suck... I bought a set ($21.00 ea) 3 months ago when I got my euros.. Now my left side high beam is dead... lame to max..... What else is wrong ... everything keeps breaking.. Hatty.. buy my car. it will keep you busy

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Hmm. I'd had mine a year and a half before the right low beam gave out. I happily bought a replacement, and I've been very impressed with them. Better light output than standard halogen, but enormously cheaper than $2k+ OEM xenon setups.

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'99 E300 TD, 217k

One word... Hella

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1985 300D restored
1973 280CE euro 4 spd manual Traded for 124
1959 Gravely LI, 1963 Gravely L8, 1973 Gravely C12
1994 Buick Roadmaster LT1
1979 300SD
1978 450 SEL 6.9 euro restoration at 54% and climbing
1987 300 D arctic white 603 #14
1985 Barth Regal Motorhome 454 gpm not mpg
2001 F350 Supercab DRW 4 X 4 Banks (Wifes)
1963 300SE fintail Sold to the Netherlands
1987 300 TD

i had those in my truck and they sucked

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1977 240D 137k
1979 280E 87k
2012 Honda Odyssey EX-L 6k
2012 Nissan Altima 2.5S 20k

cool

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I went through 3 SilverStar SEALED BEAMS in less than 10 months... No overcharge, good connections.... Got rid of the last remaining buld, put in H4 conversions with cheapo JCWhitney Blue HID-Look lights and they ran like champs.. I'm using those bulbs now in my Euros.......

Silverstars are CRAP!!

Best part? Buy 2 "Xenon Blue" bulbs from JCWhitney @ ~ $6ea and get a third free!

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EPA Section 609 Certified MVAC Technician
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Oil Burner Kartel Member #10

Ahh the smell of Diesel Fuel, it's like coffee in the morning!

My Car:

1982 300SD Turbo Diesel (231,500 miles!) RIP

1984 300SD Turbo Diesel Custom (235,500 mi on driveline.) - On Road!!

www.icsrepair.com

You get what you pay for. There are some articles around here comparing those colored bulbs.


I have the silverstars on all my cars.

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1987 300D Sturmmachine
1991 300D Nearly Perfect
2000 VW eurovan FOR SALE
1985 300D car, sold and missed.
OBK #42

Well, I like their output, and even when I forget to dim them, I've never been brighted by oncoming drivers like I did when I had my Silverstars.. Heck, I'd get brighted with them on LOW BEAM sometimes.......

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EPA Section 609 Certified MVAC Technician
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Oil Burner Kartel Member #10

Ahh the smell of Diesel Fuel, it's like coffee in the morning!

My Car:

1982 300SD Turbo Diesel (231,500 miles!) RIP

1984 300SD Turbo Diesel Custom (235,500 mi on driveline.) - On Road!!

www.icsrepair.com

Why not use the Phillips sealed beams? I replaced my yellow, dull, Sylvania sealed halogens (they had water in them...so not really "sealed" anymore..) with some of the "Phillips UltraBlue" Sealed beams....they put out brilliant white light, and after nearly a year so far, work perfectly, and I do a lot of night driving, probably over half of my driving is at night....the highbeams are immensely bright too. Plus I got them in a Phillips lighting sale at Meijer for $9 each!!

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'82 300SD 320k -mine Parting out this summer. (OC-323,450)
'89 420SEL 146k - mine (OC-147,500)
'93 190D 2.2 - 208k - mine (OC-210,100)
'13 VW GolfWagon TDI 6Speed - 0k - wifes
'82 300SD 340k -dad's (OC-341,200)
'87 420SEL - 305k - dad's - (OC-309,400)
'83 300D 258k - brother's (OC-261,150)
'12 VW Jetta - 7k - Sisters

I've had a set of Silverstars on the 300D for a couple of years now, I've had one low beam burn out. They are fine for sealed beam lights, I don't like the pattern as well as the euros on my 240D but they are pretty white (not yellowish) and have decent output. I don't remember what I paid, but they are fairly cheap as I recall.

Both of the sealed beam Sylvania Silverstar bulbs failed within 5 months of installing them in my 190D.

Regular halogen bulbs (on sale for $6 each) have been in for over a year now and still work fine. :yup:

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1986 190D, 2.5L, 5-speed swap, 180,000 Miles (60K by me).
Jeep CJ-7 with Cummins 4BT/NV4500/AtlastII 4.3.
Grand Wagoneer 4BT project in progress!

Silverstar sealed beams burn out really fast, but my auto parts store up here (canada) has 1yr instant replacement on them. Sucks to be that store

I have been pleased with my silverstars. I have the H-4's in my euro headlights and they are yet to burn out after probably 2 1/2 years, yet I have a friend that went through 3 bulbs in the span of a year and I always hear stories of people that have both had good luck and bad luck with them.

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1999 C280 Sport - 77K

Glacier White/Ash Leather/Carbon Fiber

The blue light spectrum is dangerous on a car. I relate it to a woofers sound it spreads everywhere. The light spreads everywhere. You want white or yellow light, not blue.

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Selling 1985 300TD parts again to generate $$ for Suburban conversion. Picture of parts here http://asnowsquall.smugmug.com/gallery/4411815_v9DER#P-1-20
1985 300TD engine/auto tranny, crossbars for sale!

They may call them "UltraBlue" lamps....and the bulb itself is actually tinted light blue.....but, the light that comes out of it is crisp white....its amazingly white. It gives great visibility. Way way better than the dull halogen yellow color.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'82 300SD 320k -mine Parting out this summer. (OC-323,450)
'89 420SEL 146k - mine (OC-147,500)
'93 190D 2.2 - 208k - mine (OC-210,100)
'13 VW GolfWagon TDI 6Speed - 0k - wifes
'82 300SD 340k -dad's (OC-341,200)
'87 420SEL - 305k - dad's - (OC-309,400)
'83 300D 258k - brother's (OC-261,150)
'12 VW Jetta - 7k - Sisters