[iandroo888]

i dont see much of a difference to be honest... lol =X my right headlight went out a few days ago so i was like.. why the heck not.. lets get some HIR 9012's and try it out

Left Silverstar. Mid HIR 9012. Right Original 9006 (came with new car, switched out when i got silverstars)

left silverstar. right HIR 9012... i dont see much of a difference =X do u? D:

same but standing to the right of the car

 

[03LXV6]

Every Silverstar I've ever bought lasted a few months tops.

 

[Dan]

Silverstar is garbage. OEM bulbs work best

 

[Mike W]

Silverstar is garbage. OEM bulbs work best

Yep...and the difference is that slight blue tint on the Silver Stars that is not on the HIRs. That is why the HIRs have a higher lumen output than the SIlver Stars.

Or, if you really want to light up the night go for a real HID retrofit (not a plug and play kit). But, since you have the HIRs, use them

 

[iandroo888]

my silverstars lasted iunoe. 2 years? maybe more?

 

[crkdslider]

Use the bulb grease. I've heard that's why bulbs out of the factory can go so long.

 

[iandroo888]

bulb grease...?

 

[JoeK]

Use the bulb grease. I've heard that's why bulbs out of the factory can go so long.

Twss...

 

[Dan]

Use the bulb grease. I've heard that's why bulbs out of the factory can go so long.

Our bulbs don't use b**b grease

 

[Arkainzeye]

silver stars lasted me a Max of 6 months in all the cars i owned. that's why i refuse to buy anymore of them...

 

[soulsurvives]

perhaps you could have both lights shine on the same surface.....i have been thinking about some hir bulbs myself.....

 

[t-rd]

The stocks are ok. I ran a pair of HIRs for 3 years, about the same life span of my stockers. Then one day one of the HIR bulbs blew out. I placed a stock bulb back in then I immediately saw a difference in light output. So I bought another set of HIR bulbs and will never go back to 9006.

Silverstars are crap. Blew a set within 6 months, waste of money and overpriced.

 

[Dan]

The stocks are ok. I ran a pair of HIRs for 3 years, about the same life span of my stockers. Then one day one of the HIR bulbs blew out. I placed a stock bulb back in then I immediately saw a difference in light output. So I bought another set of HIR bulbs and will never go back to 9006.

Silverstars are crap. Blew a set within 6 months, waste of money and overpriced.

But was the stock bulb you put back in new? Never heard of the HIR's

 

[iandroo888]

the difference between the stock and silverstars/HIRs are huge ! i remember when i first switched to silverstars, i was like OMG. XD

maybe i got lucky with my set of silverstars.

 

[Wazari]

Silverstars and HIR bulbs do put out more light than stock. I do agree that Silverstars have a much shorter life than a stock bulb. On average they've lasted about 12-18 months for me. I just put a set of HIR's in my daughter's Accord and she says it's much better than the stock bulbs. We'll see how long they last.

 

[xxbadboys93]

Silverstars and HIR bulbs do put out more light than stock. I do agree that Silverstars have a much shorter life than a stock bulb. On average they've lasted about 12-18 months for me. I just put a set of HIR's in my daughter's Accord and she says it's much better than the stock bulbs. We'll see how long they last.

Hirs put out more light output ! I think its like 70 percent birghter than stock 9006.

 

[namegoeshere]

Silverstars and HIR bulbs do put out more light than stock..

Not true for Silverstars.

http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/showthread.php?t=76590&page=2

Here's the comparison of these bulbs to standard and high-performance 9006 bulbs.

A "+50" would be a Philips Vision Plus or GE Night Hawk.

A "+80" would be a Philips Xtreme Power.

• Low beam stock: 9006, 12.8V, 55W, 1000 lumens, 875 hours
• Low beam compare: 9006 +50, 12.8V, 55W, 1090 lumens, 300 hours
• Low beam compare: 9006 +80, 12.8V, 55W, 1120 lumens, 275 hours
• Low beam 9012: HIR2, 12.8V, 55W, 1875 lumens, 875 hours
• Sylvania 9006 Silverstar (low beam): 910 lumens, 150 hour rated life
• Sylvania 9006 Silverstar Ultras (low beam): 1000 lumens, 30% more than Silverstars, so about 195 hour rated life
• Sylvania 9006 Xtravision (low beam): 1060 lumens, 300 hour rated life

You have to remember that when Sylvania's making their claim that Silverstar's or Silverstar Ultra's are brighter than stock 9006, this comparison is being made between new Silverstar's and used stock 9006 bulbs. It says so right on the packaging. The blue tint on the Silverstar's also give the impression/trick the eyes into thinking they are brighter when in fact they are not.

Note where it says "Claims based on measured comparisons between Silverstar product family at 100% light output and standard halogen bulbs at 80% light output."