Lots of drivers want to change something in the way their cars illuminate the road at night. Sometimes you can't see absolutely anything in the darkness. Often people complain about rainy weather difficulties in driving. It happens to be a real problem especially if there are loads of brighter optical devices on the road.
Today I propose you to look at Sylvania Silverstar Ultra review and competition description. These are quite efficient light bulbs to put into your car's headlights. But I won't make empty promises and will show you how exactly these options serve in your vehicle's optics. It might be really strong reason to spend some money.
Have you ever seen the cars the same as yours and with much more wonderful optics than your vehicle had? This meant that those vehicles used more interesting light bulb options than stock ones. And it also means that you can upgrade your car light system and make it much more effective without buying expensive equipment.
What are the features of Silverstar Ultra light bulbs?
To make the long story short I'll reveal only those features which are most often seen in the reviews of the products. And also I won't speak about the things I've never noticed about these products on my own car. So, you can choose whatever base and type you need - there are H4, H11, H13 and H7 and also 9004, 9005, 9006 and 9007. You need to look which is installed in your car and buy the correspondent lamp. The technical features are as follows:
- the bright light beam appears to be whiter than in any stock variants of lamps;
- with white option you get a lot of functional pros for different types of weather;
- the downroad visibility is proven to be the best one in the price range;
- there aren't any restrictions according to technical features with the law;
- very good capacity and long life time - they serve for ages in your vehicle;
- improving of the headlight effectiveness, adding to your lights at least 30% more.
Of course, these features are great in all sides and they are the advertisement base for the brand. Actually, another big plus is the price. Nearly all bases and types of Sylvania Silverstar Ultra are of the same price which really corresponds with the closest competitors. While adding the brightness to your headlights, these light bulbs don't spoil the electrical system in your car. They are compatible with most car models out there.
By the way, if you also want to protect your car body, read my review of Simoniz GlassCoat - special polishing liquid for car protection.
Are there visible minuses in Silverstar Ultra products?
One would say: the LED technologies are modern and affordable - why would you buy such halogen lamps? Well, I love that in my car everything stays in the conditions of production. I don't want to check if the LED can change the headlight construction or voltage features. And here I can't see any minuses in buying exactly this option.
The single minus is that the high screen efficiency seems to be the killing factor for the lamp. So, within 700 hours of working the glass surface of light bulb seems to dim a little. And with it you have to change it for the new pair. Better buy it as pair and install at once two light bulbs. This will raise the efficiency and brightness of your optics.
What do customers say about Sylvania Silverstar Ultra?
It's not easy to achieve 100% effectiveness in customer reviews. I personally had the situation when such lamps didn't change anything in my car's headlights. But only after a while I realized that it was because of electrical system problems. After fixing them I realized that the lamps began to work properly. So, speaking about reviews and customer responds, we can get such impression of the Silverstar Ultra:
- the lamps are really effective - more than a half of customers leave optimal responds;
- there aren't many of those who didn't like the Silverstar at all, and this gives us hope;
- also you have to read the reviews to understand what is the main problem (customers don't read instructions);
- light bulbs serve even more than they are said to serve by the producer on the pack;
- there aren't any cases when a buyer would get broken lamps - it proves the quality;
- you also have to check middle responds with low marks - they seem to be strange.
You can't be good for everyone as well as the car lamps can't do that. If you'd like to improve your headlights, this option is worth trying. You can get more out of the lamps with no expensive changes in the headlights system. Be careful at reading instructions and changing manual - check if your car is ok with all electrical standards and features for the lamp of Sylvania.
What are the main competitors for Silverstar lamps?
- Philips X-Treme Vision +130% - worldwide popular and very effective light bulbs which seem to be even a little bit cheaper than Silverstar. But actually you don't get fully correspondent with law light bulbs and could get troubles when checking that. And also they don't live long enough.
- Osram Night Breaker Unlimited - quite great choice with no law troubles and wonderful effectiveness. The light bulbs though seem to be quite expensive for what they give you. This is actually the set of two bulbs which won't serve you long enough. And some drivers note that you can dim the headlight glass with it.
- Koito Whitebeam - very effective Japanese manufactured product for your car. It's halogen light bulb which seems to be great in all ways. But the trouble is that this one is the most expensive in all generation of high effectiveness optical devices. These will live longer though.
- Philips +60% Halogen Light Bulb - another option by Philips which is twice less expensive and appears to be great in all features. If you compare the light of Philips 130 and 60 lamps, you won't feel any great difference. Also you could use these lamps longer with lower temperature inside the headlight body.
So, what exactly halogen lamp should I buy?
Looking precisely at the models from my review, I would recommend you to buy Sylvania Silverstar Ultra product. This seems very attractive in correspondence of price and quality. You can find it in all bases and types; you can use it for quite a long time. And actually there are no restrictions with the law.
But the main plus of these bulbs is that you get very effective and safe source of quite good head light when driving at night. Even under the rain when all other halogen light bulbs seem to be out of work at all, these ones keep lighting you the way. Also, I propose you to watch the video and understand if you want to buy Silverstar Ultra light bulbs:
About the authors
The CarAraC research team is composed of seasoned auto mechanics and automotive industry professionals, including individuals with advanced degrees and certifications in their field. Our team members boast prestigious credentials, reflecting their extensive knowledge and skills. These qualifications include: IMI: Institute of the Motor Industry, ASE-Certified Master Automobile Technicians; Coventry University, Graduate of MA in Automotive Journalism; Politecnico di Torino, Italy, MS Automotive Engineering; Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Mechanical University in Skopje; TOC Automotive College; DHA Suffa University, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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