I just purchased a pair of 9006 Sylvania SilverStars for my 2003 TL as fog lights. For those who have SilverStars or something similar to that such as PIAA Superwhite/Xtreme, does the SilverStars produce alot of glare in foggy conditions? Does the SilverStars help in foggy conditions or does it makes visibility even worse. I'm kind of regretting my $50 purchase since I live in the bay area and it gets foggy most of the time. Maybe I should of bought some yellow bulbs such as the Philips All-Weather or PIAA Ion Yellow. However, I just don't like the yellow and prefer my fog light color to match my HIDs. Thanks.

 

whats a good site to buy the piaa ion yellows?

thanks

 

eBay, costs about $41 plus shipping. Philips All-Weather is around $36 plus shipping. I would go for Philips because I think they make better quality bulbs than PIAA. PIAA bulbs tend to burn out faster and aren't as bright. Back to my original question, anybody?

 

got sylverstar on
not sure if i like it.
oh well i just have to wait until it burn out and thats not too long. they last about 9 months or so

 

US $37.91 each...

is that a good price for the philips all-weather bulbs? that includes shipping

 

That's a good price. Powerbulbs.com carries the Philips All-Weather bulbs. Check to see if they have it cheaper than $37.91. Powerbulbs.com also offers free shipping and I also have a 10% off online coupon. Simply go to www.powerbulbs.com/offer to claim your 10% off.

 

the SilverStars produce alot of glare in foggy conditions?

Can't vouch for SilverStars but I can tell you for sure that white lights WILL ALWAYS produce more glare than yellow lights.
Has nothing to do with personal preference. It is a proven fact of physics (due to the wavelength, yellow light has the ability to penetrate longer distances in fog)

That is also why you do not see emergency vehicles run with roof mounted/strobes on a very foggy night. Imagine what it would look like to the driver if you had high beams mounted on the roof of your car...

 

powerbulbs has them for Price: £12.25 each. which comes out to about $20 USD... too good to be true?

 

I've had the Silverstars for well over a year and a half and I think they're great replacements. I've used them quite a bit in fog and I don't think they are any better or worse than the stock bulbs, just slightly brighter and whiter.

 

Thanks for the info pianoman41. I have two more questions. Do you use your SilverStars as driving lights or do you turn them on whenever there is poor weather? It's not illegal to have SilverStars as fog lights is it since the color output is white and not yellow? Thanks.

 

I have the fog light mod which allows the fogs to be on with just the parking lights, so I will run fogs/parking lights during any inclement weather during daylight hours (fog, rain, snow) and at dusk, and I run fogs/headlights with inclement weather at night. They're definitely not driving lights since no matter what bulb you put in there, the housing is designed to disperse the light out to the sides and close to the front of the vehicle (ideal lighting for foggy situations). So I don't use them at all when the weather is clear.

I'm not sure about CA regs and driving vs fogs and yellow vs white but Sylvania states they are 50-state street legal as they meet DOT specs for headlamp/auxiliary lamp illumination.

 

The Sylvania's are fine for legal purposes. So are some yellow fog bulbs.

My Silverstar fogs blew out after 9 months use. I only used them when my headlights were on. Others have been experiencing only one year before they blow. For the $, I liked them. They don't help at all in the FOG, because of Andy's explanation. If you're concerned about FOG, you'll need a yellow low pressure sodium bulb.

I'm now considering a HID conversion on my fogs.

 

Just got the 9005's for my high beams. Anyone have high beam experience with these bulbs? Still trying to find yellow bulbs (in stock) for the fogs.

 

about to pick up the Philips All Weather 9006's... just to make sure, are these legal in GA?

 

never use whiter bulbs for poor weather visibility.

always yellow.

iin my experience, silverstars are generally not as good as PIAA.

but everyone has their opinions.

 

Just installed the high beams and I am not impressed. Not to mention, it was a pain to do the driver's side.

I am not 100% sure, but I think my driver's side headlight is now a little lower than the passenger's based on my garage reflection.