has anyone replaced the bulbs with sylvania silverstar ultra?
if so what do you think? yay or nay?

 

Very bright white light. I changed my high, low and fog.

 

Highs and lows for me too.

Nice white light and ~ 10% brighter than stock.

 

how much are they and where do u get them?

 

Ain't cheap. ~ $35-$40 for a pair, but I was able to download a rebate coupon from Sylvanias' website for $10 back. Made it a bit better.

I bought mine at Autozone, but many retailers carry them. You can find resellers on the Sylvania website too.

http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...rStarProducts/

http://www.sylvania.com/WhereToBuy/

And it is still $10 off:

http://www.sylvania.com/cgi-bin/MsmG...rebate+REBATES+

 

and all it is is a bulb that just pops in and bam ur done?

 

Well, kinda'. Do a search on this forum for bulb replacement and you'll find some people have no trouble at all, and some get frustrated easily.

It took me about 30 minutes without removing the lamp housing, but I:

1. Had a pair of extra-long, bent needlenosed pliers. And a "Mirror-on-a-Stick"
2. Removed the radiator (coolant) overflow tank to gain easy access to the passenger-side lamps.
3. Have a higher than normal pain threshold and patience.

It really is'nt too hard if you take your time and keep track of the orientation of the bulb as you remove it. Most real complaints are about mis-alignment of the beam when finished.

The other complaint is the difficulty of moving the little spring clips that hold the base of the bulbs. Once again, take a good look before you start, as you cannot see what you are doing when you are working.

And another thing that causes some to drink: to remove the electrical connector, I used the needlenose to gently but firmly pull STRAIGHT BACK on the connector. NOT THE WIRES! It is well attached and takes some persuasion.

Good luck!

 

There is *NO*, absolute NO replacement for HID's ! ANd now that you can get HID's for $70 shipped, why even bother with another incandesant that makes you believe it is brighter by putting a filter on the glass. Mind you the only thing that filter does is to limit the amount of light that is coming out of the lightbulb. Thats why it is a filter.

If you want MORE light, get yourself a pair of HID's and be done with it. If you just want more bling, then those filtered bulbs may be an option.

 

i was thinking about the hid for 130 kit but i thought, you get what you pay for id rather have a set of real good bulbs than a cheap hid kit. i went out and purchased silverstar ultra for lowbeams and fog, i live in los angeles really no use for highbeams unless ur flipping someone off

 

Nice answer.

And when did WHITE become "bling"?

 

thought hid was a) only legal for low beams in the states, and b) not a good solution for high beams and fog lights because they are designed to be on all the time not switched on and off. they take a little bit to get to full brightness. is that correct??

 

They are definatly in my opinion worth it.
And as far as installing them, Everyone enjoys a chalenge...
I love mine!

 

Strictly speaking HID is only legal if it comes in an OEM package. Strictly speaking all the HID after market kits are illegal.

Now having said that, as long as you don;t go overboard with the color (use anything abive 4300K color temperature and keep your headlights adjusted I can almost guarantee you on the crossfire you won;t encounter any problems due to the fact that we have project headlamps. Nobody can see into the headlamp, and a projector headlamp has a MUCH better beam pattern than a standard. Should the LEO's ever start to execute the law that after market HID's are illegal they will first go after all the blinged cheap Corollas and then look for obvious after marlket (blueish color) This is besides the fact that the bulbs with 6800K, 8000K, 10000K or even 12000K give you much less light AND your eyes are less sensitive in these areas. As long as you stick with a 4300K (which *ALL* the OEM use) the chances of you getting stopped and cited for that are slim to none.

Back to your question: It simply does not make sense to put HID's into the high beams for multiple reasons: Yes, HID bulbs need about 2-3 minutes to reach full intensity, thats just the nature of the beast, AND they die faster (as do normal incandesent) if you turn them on and off in rapid sequence. So high beams do not make sense. Fog ligts are a different animal.

In fog lights you want a light that has the ability to 'go throught' the water vapor without blinding you. Having said that you can achieve this in two ways: Have them as low as possible, because NORMALLY the fog is less dense directly above the ground, And at the same time red'ish light is better suited than blue'ish light. Thats why some fog lights came with yellow filter lenses, to filter out all the blue that can and will be reflected back to you first. With that in mind HID's CAN make sense if you choose the 3000K bulb as this has a higher red content than all the others.

For all the HID bulbs one thing is common: Then use about 2/3 of the energy of a standard incandesent (35W) and thus create less heat, and they have about 3 times the output in visible light when compar4ed to a standard 55W H7 bulb. Which incidentally is the reason WHY they are so much better. There is just more light.

I have seen so many of my friends play all different kind of games with high wattage bulbs, bulbs like the Silverstar that have a blueish filter on the bulb to make the light LOOK whiter, and in the end create *LESS* light (because of the filter) but when it comes to direct comparison, the light output is just without contest.

As usual everybody has the right to disagree and do whatever they want with their money. In no way I am trying to pursuade anybody. Just giving you the technical spiel and background that can be proven with facts and numbers if need be.

 

I may be thick here, but WHY would you put in light bulbs then that effectively emit LESS light than the stock? That logic is somewhat lost on me, and thats why I call it bling. EVERY bulb that has a filter on it will emit LESS light than the same bulb without a filter, Thats just the nature of a filter.