silvania silver bright - headlamps

[The Loves]

If you are using H4 bulbs and you are wanting silver, use Osram not
Sylvania.
Same company, two different animals!
Huw is right about nothing but glare.
Maybe better to be seen in the sylvania case rather than better to see with
in the case of the Osram.
My 2 cents

----- Original Message -----
From: <ian at bluemoon.hplx.net>
To: "Huw Powell" <audi at humanspeakers.com>
Cc: "David Balbirona" <dbalbirona at hotmail.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 9:51 PM
Subject: Re: silvania silver bright - headlamps


> On Tue, 6 Apr 2004, Huw Powell wrote:
> > > Has anyone tried using the Silvania Silver Bright lights in an 87
> > > 5KCSTQ/other models?  They seem to be getting mostly positive reviews
on
> > > some WRX lists.  At a local FLAPS they can be had for about $25 per.
> > > Any thoughts or opinions?
> >
> > Sounds really expensive for something that will mostly just create glare
> > for oncoming traffic...
> >
> > What's your ride?  Many older US Audis started with poor lens designs,
> > and got worse as they got pitted and worn.
>
> I have plans to get Sylvania's older bright halogen option Cool Blue.  I
> haven't seen the Silverstars in action but I doubt they're worth the money
> either.  The cool blues are a better color temperature and have a bit more
> output than standard halogens (read: they suck slightly less) for no
> significant amount more than regular halogens.  They worked pretty well in
> my old '86 CGT.  No significant amount of additional glare either.
>
> Sylvania has some HID upgrade choices too, but I think only for
> sealed-beam square headlight setups.  (The stock lamp is replaced in those
> with a lens, replacable lamp, and leveling motors, along with a ballast.)
>
> ian Butler / ian at bluemoon.hplx.net
> '88 Audi 5000S quattro
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> '87 VW Vanagon GL syncro -- buy it buy it.
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