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Anyone try Sylvania Silverstar bulbs?

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Old November-20th-2003, 06:41 PM
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P5 has different bulbs, but it seems to me that both sedans and P5s burn drivers side a little faster. Search the forum, there is some crap written about it.
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Old November-20th-2003, 09:52 PM
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Ahh jsut another defect noted in the P5 But GOD i love it... electrical problems yea horha.
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Old November-21st-2003, 03:11 PM
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just lost the passengers side silver star!!! whats' up with this??
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Old November-22nd-2003, 07:20 AM
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Originally posted by Dima
P5 has different bulbs, but it seems to me that both sedans and P5s burn drivers side a little faster. Search the forum, there is some crap written about it.
I've tried Eurolites, Hyper and NGtec bulbs for the past 2 years. The Eurolites seem to last the longest but I have not noticed what you seem to be telling me. I've had both the passenger and driver side burn out.
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Old November-22nd-2003, 02:30 PM
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I had only 1 bulb burnt out so far: Blue SilverStars. It lasted a little under a year with a lot of night driving. So I can't say that it is a problem with me. I'll wait for a year and will see what happens with clear silver stars.
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Old January-20th-2004, 02:19 PM
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i had mine in the p5 for about 3.5 months and both of them blowed within days of one another. had to get them replaced under warrentty. thank god i kept the receipt.
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Old January-24th-2004, 12:33 PM
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the Silverstars are only rated at 150 hours while the Sylvania HL bulbs are rated at 850 hours. So expect to replace them quite often.
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Old January-26th-2004, 07:32 AM
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also make sure you are wearing some sort of latex glove when you install them to keep the oil off your hand from getting on the bulb. the oil will cause it to overheat and go prematurely.
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Old January-26th-2004, 04:03 PM
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I had Silverstars on my p5 for 2 months before they blew. Passenger side went first then driver side soon after. Got tired of replacing them so i switched to Philips all weather bulbs. With the silverstars it was a pain in the backside driving in wet and rainy conditions. Now with the all weathers it is much much better. They (all weathers) are awesome in my opinion. I got mines from www.autolamps-online.com.

I will try to get some pics up.

Philips All Weather H7's
http://www.powerbulbs.com/products/p...id=paw&type=H7
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