

 

Did you notice a difference in light output with the phillips bulbs as compared to stock?

 

yes, slightly...about as much as you can expect from halogens...the silverstars say they put out 15% more light and i believe the phillips are about the same.

the silverstars have a blue coating that gives them their bluish output. the phillips dont have a coating in what i recall...therefore you will get more output from the phillips as the coating will ever so slightly reduce the output.

 

Is the 85122+ bulb plug and play? I can't seem to find any info and it doesn't look to be.

 

^ hehe...no. the 85122 bulb is a D2S form factor HID bulb. but if you purchase my OEM HID kit it will be...see here!!

 

DO NOT buy silverstars, Mine are somewhat briter, but they burn out way to fasy for what they cost. Pisses me off!

 

I am thinking of going with the philips bulbs, LMP 9003XPS2.