I just installed the silverstars on my '94 and am really glad that I did. They were very much brighter than my stock lights. I turned the lights on when I had one Silverstar and one stock light(sorry no pics) and there was a big difference. If anyone was thinking of doing this, do it. I was going to get the Cool Blues from Sylvania like I put on my 240sx but decided to try these. I may just switch out my Cool Blues and put some Silverstars on my 240 as well.

Salue

 

so are they brighter than stock? funny because there's a thread 4 topics down where i asked how the superstars are. But more responses would be appreciated.

 

i have had the superstars in mine for a while now. they throw off a bright white light, much more white than stock. and they look cool. only downfall is during the night while raining, it seems to me that i cant see as well...but, i just throw on my hellas to compensate.

 

Look here in the Gear Review section for a small write up and a before and after pics of these lights.

 

how about compared to the hella h4s? i saw the silverstars at pepboys. the price is GOOD! $30!! hellas are $40 each! maybe ill try those!

 

Try the Philips Vision Plus bulbs. They produce 50% more usuable light with the same wattage. You can get them from www.autolamps.com for $40 with free shipping or www.powerbulbs.com Both are very well known sites with good information. They are by far the best performance bulbs on the market. I have tried and reviewed many and these are nice. If you elect to buy Silverstars. Buy the Osram ones, not the Sylvania ones. Osram is the European company of Sylvania but the Osram Silverstars are a better and brighter bulb.

Paul

 

...opps...sorry:

Should be www.autolamps-online.com

 

I'm going to get a wiring harness from www.autobulbdepot.com and then get some 90/130w bulbs from JC whitney.com. That'll be the brightest lights out there. Of course I'll make sure to aim them right. Don't want a ticket for too bright of lights

 

Salue, where did you get them at? Did you get them at Pep-Boys. I have been considering installing some Cool Blues, but if you think that these are better, I may put them in instead. Thanks. :fireman:

 

Stay away from "cool blues". They are junk. They may "appear" brighter when looking at them. But they are actually dimmer on the road. Also, Higher wattage bulbs don't always mean brighter. In fact. Putting that high of a wattage even with a larger harness will not last that long. The bulbs will probably only last about 100 hours. I know alot of you are looking for the brightest bulbs out there but should read up and ask before wasting hard earned money. If anyone has any questions about lighting, please email me.

pfdaxe@hotmail.com


Paul :fireman:

 

Paul you can't get the phillips bulbs for a 2nd Gen.. Tried it no luck.

 

UK:

You could buy lights for 2nd gens with replacable bulbs in place of sealed beams. Then you can install whatever bulbs you wanted into the fixture.

 

UK:

I just looked at pics of your ride. You have H4 bulbs in your headlights?? I guess the 1st gens have the sealed beams. If you have H4s or other replacable bulbs you can get Philips bulbs from the sites I suggested earlier. Even better is that they are both located in England.

Paul

 

Paul I bought a set over here for a 4Runner and the plug was different. I ended up giving them to Luke for his UK Runner. I am happy with my Sylvanias.. curious now whether or not the phillips are available.. oh well.

 

Ryan,
I got my Silverstars over at G.I. Joe's..I'm not sure if there's one near you. I really like them, and I think they are brighter than my Cool Blues I have on my Nissan. I was really impressed with the brightness over the stock 4runner's lights. So, I would suggest you get them if you want brighter. I was considering getting the Sylvania Xtra-vision lights but decided to try these. Not sure if the x-visions are brighter though, but they are significantly less expensive. As far as the Cool Blues, they are brighter than the stock lights in my '96 Nissan 240sx. So, even if you were to consider installing those in the runner, they would still be brighter than the stock ones....Just not as bright as the Silverstars.

Salue

 

Which bulbs do my 2002 Runner take...the H4???

 

I believe your bulbs are the 9003.

Salue

 

So whats the final verdict on the brightest H4's? I use a set of Eaglite 90/100's and love 'em!

 

I noticed this weekend that Advance Auto has the Silverstars for $24 and change.

 

H4 and 9003 are the same

When people talk about brightness....do they talk about how bright the headlights appear when looking into the lights or how much "usable" light the bulb puts out onto the road. They are two different things.

There seems to be alot of misconseption on some of the postings. I think I may do a write-up on lighting, bulbs, brightness and misconseptions on the subject. What do ya think?? I have extensive knowledge on vehicle lighting and maybe able to shed some light(excuse the pun)and quash some myths.

 

I added the Piaa supers to mine and love them.

_____Superwhite_____________Stock_______

 

I'm getting a wiring harness and 90/130 watt bulbs for my truck. The highest wattage bulbs i've seen are the IPF 100/170 watt bulbs. Now that's bright. Only thing is, I can't find them anywhere.

 

What is the brightest halogen bulb?

Here's an independent labs results on some of the more popular halogen bulbs and there brightness:


For the 55W marked segment, sorted in order of brightness:
+50%: Philips Vision Plus (achieves its extra performance by increased luminance, not lumens. See this article: http://www.eur.lighting.philips.com/...tsVision.shtml

+30%: Philips Premium, Osram Silverstar (European marked only - see note below)

+20%: Osram/Sylvania Xtra Vision, Osram/Sylvania Silverstar (North american marked only - see note below)

+0%: Philips Bluevison, Osram/Sylvania Cool Blue, Osram/Sylvania Halogen Plus, and OEM bulbs like GE.

-10%: PIAA Superwhite

Silverstar: Do not confuse the European (clear glass) Silverstar with the North american (slightly blue tinted) Silverstar. The blue tint steals light!

PIAA "Xtreme White" was released ~Dec 2001. No independant tests have been conducted so far, but several positive indications has it that this can end up in the +20-30%.

If your car is set up for higher wattage bulbs, Philips Rally bulbs will give more lumens than most asian overwatts. Be aware that lifetime of a Philips Rally bulb is ~100hours - so keep some spares in the glove compartment. Philips bulbs are availble from http://www.powerbulbs.com or www.autolamps-online.com
Narva bulbs are also top notch. Narva is a daughter company of Philips with one intention: compete with top notch products on the aftermarked. Philips themself are OEM oriented.

I run 35 watt headlights....but then again, I'm using HIDs....*grin*

 

oly884, you might want to think about how bright you make your low beams. Blinding oncoming traffic could get you into more trouble than a ticket.

 

I've thought about that, needamog. I'll aim them a little down towards the ground. Also, 1st, I have a lifted truck and therefor the headlights are higher so people will just think that my lights are that way. 2nd I've never heard of a cop pulling someone over for their headlights around my area. 3rd, not bad mouthing cops, but how many of them will think i have a higher wattage bulb in them? not to mention that they look out for the "blue" colored lights because most of the time they will go after those people.