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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 07:08 AM
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Need to buy new headlights for my 98 cheokee. the sylvania silverstars (#6054)look the best so far as far as conveneince/pricing goes. anyone know if there is a noticible difference from stock to these or do i have to make a greater step?
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 09:55 AM
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thats the best bang for your buck.
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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that was the first mod i did.....the silverstars are woth it....
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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The silverstars are a great upgrade. I went to replace a burnt out light the other day and they didn't have the silverstars in stock, so I got a pair of Sylvania Xtravision lamps and they turned out to be pretty darn good too. They provide much better output than stock, falling only slightly short of the Silverstars!
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 08:31 PM
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If your looking for the best lighting possible I would go with a HID set-up. If your looking for a good bolt in, the Silverstars are a great choice, I run them in both of my XJ's.
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 09:24 PM
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where do u find these silverstars at? are they the whole housing? or just the bulb? will they work on my 91? i replaced mine when one burned out and it said it was brighter then stock, but i cant tell the difference. i think they were ge ones but not sure. come to think of it the silverstars sound familiar. ill check autozone and advance auto websites.
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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 10:31 AM
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Silverstars can usually be found at your local autozone/advance auto parts store redmuck. We even have them at our local Wal-Fart down here. And it is just a replacement for your factory sealed beam headlight, basically a higher quality OEM style assembly. Should only be about 17-20 bucks per lamp for silverstars.
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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 11:10 AM
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there 4000K also....i think the lowest HID is 4400K...so they are awesome.
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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 11:38 AM
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The "K" rating is the color of the bulb. 4000K = white/yellowish 8000k= purple. Light output is not measured in this manner.

The higher the K number the less usable light the bulb makes too, so consider that next time you want blue halogen headlight bulbs.

I like 6000K HID bulbs for their output and color. Most OEM HID bulbs are 4300k, which give the most usable light.
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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 01:59 PM
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Ive got the XtraVisions myself. Happy but Im going to put a set of Hella 500s on it.
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 05:43 PM
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yea i did see them in walmart as just bulbs though and on the parts stores websites. if one of mine burn out next year some time, ill replace them with those. thanx!
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Silverstars are awesome but for some reason mine look like they have a hint of blue in them deff. the best bang for your buck.....
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 10:55 AM
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I was going to purchase these

http://www.quadratec.com/products/97009_02.htm

anyone running these? thoughts?
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Originally Posted by Teal96XJ
Silverstars are awesome but for some reason mine look like they have a hint of blue in them deff. the best bang for your buck.....
mine also have a hint of blue/purple.
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by BigRed
I was going to purchase these

http://www.quadratec.com/products/97009_02.htm

anyone running these? thoughts?
my friend runs them with a set of stock output hella H4 bulbs and theyre easily twice the light the silverstars are.
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