Sylvania Silver Star headlights

Post by **Neejay** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 9:36 am

Does anyone here have any experience with them? I had them on, but they burnt out in like a month or so. I went back to the regular halogen and they've lasted waaay longer. Is there any particular reason they blew so fast? They're like $20/headlight.

Im debating on doing a H4/HID conversion, but I really liked the sylvania stars.

Post by **PGBrian** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 10:23 am

i had them on my old s14. worked like a charm. never had a problem. was going to get the low beam pair for my new s14... but got lazy and didn't.

Post by **Neejay** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 10:32 am

PGBrian wrote:i had them on my old s14. worked like a charm. never had a problem. was going to get the low beam pair for my new s14... but got lazy and didn't.

So they didnt prematurely burn out for you?

Post by **Silvia007** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 12:56 pm

I got a set too, for my S13, they are S14 bulbs in a caseing for the S13 headlight. I've had them for about a year now, no problems.

Post by **4felix20** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 1:14 pm

you should write or call the company, maybe they'll send you a reimbursement or new pair or something.

Post by **574-240sx** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 4:03 pm

I have had them in my maxima for going on a year now. They are great, last night my friend drove my car and asked if I had just put them in. Now hes getting them for his bike.

Post by **2Fast240sx** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 5:34 pm

maybe you put them on wrong

Post by **Axel Grungy** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 5:54 pm

i have h4 silverstars and they are great. ive had them in almost a year. no probs

Post by **MainEvent212** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 6:36 pm

i have them in my S14 and they do great. After my accident i went and bought a new pair of them for my new lights

Post by **skydragoness** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 7:13 pm

Neejay wrote:Does anyone here have any experience with them? I had them on, but they burnt out in like a month or so. I went back to the regular halogen and they've lasted waaay longer. Is there any particular reason they blew so fast? They're like $20/headlight.

Im debating on doing a H4/HID conversion, but I really liked the sylvania stars.

I have the Silverstars, had them on since Jan this year or maybe last year. Don't recall. How come they burnt out so fast for you? Must of been a defect......unless you touched the bulbs with your fingers. The dirt from your digits will make them blow prematurely.

Anyhow, i like them. They're pretty bright... but i miss my Piaa Extreme H4's.. those succers were brighter than the freakin' sun. I loved it. I got high-beamed on a weekly basis (man were they sorry when i highbeamed back). Those only lasted for a year and a few months. (sucks because a pair is $80)

Post by **Neejay** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 7:30 pm

I guess I'll give em' another shot.

Do ya'll think I should do the H4 headlight conversion first? Or just to the oem replacement silverstars?

Post by **AZhitman** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 7:34 pm

Siverstars are a GREAT bulb for any Nissan (sensitive wiring)...

They're actually brighter than the (same wattage) PIAA's and several others, but folks don't believe you when you tell 'em that.

Post by **base9se** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 7:40 pm

Any of our sponsors carry Silver Stars?

Post by **S14-84** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 8:02 pm

my left one burnet out so right now i only have my right headlight and fog lights..hehehe

Post by **skydragoness** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:42 am

AZhitman wrote:Siverstars are a GREAT bulb for any Nissan (sensitive wiring)...

They're actually brighter than the (same wattage) PIAA's and several others, but folks don't believe you when you tell 'em that.

I've extensively used Piaa's, and even Catz's bulbs. The Silverstars did have a write-up in SCC a year ago comparing them to Piaa Platinums, they DO have a longer perimeter than the Piaa's. But one thing i liked about the Piaa's was their intensity, they could like up road markings and signs extremely well. (maybe even painfully--if you were using the 'Extremes').

Neejay wrote:I guess I'll give em' another shot.

Do ya'll think I should do the H4 headlight conversion first? Or just to the oem replacement silverstars?

I'm assuming you have an S13, well the Silverstars do have replacement headlights (the whole unit). You can only replace the bulb itself if you have a aftermarket unit that lets you take the bulb out. That's what i have, i have Eurolite 'diamond-cut' headlights, they bolt in, and also come with little 194 bulbs inside too. PDM-racing.com also has some single piece Hella H4 lights that bolt-in too. Check it out.

Post by **Neejay** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:57 am

skydragoness5 wrote:
I've extensively used Piaa's, and even Catz's bulbs. The Silverstars did have a write-up in SCC a year ago comparing them to Piaa Platinums, they DO have a longer perimeter than the Piaa's. But one thing i liked about the Piaa's was their intensity, they could like up road markings and signs extremely well. (maybe even painfully--if you were using the 'Extremes').

