I like the additional light that the SilverStar's provide but I can confirm that they don't last as long. I drive about 50,000 miles / year and I've replaced quite a few.
Thanks, Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Marshall Booth Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 11:14 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] CR report on headlight bulbs John Berryman wrote: > On Monday, Jan 16, 2006, at 20:53 US/Eastern, Christopher McCann wrote: > >> Nothing big, I was going to sucker up the money and try a set of >> Sylvania >> Silverstars, > > I am running them in my 190D Euro and I have no complaints with the > light they shed. 60/55s its been only a week and a few days, so I can't > comment on longevity. If you need to see don't wait for all the reports > to come in, buy some bulbs. Even "standard" Sylvania H-4s work great. > Anything is better than the DOT lights that were forced on us back in > the day. I'm running Silver Stars on several of my cars. Very minor improvement in illumination (I ran each car with one new Silver Star and one NEW conventional light to compare). The slightly "whiter" color is an improvement and they are marginally brighter, but not worth more than double the price for the lamps. They've been in for several years now but I hear they are short lived. I will NOT pay a premium again if they don't last at least nearly as long as the conventional halogens. Marshall -- Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions) "der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] '87 300TD 182Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 229Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 237kmi _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
