In cold weather plus snow I had a Silverstar headlamp bulb burn out. Only the low-beam filament busted, the high-beam was still working. This bulb lasted a little over 22000 miles. Is this normal for these light bulbs or should it have lasted longer? Would water/snow/cold kill the bulb?

I just burnt out a headlight bulb on my other car after ~ 28K miles...sounds about right, guess it depends on night usage..I dont have day time running lights on the other car, but the subaru does so that might effect the life of them as well.

i've used mine over 30k and took them out i asume they still work and will continue to work

45k and one went out.

45k and one went out.
get HID's

For what it's worth, I'm on my 3rd set of bulbs at 138,000 miles, so losing one between 20-30,000 miles isn't too terribly shocking.

I'd also recommend the Xtravision bulbs over the Silverstars. The silverstars have a blue tint which impedes their performance. They may look "nicer", but the performance isn't as good as the Xtravisions FWIW.

-Brian

These light bulbs suck a$$.
I tried them in my fog lights and one burnt out after a few 100 miles.
They are a complete waste of money

nearly 30k on mine...no daytime running lights though

I put in the stock bulb when the Silverstar burned out, will look into Xtravision when I've got time. Do they sell em at Kragen type stores? ANd yes the Silverstars don't make it any easier to see over stock bulbs.

Yup, the Xtravision's are usually right next to the Silverstars, and they're also cheaper. I just put a set in on the recommendation of a trusted, extremely knowledgable source on the LegacyCentral.org bbs and it's an amazing improvement over the super old OEM bulbs in my Legacy.

-Brian

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These light bulbs suck a$$.
I tried them in my fog lights and one burnt out after a few 100 miles.
They are a complete waste of money

Sounds like you touched one. I clean all my bulbs with isopropyl alcohol before installing them.

i've had my stock bulbs on for 52k (DRL) without burning out. I turned off the DRL and have driven for 23k more. still working...

i've had my stock bulbs on for 52k (DRL) without burning out. I turned off the DRL and have driven for 23k more. still working...

i.e. 75k and still goin strong... weird, huh?

9 months, 26K miles, stock 04 WRX, lights are working fine but now I want something brighter.

In my girlfriends old 93 Nissan sentra I had 2 sets get burnt out after just over a year.
The cheapo ones I got on ebay have been in my old civic that I gave to my brother for over 2 years now? ;x

Sounds like you touched one. I clean all my bulbs with isopropyl alcohol before installing them.

I did the same and installed with latex gloves. I think the Silverstars are more susceptible to inrush current failure and the putting them in the WRX headlights was a bad match, they worked for awhile and then died mysteriously. I already wrote about this before....

READ HERE:
http://www.i-club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44092&highlight=silverstar

If you want the "good" Silverstars, seek out the Osram Silverstars that are sold in Europe. You can get them thru importers in the US.

Despite the "same" name, they are NOT the same bulbs as the US-spec Sylvania Silverstars (Sylvania and Osram are the same company). The US Spec ones get the light color from putting blue dye in the bulb glass. The Euro ones use clear glass, and get the color from using different gas in the bulb.

mine died in a year, went to morettes & HID's

Invest in PIAA. Best lights.

These light bulbs suck a$$.
I tried them in my fog lights and one burnt out after a few 100 miles.
They are a complete waste of money

Beware of blanket statements. My set of Silverstars is as bright as ever, almost 2 years now -- and I have my DRLs turned on.

http://www.autothing.com/Products/Auto%20Lighting/Headlight/Sylvania/pro-light-h-Syl-XV.htm

are they them?? 16$ each isnt too bad, but my question is are they legal?

after 3 sets in a year,i went back to stock.