My Official POS Sylvania Silverstar Review - Honda Prelude Forum

ludehawk · 02-13-2004, 01:34 PM

OK, about a month ago I bought Sylvania Silverstars (H1-non euro version)
3 of my local friends have as well.

After a month of constant sub-zero temps, both of my filaments broke. Not in the middle, but on the contact at each end. This shows poor quality/engineering/design.

All within the same 1 week period all of my friends blew as well.

I also think several members on the board have had theres blow as well this winter.

Any comments? Have at it... my review: they are awesome WHITE bulbs... not designed for cold weather... and deff not worth the $38 bucks for 2 too just blow in a month...

MugenPoweredLude · 02-13-2004, 01:50 PM

haha i have them too

they broke cuz of the cold also.....
but in the middle of the filament

i bought new ones

godfather16 · 02-13-2004, 01:56 PM

Design Flaw??????????? Im sorry to hear! Anf to think these are brand name bulbs!

Initial Lude · 02-13-2004, 01:57 PM

my h1's blew after 1 and half months.

they suck.

SkyHighBB2 · 02-13-2004, 02:18 PM

I'm scared. I've had mine for almost a month :crosses fingers:

CrazieLude · 02-13-2004, 03:02 PM

ya'll are saying your H1s blew, what about H4s??

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NotoriouSH · 02-13-2004, 03:34 PM

I got mine during thanksgiving, they survived our -20 degree winter here in South Dakota just fine.

thepreludedude · 02-13-2004, 03:35 PM

hmm, i have philips vision plus. going on like 3 years. no problems. i was thinking about getting the silverstars, thanks for the warning

MugenPoweredLude · 02-13-2004, 03:45 PM

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Originally posted by thepreludedude
hmm, i have philips vision plus. going on like 3 years. no problems. i was thinking about getting the silverstars, thanks for the warning

hows the light output at night and in the rain???
what color are they???
how do you like them???

ludehawk · 02-13-2004, 03:54 PM

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Originally posted by NotoriouSH
I got mine during thanksgiving, they survived our -20 degree winter here in South Dakota just fine.

did you drive on and off constantly... I'm thinking it's the heat/cold cycling that is doing it... did you drive at night alot when it was that cold ?

vipastyle · 02-13-2004, 03:56 PM

Mine have worked fine for the past couple months except one blew out so far. Hasn't really been nearly as cold as it been where yall live though.

thepreludedude · 02-13-2004, 03:58 PM

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Originally posted by MugenPoweredLude

hows the light output at night and in the rain???
what color are they???
how do you like them???

very good. alomst as bright as a philips 100w bulb.
almost white. they still have some yellow to them, but not bad. very nice. i have tried several other brands and they have always died within a month or two.

dubzz24 · 02-13-2004, 03:58 PM

So you don't need to worry unless you have cold winters?

bleacht · 02-13-2004, 04:23 PM

i have the Osram Silverstars on for 4 months with 0 problems. its been as low as -20 degrees here as well and haven't experienced anything negative. i'm sorry that happened to you.

TimeRacer · 02-13-2004, 04:26 PM

It's not the same case with the Euro version correct? Since I've heard many opinions stating the US version of the silverstars suck. I have a set of the Euro's here but I'm still running the Phillips Vision Plus which are great.

RedH22A1 · 02-13-2004, 05:37 PM

I've had my silverstars for 2 months ...no problems. =)

vipastyle · 02-13-2004, 05:41 PM

Seems 5th gens are having problems with headlight bulbs...

Another reason 4th > 5th.

NHughMane · 02-13-2004, 05:49 PM

I been through 2 sets... that's 4 bulbs (US version) in less than 6 months. I thought I had bad luck so that's why I kept trying... nope. Two weeks ago I was driving around w/ the high beams cuz the last one went out. And I'm in SoCal so it's not the temperatures... now I'm back to stock. Good luck to the rest of you... the light output and color were great while it lasts... <-- key phrase. Anyone try to get money back? I've been too busy to call.

Mw182006 · 02-13-2004, 07:30 PM

No problems with my osrams, been over 6 months I think...I did ge them from uk though.

edit* I shouldn't say NO problems, but my bulbs haven't blown. My passenger side would go out every once in awhile, but I think there was some grease in the harness.

solar · 02-13-2004, 08:16 PM

I think the light output is pretty poor, perhaps I was wanting some more blueish tint but its straight white. Plus the parking lights that are yellow kinda offset the white. I had some PIAA's on my delsol before and they were much better in my opinion. Better than stock for sure, I hope they dont blow like everybody elses however I live in Florida so no below degree temps for me.