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1997 Mountaineer Headlights
Does anyone know if that model came with Sylvania Silverstar bulbs stock? I
am trying to change mine out and put Silverstars in there and it looks like they have the same model number on the bulb in there. |
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No... they came with whatever halogen bulbs that met Fords minimum specs and
were cheap and were delivered when promised. I don't believe these bulbs were available in '97 period... "MD" > wrote in message news:_%uud.19304$Ya4.11762@edtnps84... > Does anyone know if that model came with Sylvania Silverstar bulbs stock? > I am trying to change mine out and put Silverstars in there and it looks > like they have the same model number on the bulb in there. > |
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No, Jim is right, Silverstars have just begun to hit the market in force.
They have been out a little while now, but ony recently have they begun an ad campaign. The most likley reason for the number being the same as stock is that they are all interchangable. IE... 9006 or 1187, many manufacture's make the same type and number bulb just different names is all. I plan on changing my halogen's in my 97 to the Silverstars. I have heard good things about them that I must give them a try. I did try Hella vision bulbs at 80 bucks but they only lasted 6 months. One right after the other they blew. Guess you can say I was a bit put out over that 80 bucks. The Hellas were super bright but not as reflective as some of those blues junks that you see on alot of kids cars nowadays. The ones that looks blue ! I want distance with optimun side visability without blinding others. Searcher1 "Jim Warman" > wrote in message news:M_vud.19318$Ya4.7318@edtnps84... > No... they came with whatever halogen bulbs that met Fords minimum specs > and were cheap and were delivered when promised. I don't believe these > bulbs were available in '97 period... > > > "MD" > wrote in message news:_%uud.19304$Ya4.11762@edtnps84... >> Does anyone know if that model came with Sylvania Silverstar bulbs stock? >> I am trying to change mine out and put Silverstars in there and it looks >> like they have the same model number on the bulb in there. >> > > |
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In article <qIIud.3941$mn6.2032@trnddc07>,
Searcher > wrote: >No, Jim is right, Silverstars have just begun to hit the market in force. >They have been out a little while now, but ony recently have they begun an >ad campaign. The most likley reason for the number being the same as stock >is that they are all interchangable. IE... 9006 or 1187, many manufacture's >make the same type and number bulb just different names is all. I plan on >changing my halogen's in my 97 to the Silverstars. I have heard good things >about them that I must give them a try. I did try Hella vision bulbs at 80 >bucks but they only lasted 6 months. One right after the other they blew. >Guess you can say I was a bit put out over that 80 bucks. The Hellas were >super bright but not as reflective as some of those blues junks that you see >on alot of kids cars nowadays. The ones that looks blue ! I want distance >with optimun side visability without blinding others. If you go over to the Honda Pilot forum (www.hondapilot.org), they've had discussions about the Silverstars. At least with the bulbs that work on the Pilot, they last about year, maybe less. Apparently that's the way they were designed - someone posted a letter they got from Sylvania saying that they are designed to last about a year under normal use. Here's the thread about the Silverstars: http://www.hondapilot.org/forums/sho...silver+s tars Some of the Pilot folks have switched to Eurodezign bulbs. -- Mike Iglesias Email: University of California, Irvine phone: 949-824-6926 Network & Academic Computing Services FAX: 949-824-2069 |
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I have the silverstars on my '96 Explorer for a couple of years they
do have a whiter slightly blue lite than stock bulbs, but not anything like the terrible obvious "cool blue" bulbs. Also, they are defintely not like true HID either On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 04:50:02 GMT, "MD" > wrote: >Does anyone know if that model came with Sylvania Silverstar bulbs stock? I >am trying to change mine out and put Silverstars in there and it looks like >they have the same model number on the bulb in there. > |
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Yeah I got them on my 96 exp too. They made a huge difference over stock!!!
I hope they last longer than a year as the other guy was saying they are only designed to last a year. "Fred 2" > wrote in message ... >I have the silverstars on my '96 Explorer for a couple of years they > do have a whiter slightly blue lite than stock bulbs, but not anything > like the terrible obvious "cool blue" bulbs. Also, they are defintely > not like true HID either > > On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 04:50:02 GMT, "MD" > wrote: > >>Does anyone know if that model came with Sylvania Silverstar bulbs stock? >>I >>am trying to change mine out and put Silverstars in there and it looks >>like >>they have the same model number on the bulb in there. >> > |
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FWIW, I had them on my '96 since Nov. 2002, On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 04:17:52 GMT, "MD" > wrote: >Yeah I got them on my 96 exp too. They made a huge difference over stock!!! >I hope they last longer than a year as the other guy was saying they are >only designed to last a year. > > >"Fred 2" > wrote in message .. . >>I have the silverstars on my '96 Explorer for a couple of years they >> do have a whiter slightly blue lite than stock bulbs, but not anything >> like the terrible obvious "cool blue" bulbs. Also, they are defintely >> not like true HID either >> >> On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 04:50:02 GMT, "MD" > wrote: >> >>>Does anyone know if that model came with Sylvania Silverstar bulbs stock? >>>I >>>am trying to change mine out and put Silverstars in there and it looks >>>like >>>they have the same model number on the bulb in there. >>> >> > |
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