okay, i've had a few nites of driving now with the 9005 silverstars in the lowbeams...first nite i wasn't sure i liked them but now i do...seems that they've gotten a little brighter since that first nite...most likely its because i've gotten use to the color of the light...very good imo, much brighter than my stock sylvania 9006 bulbs i put in last summer and much better peripheral vision so to speak

but now i seriously need better bulbs for the fogs...the brighter headlights make my fogs look like nite-lites


99 expedition eddie bauer, 5.4 v8, k&n drop-in, 3" magnaflow catback and gas mileage that makes the contour look like a hybrid