Xenon H4 Hid bulbs
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Xenon H4 Hid bulbs
Has anyone tried the Xenon his bulbs on ebay, or bought them from a store and used them?
What did you think.. thanks.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2419398480
What did you think.. thanks.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2419398480
hiper bulbs suck. most members recommend mtec and silverstars. i've never owned mtec bulbs, and silverstars blow hard (unless they're the european osram ones that arent blue-tinted). i like nokyas though.
The full story on sylvania silverstars.
Osram bought the well-established American lampmaker Sylvania in the early 1990s, so Osram is now Sylvania's parent company. Sylvania also sells a line of automotive bulbs they call "SilverStar", but it's not the same product at all. These bulbs have a blue coating on them. Light output is of legal levels, but as with all blue-filtered bulbs, you do not get more light from them. The Sylvania SilverStar bulbs have a very short lifetime, because the filament is selected so as to be overdriven. This is necessary because the blue filtration coating "steals" so much light that only an overdriven filament can push enough light through the filter to be legal. The Sylvania SilverStar bulbs are also priced quite high. This is not because they cost a lot to make, and not because they're based on some exotic new technology. It's because the goal with this product is to take market share away from other overpriced bulbs like the PIAA line.
For best headlamp performance and best value, choose only bulbs with clear glass.
Osram bought the well-established American lampmaker Sylvania in the early 1990s, so Osram is now Sylvania's parent company. Sylvania also sells a line of automotive bulbs they call "SilverStar", but it's not the same product at all. These bulbs have a blue coating on them. Light output is of legal levels, but as with all blue-filtered bulbs, you do not get more light from them. The Sylvania SilverStar bulbs have a very short lifetime, because the filament is selected so as to be overdriven. This is necessary because the blue filtration coating "steals" so much light that only an overdriven filament can push enough light through the filter to be legal. The Sylvania SilverStar bulbs are also priced quite high. This is not because they cost a lot to make, and not because they're based on some exotic new technology. It's because the goal with this product is to take market share away from other overpriced bulbs like the PIAA line.
For best headlamp performance and best value, choose only bulbs with clear glass.
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