which one is better

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Hai Pham, Nov 27, 2005.

  1. Hai Pham

    Hai Pham Guest

    I have 94 Plymouth Voyager van, I just want to replace the headlight 9004
    with either XtraVision or Silverstar, any suggestions?

    Thanks

    Hai
     
    Hai Pham, Nov 27, 2005
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  2. GE Night Hawk beats either of those handily. So does Philips Vision Plus.

    If it must be one or the other of the Sylvania bulbs, get the one with the
    *colorless* clear glass, the Xtravision. It not only lasts longer, it puts
    out more usable light (the Silverstar has blue glass, which steals between
    20 and 30 percent of the light before it even exits the bulb).
     
    Daniel J. Stern, Nov 27, 2005
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  3. Hai Pham

    Jeff Wieland Guest

    The Philips Vision Plus are very nice in my wife's '95 Voyager. I got
    them from: <http://www.aidauto.com/>. Walmart carries the GE Night
    Hawks now -- they didn't a year ago when I was shopping.

    It would be nice if these lights were more generally available (outside
    of Walmart, that is).
     
    Jeff Wieland, Nov 29, 2005
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  4. Hai Pham

    russellpompa Guest

    have any of you tried the PIAA Xtreme White? they are in my opinion
    "the brightest" replacement bulbs out there. And they do not place any
    extra load on the lighting circuit either. They are expensive though,
    but you get what you pay for; even in todays market place - if you look
    carefully and do your research before you buy.
    I bought them off of Ebay, after installing them I was immediately
    impressed and noticed an obvious technology difference over and above
    the "silverstars" i replaced.
     
    russellpompa, Dec 14, 2005
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  5. Same blue-glass crap as all the other blue-glass crap.

    Say it again: There is no such thing as something for nothing. When you
    put a color filter in the system, you are TAKING AWAY light, not adding it
    back in. And even if there were such a thing as a magic zero-loss filter
    (which there is not), tinting the light towards blue-purple (which is what
    all these "extra white" bulbs do, including the PIAA items) does not in
    any way help you see better.

    The key to seeing at night is the maximum possible AMOUNT of light, sent
    to the right places in front of you. NOT the right color of blue, NOT the
    bulb that costs the most, NOT the bulb that makes the biggest promises of
    looking just like HID headlights, NOT the bulb in the sexiest packaging...
     
    Daniel J. Stern, Dec 14, 2005
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  6. Hai Pham

    Guest Guest

    Too many of these blinding white head lamps.
    Is there something wrong with your eyes that you can't see with normal
    head lamps.
     
    Guest, Dec 22, 2005
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