I'm assuming you have an S13, well the Silverstars do have replacement headlights (the whole unit). You can only replace the bulb itself if you have a aftermarket unit that lets you take the bulb out. That's what i have, i have Eurolite 'diamond-cut' headlights, they bolt in, and also come with little 194 bulbs inside too. PDM-racing.com also has some single piece Hella H4 lights that bolt-in too. Check it out.

Yeah, thats what I was talking about. I had the silverstars already, but someone recommended that I do the H4 conversion and just get the silverstar bulbs instead of the regular OEM replacement silverstars. Do you think I should do the H4 conversion or just keep doing the oem replacement headlights?

Post by **MAXIMUS Nismo** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 2:35 am

how do you remove the low beam bulb from a S14?

Post by **silkk** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 9:07 am

What's the part number for the sealed beam one for S13 pop up's? I've seen 3-4 kinds of sealed beamed ones.. :/

Post by **KDashy** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 12:14 pm

The replacement lamps for S13's are H6054's I believe.

PIAA bulbs are overpriced and overrated. 55W=110W of lighting? Keep dreaming.

PIAA (among other brands like Hiper, Matrix and Eurolite) bulbs are tinted blue/purple, filtering out the rest of the light. therefore not 100% of the light is getting to the road.
Modified by KDashy at 2:25 PM 11/28/2004

Post by **MAXIMUS Nismo** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 2:15 pm

so how do you remove the low beam bulb from the S14? Anyone care to elighten me?

Post by **KDashy** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 3:46 pm

For my car I had to remove my headlights because the battery and other assorted parts are in the way didnt let me get my hand in there.

Post by **Silvia2b** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 7:48 pm

yeah it's tight. But if you pull back the rubber to see how the connector goes in then push the release tab pull towards the back of the vehicle. that will dissconnect the wiring harness, then twist the light bulb to remove it from the heatlight assembly. the next time you won't have to remove the rubber water barrier to change it since you know how it remove it.

Post by **MAXIMUS Nismo** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 8:05 pm

ahhh good info, will try tomorrow. Hey if all else fails, taking off the healights will help me learn more about the car.

Post by **SILVER97LE** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 2:31 pm

$5 dollars off, every penny helps...

Post by **SILVER97LE** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 2:31 pm

oh, link might help -

http://slickdeals.net/forums/t...rstar

Post by **MAXIMUS Nismo** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 2:54 pm

thank you. consider it done.

Website · Post by **Maverick7687** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 5:03 am

I am wanting to get SilverStar's in my S13, Just wondering if anyone has any reccomendation on whether I should get the OEM replacements or the H4 conversion, I know this has been asked but I never saw an answer. But, if I do get replacements, does anyone know about the $5 and $7 conversion sets on Ebay? They have the little blue "city light" What does this light actually do and could it be taken out and the hole plugged? I just think it looks ricey. If anyone has these conversions and either has the "city light" hooked up or removed or if it looks like it would be easy to remove, please let me know..

Mav

Post by **RBpoweredSileighty** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 6:35 am

Maverick7687 wrote:I am wanting to get SilverStar's in my S13, Just wondering if anyone has any reccomendation on whether I should get the OEM replacements or the H4 conversion, I know this has been asked but I never saw an answer. But, if I do get replacements, does anyone know about the $5 and $7 conversion sets on Ebay? They have the little blue "city light" What does this light actually do and could it be taken out and the hole plugged? I just think it looks ricey. If anyone has these conversions and either has the "city light" hooked up or removed or if it looks like it would be easy to remove, please let me know..

Mav

ebay has ones with out the "city light" eg:

link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...&rd=1

Post by **HashiriyaS14** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 6:59 am

My car came with 'em in the low beams, I like them fine, no burn out problems, not terribly bright though...I have to drive w/my brights on quite a lot.

I intend to go get genuine HIDs at some point, but that's a pretty low priority, all things considered. In the meantime, I'll likely stick with the Sylvanias.

Luke · Post by **Luke** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:49 am

I bought a pair of sealed beam Silverstars for my S13. First one blew out after a couple weeks, I replaced it. Then the other blew out shortly after and I replaced that one. It's been going good so far with the 2 newer ones, we'll see how long they last.

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