1995 Q45 Silverstars

[chucklesdaws]

Hi!

My father recently bought some Silverstar headlight bulbs for his 1995 Q45, and noticed that the service manual shows that the existing bulbs are angled 90 degrees, whereas the Silverstars are straight. Has anyone replaced the factory bulbs with Silverstars, and will they fit? If they fit, did you like them?

Thanks!/s/ Chris Kennedy

[captainluigi]

i have them in a 96Qt. no fitment issues. love them. do not touch bulb w/bare fingers & wipe w/alcohol after install. the built in level makes alighnment super easy. be sure to be on level ground to begin with.

[RyanH]

I have them in my 95t. Are you sure he bought the correct bulbs? Mine were all the same shape as the previous bulbs.

[chucklesdaws]

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I have them in my 95t. Are you sure he bought the correct bulbs? Mine were all the same shape as the previous bulbs.

Thanks, everyone, I will check with Dad and let you know. In the meantime I know somewhere on this site there is list of the identification numbers for the right Silverstar bulbs. I'll check it out.

Thanks!

/s/ Chris

[96'er]

I presume you are talking about the plug connection on the back of the bulb? The low and high beam are separate bulbs.

elwesso posted this information earlier this week:

1994-1996 INFINITI Q45

Low beam headlamp90039003ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: the whitest and brightest Halogen9003XV XtraVision Halogen Upgrade: Up to 30% Brighter9003CB Cool Blue Halogen Upgrade: White Hot; Super Cool; 100% Street Legal

High beam headlamp90059005ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: the whitest and brightest Halogen9005CB Cool Blue Halogen Upgrade: White Hot; Super Cool; 100% Street Legal

Parking light1157A1157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style1157ALL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front turn signal1157A1157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style1157ALL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Rear turn signal11561156LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Tail light11571157LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Stop light11571157LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

High mount stop light921921LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

License plate168

Back up light11561156LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front sidemarker168

Rear sidemarker194194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Dome lightDE3175

Step/Courtesy light15874

Trunk/Cargo area158

[Desmoquattro]

If you use the 9005/9003 bulbs they are identical to stock. I put them in mine last week. You definitely got the wrong ones.

But once you get them in, they are very nice None of that HID BS for me, thanks.

[captainluigi]

no say ryan, as i recall they were straight plug & play w/no angles right or otherwise. my first Q upgrade 27 mos. ago.

[chucklesdaws]

Thanks, again:

I have relayed all this information to my father, and asked that he re-check his service manual and let me know---he's an ex submarine captain, so it was sort of devilish fun to tell him to go back and check out HIS facts/info for a change!! I wonder if he is confusing the angle of the plugs with the angle of the bulbs...hmmmm.

Cheers,

/s/ Chris

[jamesmost]

no bend 3 prong plug and play, silverstars are good but osram better

[maxnix]

I have them in my 95t. Are you sure he bought the correct bulbs? Mine were all the same shape as the previous bulbs.

They are exact replacements. No difference in configuration from OEM.

[maxnix]

silverstars are good but osram better

Osram is the European name under which Sylvania markets' its bulbs.

[qship96]

Osram is the European name under which Sylvania markets' its bulbs.

Brian, I remember reading somewhere that the osram ss were different from the sylvania ss models, maybe less blue, but rated better.Congrats on the xa-10b win the other day!

[maxnix]

There is a very slight virtually unnoticeable difference observed by some.

Need to upack the shipment.

[qship96]

You already recieved the cartridges?

[maxnix]

Recieved something. We'll see. Seemed quick to me.

[goody90q45]

There is a very slight virtually unnoticeable difference observed by some.

You're not a speech writer for a politician are you Brian?

[jamesmost]

There is a very slight virtually unnoticeable difference observed by some.

Need to upack the shipment.

i am some, the difference is more than noticeable. also u can buy higher output bulbs in osram 85/80 100/95