For my birthday back in august (just 4 months ago), my friend got me a set of sylvania silverstars for my 04 wrx. well, 3 days ago driverside low beam bulb went out, and just today the passenger side bulb died as well. yep... great product sylvania, you lasted me a whole 4 months. as soon as it stops raining, im putting the stock bulbs back in. (also, when i installed them i was very careful not to touch them on the glass part because i know that the finger oils can destroy bulbs)


YOU SUCK SYLVANIA SILVERSTARS!!!!!

 

weird, I had a set for over a year in my 325is.

From the day I bought it to the day I sold it....and they were still working when i sold the car.

 

Both of my fogs (w/silverstars) went out within a week of each other. At about 6 months of use.

My headlights lasted about a year. They seem pretty unreliable.

 

There are 2 types of Sylvanias. One group made in the US and another from Europe. I've heard the European ones last longer.

 

i have them in my fogs and head lamps now for 2 months...no issues....and why are you making such a fuss for? its not like YOU bought them with YOUR money...just go get some other bulbs now and experiment with them

 

I got them for my old car, one burned out within a couple months too.

 

ha ha...

i had them on the 02. while they were whiter, they werent BRIGHTER.

was mad so i ended up with HIDs... (granted a car came with it...) lol...

btw, if i can find them,

FS: 2 silverstars for the bugeyes... cheap...

 

Sylvania Silverstars suck... they have to overload the filament to overcome the loss of light due to the stupid blue coating. If you want quality, buy the euro-spec Osram Silverstars. Superior light output, no blue poser tint, and they last forever. I bought mine here.

 

im making a fuss because i dont want any fellow suby owners to waste their money! if the people on this board didnt review products, people would end up getting ripped off much more often. one more thing, my silverstars did not produce an even light either... the driver side had a hot spot. ive since put my stock bulbs back in and both headlights create an even light. i thought maybe the hot spot was due to my headlight leveling being off, but its apparent that it was the silverstar's fault.

 

weird, I've had mine for two years +. still going strong.... knock on wood. btw, I don't have drl on.

 

I heard these where good.. Jus on the too bright side.

 

funny, I bought mine 2 days after I left the lot Oct. 2002 and they still worked when I sent my light away in August.

 

whats a good alternative?

 

do you still have you day time running light function working?

that might be the problem or it might be that your cranking over the engine to start it while the lights are on... those juice shortages put alot of stress on high end bulbs

 

i did have drl on, but i ALWAYS turned off my lights when turning on the car.