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| I am hoping to replace my OEM low beams with either Sylvania Silverstars vs Philips Bluevisions. I saw Silverstars at my local AutoZone for $24.95 and Bluevisions for $12 at Big K. Since the Silverstars are more expensive, does this mean they are any better/brighter or does the price difference mean nothing? I already read through the post with the subject "Sylvania SilverStars Installed!" http://www.acuramdx.org/forums/show...=&threadid=4079 but I still can't decide. |
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| rlm32 |
| I have modified 9005 Bluevisions in the lows and 9006 Bluevisions in the fogs. Highs I left stock, since they're rarely used. Im extremely happy with the light output and the white look of this setup and its a significant improvement over stock, without being too hard on the pocket. FWIW, I got Silverstars for my Passat for the lows, and I was somewhat disappointed cuz I really did not see a significant difference from stock (and they were $20 bucks each). |
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| kpt_1 |
| I installed the 9006 Silverstars in my low beams last weekend and I like them a lot. Have never used the Bluevisions before so I can't comment on them. The Silverstars are definitely whiter than the stock halogens - no blue hue though. It's hard to tell if I can see further with the new lights since the roads I drive on have so much outside lighting at night already, but it looks a lot cooler than the stock halogens for sure. |
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| Robyjo |
| I have 9006 silverstars in the lows and 05 bluevisions in the fogs. Honestly, the silverstars are still brighter--the pure whiteness of them is unbeatable sans HIDs. OTOH, I do like the blue tint that comes from the fogs... |
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| kevinhuan |
I have changed my low beams, high beams and fog lights (I drive w/fog lights on) into the Silverstar and couldn't be happier...if you are not ready to spend $700+ on the real HID system then this Silverstar bulb is the next best thing. Much brighter and whiter than the stock bulbs.
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| frankjv |
| A couple of weeks ago I installed PIAA lowbeams and was happy with the output. Those replaced RAZOS which I had in just about 1 1/2 months before one burned out on me. I ordered the Silverstars to see how they compare against the Piaas and the color and brightness were very similar. Price difference was $48 for Silverstars at Autobarn.com and $53 for the Piaas at Central 4 Wheel Drive (website). Just FYI. I guess next will be HID's. |
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| mdxrocks |
| I also installed the Piaas 9006 for the low beam and fog lights. It made a world of difference vs. the stock bulbs. Maybe I should have tried the silverstars and save a few bucks. Oh well!:cool: |
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| In your opinion which bulbs give off a bluer tint, the Silverstars or Bluevisions? |
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| Fireblade6 |
Ice T-
In my opinion...Blue Vision |
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| Steve |
Per some of the other older posts suggesgted I took the OEM highbeams, modified them and put them in the fogs. Installed Silverstar 9005s in the high beams and Bluevision modified 9005s in the low beams. I drive with the fogs on and have never had anybody flash their lights at me.
The Silverstars do not show any blue tint when on. They are whiter then the Bluevisions. |
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| BostonX |
| Has anyone bothered to swap out the stock (yellow) o-rings when installing the Sylvania Silverstars? Does it make any difference? One of my lows (9006) gave up the ghost after two months and I wonder if it was because of excessive vibration and/or a loose fit. By the way, the Silverstars are noticeably brighter and whiter than the stock Sylvanias, in my opinion. |
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| MDXtrous |
I got the ones from Platinum Prices
Lows, Highs, and Fogs for $59.95 at www.platinumprices.net
Many people have knocked them a bit, but they are excellent as far as I can tell. For the price I don't think you can beat them. I think quite a few have tried them also on this forum.
Just another option... |
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| proskunetes |
I tried all both 9006 and 9005 (modified) Silverstars and Bluevisions in the regular headlight spot.
First choice:
9005 Bluevision in the 9006 location. Spend the 5 minutes and twiddle/modify the 9005 to fit the 9006 housing.
Second choice:
9006 Silverstars (the 9005 are too bright). I like the white color of these lights. The only drawback is the abrupt way the light ends on the top. I believe several members made adjustments on their headlight aim to account for this.
Also, the 9005 Bluevision as Fog Lights are great too. Even though they originally housed the 9006 bulb, I didn't have to modify the 9005 bulb to fit in the fog light location.
