joshik

i know lots of ppl have discussed the sylvania silverstars and ppl have loved them and hated them.

my driver side head light is out and instead of replacing it with a sealed beam again, i was already thinking of getting something better and brighter this time, non sealed beams.

ive been looking into the hellas with some h4s in them. they cost about $35 each ...

now with the sylvanias... how good are they? i mean, i know the bulb is what counts for brightness....i could get sylvanias, hellas, philips h4s whatever... but the housing counts too yeh? for projection, pattern... etc.... im on a tight budget due to other car repairs that need to be done Are the silverstars worth the $ or should i just spend a lil more and get the hellas? ... better in the long run?

thanks !

joshik

ive been reading up some posts on the silverstars....

another questions... if i get the silverstar housing and bulbs... i can change to any other bulb yeh and use the existing housings right? like hella bulbs, etc..?

Churnd

See this thread: Daniel Stern Lighting

I've yet to get my lights but I'm confident that they're going to be the best setup out there.

joshik

cool. it seems like the philips vision plus are the way to go for bulbs... but what about housings?

Churnd

I don't know about the philips bulbs, but I think I had some philips sealed beams from walmart once and they sucked terribly. If you don't want to go with those bulbs from Daniel Stern for $18 apiece, then at least get some Sylvannia's. As for housings, go with the Hella E-codes. Shoot Daniel an email and ask him what he recommends. That's what I did and he helped me out a lot.

joshik

how much are the e codes from hella?

Churnd

$40 apiece. I know that's a little high but they're the best. I figure something worth doing is worth doing right.

joshik

well i bought the hella vision plus light system for my yota and im loving it. i will go to higher wattage later in the future. thanks for all your help!

Corey

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Read the info on Daniel Stern's site.
Higher wattage bulbs do not make for a better brighter light.
He has a good tech & FAQ section.

The housing you bought are similar to the E codes Chris & I have, but they are DOT approved, ours are not.

Order some of the 55/60 bulbs that I posted about in the thread that Chris mentioned earlier.
Daniel told me those bulbs rock.