bulbs one more time

[SVTJON87]

ok i have been unhappy with silverstars in the past. so I'm thinking of trying philips. i was wondering if the light output is the same between these two bulbs. one has the blue filter to make a white light and the other is clear.
clear:
http://www.suvlights.com/product_inf...products_id=99

Blue filter:
http://www.suvlights.com/product_inf...roducts_id=110

thanks guys. also if you have any other suggestions please let me know. thanks.

[vcontoursvt]

ok i have been unhappy with silverstars in the past. so I'm thinking of trying philips. i was wondering if the light output is the same between these two bulbs. one has the blue filter to make a white light and the other is clear.
clear:
http://www.suvlights.com/product_inf...products_id=99

Blue filter:
http://www.suvlights.com/product_inf...roducts_id=110

thanks guys. also if you have any other suggestions please let me know. thanks.

Get the Philips High Vision +50ft bulbs. You aren't going to notice a difference in color temperature, and the blue filter is not helping light output on the Crystal Visions.


Here are my headlights with Philips BlueVision bulbs:


Here are my headlights with Philips High Vision +50ft bulbs (haven't been aimed in this picture):


Bulb picture:



You can't really tell any difference in color temp. Its hard to judge in the picture, but I've been driving around for 3 months with them and they are slightly brighter and project the beam further down the road. Worth the small amount of money, IMO.

Pictures taken at same F stop and shutter speed (no flash) and same white balance setting. Slightly underexposed to get a better gauge.

[SVTJON87]

ok that helps me alot. do you have any pics of the headlamps on your car. blue vs clear? thanks again

[vcontoursvt]

ok that helps me alot. do you have any pics of the headlamps on your car. blue vs clear? thanks again

Nope, sorry. I never did a side by side comparison picture (probably should have). I can only see a minimal difference in color temp between the two bubs. The High Vision's seem to 'reach' farther.

[SVTJON87]

ok i guess what i should have asked is. is the light white? kinda like silverstars. and using OE as the control, yellow. but yea clear looks whiter and brighter to me. how long have they lasted for you? in my old car i was lucky to get 3 months with silverstars.

edit: what about "night guide"

[Pudmunkie]

phillips.... silverstar, its all the same in the ****ty housing.

[SVTJON87]

yea i will never have the money for yours.

[SVTPHAT]

Nokya.....

[vcontoursvt]

phillips.... silverstar, its all the same in the ****ty housing.

Don't mean to come off as an arse, but while HIDs/retrofits definitely cause us all to drool, they cost a boatload of time, effort, and money.

And yes, there is a huge difference between Philips high vision bulbs and Sylvania Silverstars...one is crap, costs more, and burns out in a few months (Silverstars) and the other produces a bunch more usable light (even in our ****ty housings).

No one's arguing that the headlight system sucks for the 'Tour, but there are plenty of things you can do to make it bearable (and on the cheap!).

$15 for a pair of 9005 Philips High Vision bulbs and another $15 or so for 50W 885 bulbs for the fogs are probably the best things you can do for the stock headlight system.

We LOVE your headlights, but there is no need to drop a line about your headlights everytime someone asks a legitimate question about stock bulbs (you know...the headlight system which say...99.9% of us on the boards have ).

[vcontoursvt]

ok i guess what i should have asked is. is the light white? kinda like silverstars. and using OE as the control, yellow. but yea clear looks whiter and brighter to me. how long have they lasted for you? in my old car i was lucky to get 3 months with silverstars.

edit: what about "night guide"

The light isn't that white, but I honestly don't recognize it compared to my old BlueVisions because the HighVisions are brighter and have a longer beam.

My BlueVisions 9005 were installed as lows from 2001-2006, and I have now switched them over to the highs. I now have the HighVision 9005s in the lows, which seem to be doing just fine for the last 3 months. Either way, they should last a lot longer than the silverstars, which, in every review I have ever read, seem to indicate they blow out in less than a year.

Not sure what you are referring to with 'night guide'?