Heck, while your at it... Just change every bulb to a 9005 Bluevision and keep K-Mart from going under. |
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| MDXtrous |
| What is the wattage of the 9005 Bluevisions? Any downside in putting 9005s in 9006s housing? |
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| young |
can someone post pics w/ the blue visions on one side and oems on the other?
i tried the blue visions and it was a little whiter on my car (not an an MDX) but i wouldn't call it blue or very white at all...
here's a link to my thread:
mbworld light comparison
the razo pics are on the 3rd page |
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| proskunetes |
There has been a past discussion about bulb wattage. As far as I know, noones had any problems even after using those 80 watt bulbs from EBAY.
From what I recall, the factory bulbs are
9006 - 51 watts
9005 - 60 watts
The Bluevision and Silverstars are:
9006 are 55 watts
9005 are 65 watts
As far as a picture:
My digital camera is too low quality to show any difference. So let me paint a picture for you...
Though the name is bluevision, the light is not blue. The glass of the bulb itself has very-very light tint on blue but that's about it.
Colorwise, from what I remember, the silverstars are the "whitest".
Color temp:
Daylight - 4500 K
Silverstars - 4000 K
Bluevision - somewhere between stock and the silverstars
Stock - about 3200 K |
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| conradsmith |
According to the Sylvania web site the specs for SilverStars are:
9006: 1000 lumens / 60 watts (max) / 4000 K
9005: 1700 lumens / 70 watts (max) / 4000 K
They also specify the color temp of their Cool Blue bulbs at 3500K (may not be the same a BlueVisions) and their HID at 4100K. All compared to standard bulbs at 3200K and daylight at 5400K.
- Conrad |
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| 2K-TL |
| I have Silver Stars for my lows (9006) and modified 9005 Blue Visions for my fogs. Direct side-by-side comparison shows that the SS's are "whiter" and brighter than the modified BV's. IMHO the SS would be the way to go. Of course unless you go w/ the HID conversion kit! :D Let's see... gotta look for that thread now... |
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| swhtech |
Has anyone tried the Nokya 9006 Arctic White bulbs in their MDX?? My friend has the Arctic Whites in his X5, and his dad has them in his E320, and they look GOOD! I saw them from about a hundred feet away in a parking lot, and I thought they were HID.
They can be bought on Ebay for about $20\pair. They also have a Arctic Purple bulb, which I have never seen. If anyone has tried them, let me know.
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| pcm |
I am curious if anyone has tried these korean bulbs from shark racing for sale on ebay at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...item=1814017709
If so how do they compare to the silverstars, bluevisions, oems or other xenon replacements, in terms of lumens, tint, light output, etc. I am considering trying the korean bulbs and would like to know if its worth it. Have checked the reviews on shark racing and they are generally positive but have not seen any ebay reviews from any Xr's.
Thanks for any input.
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| MDXtrous |
How about these from eBay? These are claimed to be rated at 5000K. The true HID kits from hids4less.com are rated at 4300K for the state I and 6000K for the stage II. If that's the case, these should be pretty good. I got mine from platinumprices.net, but they went under and one of my fogs went out in less than a month. So much for a 10 year warranty when the website closes shop. I guess it's the risk you take for getting it for $20.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...3492191&r=0&t=0 |
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| young |
quote:
Originally posted by swhtech
Has anyone tried the Nokya 9006 Arctic White bulbs in their MDX?? My friend has the Arctic Whites in his X5, and his dad has them in his E320, and they look GOOD! I saw them from about a hundred feet away in a parking lot, and I thought they were HID.
They can be bought on Ebay for about $20\pair. They also have a Arctic Purple bulb, which I have never seen. If anyone has tried them, let me know.
Thanks!
i haven't tried the 9006, but i've tried the H7 bulbs of the nokya arctic whites. see my mbworld link above for my pic/impressions.
basically, they look very good (was my favorite) but their light output is very very poor! and i don't know about the watts you use, but mine is 55watts - but the nokyas used 75 watts which i didn't like either. |
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| EXCALIBUR |
quote:
Originally posted by proskunetes
I tried all both 9006 and 9005 (modified) Silverstars and Bluevisions in the regular headlight spot.
First choice:
9005 Bluevision in the 9006 location. Spend the 5 minutes and twiddle/modify the 9005 to fit the 9006 housing.
Second choice:
9006 Silverstars (the 9005 are too bright). I like the white color of these lights. The only drawback is the abrupt way the light ends on the top. I believe several members made adjustments on their headlight aim to account for this.
