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WTF!!! I just had to buy my 4th set of light bulbs....I keep blowing them...they are nothing special they are jsut silverstars I dont understand ?...anyone else have this problem.

 
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how are you handling them when you install them? Any body oils will create a hotspot in the glass and that leads to failure.

 
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very carefully I never touch the bulb part of the light....I cant figure it out.

 
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Bad Luck

 
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cheap ebay stuff???

 
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no bought them from a local shop...although I dunno where they get um. wierd... never herd of this problem b4

 
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looks like you need hids!

 
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silverstars burn out easily. I stopped using them after my first pair. One light blew out in like 4 months, so I figured, screw that. I went back to OEM and have never looked back. OEM bulbs are still working like a charm.

If you want brighter lights, go HID, don't bother with just bulbs.

I'm still debating whether I want HID's myself or not.

 
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thats what i did too

 
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oh silverstar is overdriven and coated, so it will only last a few months. just try clear bulb, if it blows fast, you might need that new switch. i gota recall in the mail about that.

 
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Yes silverstar is overdriven, and in exchange for the more light output, its inherent design is to burn out much faster than ordinary bulbs for the same application. I work for sylvania (not the automotive branch), and this was in the newsletter a while back.

 
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there are other overdriven bulbs, like osram silverstar, philips vision plus, but they are clear and last longer (but not nearly as long as regular bulbs).

 
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I did this too!
Switched from my cool blues back to oem, sick of my bulbs lasting 5 months and then burning out!

 
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wth? I've had silverstar's in my civic and in my girl's '92 corolla w/o problems for nearly 2 years now....

we are talking about Sylvania right? not the Osram Phillips.....

 
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Well man,
I went back to oem bulbs because my cool blues continue to burn out every 5 months just like everyone says about silverstars, are you telling me silverstars last like stock??

 
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wasnt there a recall a few years ago for the 01-02's for this problem? id call honda they mite know whats going on. if not just go back to stock

 
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I also had gone through 2 sets of silverstars, never figured our why. Went back to old bulbs no problems! Just go back to stock see how that works, if you still have problems test the wires, might be over charging, might have a bad load sensor!!

 
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Back when i used piaa bulbs in my older civic, i went through about 2-4 sets a year. I heard its from the fact that they run at a higher wattage or some crap. Don't know, don't care. All i know is i've been using my oem bulbs for 108k (3 years) and i've saved a lot of money by not having to replace them all the time.

 
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Yes there was a recall for the wiring for the headlights for 2001s, dont know about other years. Call honda and ask them.

 
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stock bulbs last longest and are medium brightness. coated bulb lasts shortest and is the dimmest. overdrive +50 bulbs (clear) are brightest but dont last as long as stock.

 
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make sure your wattage is the right ones, and try Mtec they are very good

 
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go to cars.com then search for our cars---and look at reviews. then click on recalls----there are a couple for 2003's...and its about head lights mostly.