Ok, the silverstar bulbs definitely give off a whiter (almost blue) light and are a little bit brighter. Although, I still have the stock U.S. headlights and they suck to begin with, so they might be brighter with a better reflector and housing. I'd say it's worth the slightly higher price. Now i just have to find out if they carry foglamp (H3)bulbs too because I converted my yellow foglamps into clear driving lamps (which helps so much). -- Mikey