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06-09-2016, 07:25 PM | #19 |
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In my opinion Sylvania SilverStar's, GE Nighthawk, etc and all the other premium performance halogen headlight bulbs are one giant waste of money. There's a reason why those bulbs don't come as OE on any vehicles and it's because the performance gains are generally marginal, the prices are ridiculous compared to standard halogen, and the durability is often questionable.
Long life halogen bulbs are another great waste of money. Just today I saw an ad in a CT flyer for 2 long life Sylvania H11 bulbs for only $50! The H4 bulbs in the Yaris have an shorter lifespan that the newer H11 bulbs and it's still common for them to last up to 10 years. So anybody buying a long life H11 bulb had better plan on hanging on to that car for the next 20 years to justify the high price of those bulbs. |
06-09-2016, 07:31 PM | #20 |
Daytime running lights is what kills the bulbs I'm almost two years on my silverstar bulbs by simply removing the daytime running function box under the dash driver side.
I run led front Park light 6000k and they are supper bright so I can run in park light mode if needed with great visibility from the front just like daytimes. But that is just me and its just the gray area when it comes to laws. Sent from my ONE A2005 using Tapatalk |
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06-12-2016, 06:53 PM | #21 | |
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while i like the idea of parking light DRL, it IS easier to just unplug the DRL module and turn on the lights when you need them....unless you have an RS yaris with factory fogs
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06-13-2016, 11:32 PM | #24 | |
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If you unplug the module, you will lose the handbrake light on the dash. Sent from my ONE A2005 using Tapatalk |
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06-14-2016, 05:54 AM | #25 | |
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06-14-2016, 09:46 AM | #28 |
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Yeah, I went with 100w H4 bulbs in the end on my echo, until I sold it.
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06-14-2016, 03:27 PM | #29 |
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well, im aiming to projector retrofit the echo and with a pair of big LED spot fogs up front like a rally car
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07-10-2016, 03:45 PM | #31 |
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Canadians who bought Sylvania silverstar bulbs...
http://www.clg.org/Class-Action/Clai...ania-Headlight Sent from my ONE A2005 using Tapatalk |
07-10-2016, 10:14 PM | #32 |
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07-11-2016, 09:30 AM | #33 |
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Appears to be an extension to Canadians of a lawsuit (Chaudhri v. Osram Sylvania) filed in September 2011
http://www.law360.com/cases/4e808d59...00007/articles
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