I had purchased the GE nighthawks because someone suggested that it was brighter than the Silverstar. so I thot i gave it a try since it was cheaper than the Silverstar. after I installed it It seem to just be a brighter than the stock bulbs. I wanted it to look "white" like HID type color. I wasnt happy so i returned it and forked up the money and got some 9004 silverstar but I was dissapointed. The silverstar still looked yellow, not as bad as the stocks but its no where near the "white" color. my friends that installed the silverstar and also looks yellow. does anyone here that own silverstar also have that yellow output? I would get hyper whites but i dont like seeing that blue tint bulbs on my headlights during the day. anyone have any bulb suggestions? did my friends and i got a bad batch of silverstars ( We got it at seperate places) please advice thanks

 

Neither of you got a bad batch of Silverstars, that's just the way they look. If you're looking to get HID color or performance out of halogen bulbs, you've been severely mislead....doing a thorough search on the forums would've given you that answer before you decided to invest in a set of Silverstars. Bottom line, just save up and get a good/reputable set of HIDs. BTW, welcome to CL.

 

Yea it looked good on the pictures on the back of the box and pictures on the internet. I thought i had a bad batch but my friends that got theirs at pepboys are the same still yellow ( i got mine at walmart) they are a lot brighter tho i give them that. i guess thats the drawback either i go for the "white" look with hyper whites or go with the yellow lights but soo much brighter. This maybe be a dumb question but is there such a thing as LED headlights i mean i seen it on tail lights and ive seen those powerful flash lights hehehe. just a thought if there is such a thing for head lights. thanks for the welcome to the club this is a great club. i just got my 90 ls400 3 weeks ago and im excited. heheh

 

One thing you can try to do is the 9005 -> 9006 conversion. Still yellow, but much brighter. Agree with above, no regular bulbs will give you that HID white output. Save up for HIDs, you won't regret it.

 

That's strange, I have silverstars 9004 also and they don't really look yellow to me. Definately a cleaner/ brighter bulb over stocks.

 

I have sylvania silverstars on mine. the light is whiter; i didn't notice and yellow tints, if there was, maybe just a little bit. I would definately save for HID's though...does that mean i need to change to jdm headlights to get better light from the hids?

 

the JDm headlights wont really make much of a difference since the lense is still a glass diffuser.

 

agree with absolut- i also had silverstars before hid and i had no yellow -

 

yeah I have silviana silverstars. yeah I am going to keep them on there for now since it is waaay better than regular halogens and i dont want to put those ghetto blue lights. ill rather have the brightness and i dont like to see that blue tint of the bulbs during the day (my pet peeve) i guess nothing to do but save up for HIDS. thanks a lot guys ...this site rocks

 

9004 silverstars "seem" just a tad bit whiter than the OEM light. That's because the power of the 9004 is only 45W. There is not much if any difference in the light output.

However, the H3 bulb in my gen 2 is a different story. The silverstars are much whiter and brighter than stock because the power output is 60W. That combined with the 9006 to 9005 conversion for the fogs will make a big difference in your light output.

 

I guess no one here has heard of 9012 HIR bulbs. Check them out, they are newish.

 

I replaced the stock 9006 bulbs in my '96 ES300 with Silverstars and noticed an obvious difference in the light output but it wasn't until I polished my lenses that I noticed a huge difference not only in color but in output...

 

i was thinking of trying these out:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-97...QQcmdZViewItem

 

wow..........

 

If you read the link before posting you would have the answer to your question, but since people are lazy ill just post it.

An astonishing color temperature of 7000K
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Standard wattage draw with high wattage output - 55W
With this safe wattage level, you can be sure these lights don't damage any wiring, and at the same time, will provide a brighter, more elegant whiter look than all stock lights. (They draw the same wattage as your OEM stock bulbs, but emit a brighter light than your stock bulbs).

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