Also, the 9005 Bluevision as Fog Lights are great too. Even though they originally housed the 9006 bulb, I didn't have to modify the 9005 bulb to fit in the fog light location.
Heck, while your at it... Just change every bulb to a 9005 Bluevision and keep K-Mart from going under.
I have been following these threads about upgrading the headlight bulbs on the MDX. The price was right...I cleaned out the inventory at K-Mart and replaced my lows, fogs, and highs with 9005 Philips BlueVision bulbs. I am totally happy with the results. The difference is like "day and night." :29: |
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| 2003MDX |
Just wondering if ppl will bright you if you have silverstar installed.
I am thinking to get bluevision if ppl keep bright you on the other side. |
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| 02SSmdx |
quote:
Originally posted by 2003MDX
Just wondering if ppl will bright you if you have silverstar installed.
I am thinking to get bluevision if ppl keep bright you on the other side.
I've installed the SilverStar's on my other car ('96 Civic) and no one has flashed me. I like the bulbs and the brightness that they provide. For the MDX, I'm going for HIDs in the next few months.
GO GIANTS!!!! |
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| mikedan |
I bought a set of Platinum Prices bulbs the week before my 'X showed up, about this time last year. This week one of my lowbeams burned out. I was quite happy with their bulbs, but of course they're out of business now. :(
I just picked up a set of lowbeam Silverstars from Schuck's for $50 - $10 mail-in = $40 total. Took 5 minutes to install - it actually took me longer to put on the gloves without ripping them (I need to trim my nails).
Summary: the Silverstars are white - not blue at all. They're roughly as bright as the Platinum bulbs. Not quite as cool looking but I have confidence that Sylvania will make a more long-lasting bulb.
-Mike
P.S. 100th post! YEAH! :18: |
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| EXCALIBUR |
| I went with 9005 Philips BlueVisions in the lows, fogs and highs of my MDX. In my Mazda Tribute, I went with the 9003 Sylvania Silverstars. Both brands deliver excellent lighting performance. I have never been flashed by oncoming traffic in either SUV for my lights being too bright. The Philips have that sort of slight blue look, while the Sylvania's are very white. I am more partial to the Philips.:29: :29: |
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| catzx6 |
quote:
Originally posted by proskunetes
I tried all both 9006 and 9005 (modified) Silverstars and Bluevisions in the regular headlight spot.
First choice:
9005 Bluevision in the 9006 location. Spend the 5 minutes and twiddle/modify the 9005 to fit the 9006 housing.
Second choice:
9006 Silverstars (the 9005 are too bright). I like the white color of these lights. The only drawback is the abrupt way the light ends on the top. I believe several members made adjustments on their headlight aim to account for this.
Also, the 9005 Bluevision as Fog Lights are great too. Even though they originally housed the 9006 bulb, I didn't have to modify the 9005 bulb to fit in the fog light location.
Heck, while your at it... Just change every bulb to a 9005 Bluevision and keep K-Mart from going under.
How do you modify the 9005s to fit the 9006 locations? Is it the connector, the locking tabs, or what? Thanks. |
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| manus1980 |
| You must be referring to the "poor man's HID conversion." Someone must have gotten bitten by the rice bug. :2: Just cut the nubs off on the bulbs base, pics of it all over the CL forum. |
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| EXCALIBUR |
quote:
Originally posted by catzx6
How do you modify the 9005s to fit the 9006 locations? Is it the connector, the locking tabs, or what? Thanks.
You modify the 9005 bulb itself. There are some plastic ridges on the 9005 bulb where it plugs into the connector. Take an X-Acto knife and shave down the plastic ridges a bit. Now your 9005 bulb will fit into the 9006 connector. Simple. Knock yourself out!:4: |
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| N_Jay |
Low beams (dipped beams) are suposed to have a sharp cut off.
This allows them to be set as high as posible and still not be in the eyes of on-coming trafic.
If you soften this line you need to aim the lights lower to give the same protection.
That is why low beam bulbs has a dark end. You DO NOT want the undirected light direrctly from the bulb.
P.S. Same for Fog lights. The goal is to reduce glare, not increase it! |
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