Best H1 bulbs/prices?

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:23 pm

What kind of H1 bulbs can I get for a good price that is a good quality light? I want something bright but that won't cost my whole paycheck...

I have heard good things about Sylvania Silverstars... but at the local autostoned they're 20 bucks per light! I'd rather not pay 40 bucks if I don't have to, but if that's what it is, I'll pay it, ya know?

jT · Post by jT » Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:47 pm

have not used any specific H1's yet (eventually ill get some for the projector high beams) but silverstars themselves i feel are a waste of money. they arent THAT good.. and they burn out rather often.

one that i was looking at is the Osram Night Breaker bulbs.. dont know how they compare to silverstars or anything though..

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TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:50 pm

Those look pretty nice too, and seem to be less expensive than the silverstars...

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:52 pm

Interestingly enough when I pulled up a website on Sylvania bulbs, they're listed as OSRAM Sylvania... seems like we're looking at the same thing, haha.

http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProduct ... rProducts/

joseph_hac · Post by **joseph_hac** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:30 pm

TheRandom1 wrote:Interestingly enough when I pulled up a website on Sylvania bulbs, they're listed as OSRAM Sylvania... seems like we're looking at the same thing, haha.

http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProduct ... rProducts/

From what I have heard, and this seems a bit odd, OSRAM and Sylvania were seperate companies who both produced their own versions of a SilverStar bulb. The name was purely coincidental. OSRAM has since bought Sylvania, but they still have seperate versions of the SilverStar bulb of which the OSRAM SilverStar is better.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:40 pm

Interesting. It would seem that they would consolidate the line into one... but yes Osram did buy Sylvania. A simple wiki search confirmed that.

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:18 pm

i have the white nokya bulbs that i got from modern when i bought the projectors, theyre not superbright but they're decent, nice white light compared to stock yellow

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:24 pm

Those are the same price as I've seen the silverstars for though... no reason to not go with brighter for the same price...

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:28 pm

true, ill prolly go brighter once these go out

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:10 pm

I personally swear by the silverstars, I haven't had any die on me yet either. I won't put any other bulbs in my headlights, except maybe HIDS.

Speeder · Post by **Speeder** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:58 pm

PIAA are good but their are $90.00 a pop

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:46 am

Well, I bought the sylvania stock replacements for now since they were 7 bucks apiece and I'm poor. But I plan on upgrading at some point when I have more cash, so keep the opinions coming!

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:24 am

I run Silverstars in my car. I love the light output and color. They aren't cheap, but worth the money IMO. I did go through 2 on one side in 8 months, but in 3 years I have only had to buy a total of 5. Not too bad eh?