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Default which one is better - 11-26-2005 , 08:50 PM






I have 94 Plymouth Voyager van, I just want to replace the headlight 9004
with either XtraVision or Silverstar, any suggestions?

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Hai



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Default Re: which one is better - 11-26-2005 , 11:50 PM






On Sat, 26 Nov 2005, Hai Pham wrote:

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I have 94 Plymouth Voyager van, I just want to replace the headlight
9004 with either XtraVision or Silverstar, any suggestions?
GE Night Hawk beats either of those handily. So does Philips Vision Plus.

If it must be one or the other of the Sylvania bulbs, get the one with the
*colorless* clear glass, the Xtravision. It not only lasts longer, it puts
out more usable light (the Silverstar has blue glass, which steals between
20 and 30 percent of the light before it even exits the bulb).


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Default Re: which one is better - 11-29-2005 , 05:10 PM



In article <Pine.GSO.4.63.0511262349520.27112 (AT) alumni (DOT) engin.umich.edu> "Daniel J. Stern" <dastern (AT) 127 (DOT) 0.0.1> writes:
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On Sat, 26 Nov 2005, Hai Pham wrote:

I have 94 Plymouth Voyager van, I just want to replace the headlight
9004 with either XtraVision or Silverstar, any suggestions?

GE Night Hawk beats either of those handily. So does Philips Vision Plus.

If it must be one or the other of the Sylvania bulbs, get the one with the
*colorless* clear glass, the Xtravision. It not only lasts longer, it puts
out more usable light (the Silverstar has blue glass, which steals between
20 and 30 percent of the light before it even exits the bulb).
The Philips Vision Plus are very nice in my wife's '95 Voyager. I got
them from: <http://www.aidauto.com/>. Walmart carries the GE Night
Hawks now -- they didn't a year ago when I was shopping.

It would be nice if these lights were more generally available (outside
of Walmart, that is).
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Jeff Wieland


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Default Re: which one is better - 12-14-2005 , 10:25 AM



have any of you tried the PIAA Xtreme White? they are in my opinion
"the brightest" replacement bulbs out there. And they do not place any
extra load on the lighting circuit either. They are expensive though,
but you get what you pay for; even in todays market place - if you look
carefully and do your research before you buy.
I bought them off of Ebay, after installing them I was immediately
impressed and noticed an obvious technology difference over and above
the "silverstars" i replaced.

Jeff Wieland wrote:
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In article <Pine.GSO.4.63.0511262349520.27112 (AT) alumni (DOT) engin.umich.edu> "Daniel J. Stern" <dastern (AT) 127 (DOT) 0.0.1> writes:
On Sat, 26 Nov 2005, Hai Pham wrote:

I have 94 Plymouth Voyager van, I just want to replace the headlight
9004 with either XtraVision or Silverstar, any suggestions?

GE Night Hawk beats either of those handily. So does Philips Vision Plus.

If it must be one or the other of the Sylvania bulbs, get the one with the
*colorless* clear glass, the Xtravision. It not only lasts longer, it puts
out more usable light (the Silverstar has blue glass, which steals between
20 and 30 percent of the light before it even exits the bulb).

The Philips Vision Plus are very nice in my wife's '95 Voyager. I got
them from: <http://www.aidauto.com/>. Walmart carries the GE Night
Hawks now -- they didn't a year ago when I was shopping.

It would be nice if these lights were more generally available (outside
of Walmart, that is).
--
Jeff Wieland


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Default Re: which one is better - 12-14-2005 , 12:34 PM



On Wed, 14 Dec 2005, russellpompa (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:

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have any of you tried the PIAA Xtreme White?
Same blue-glass crap as all the other blue-glass crap.

Say it again: There is no such thing as something for nothing. When you
put a color filter in the system, you are TAKING AWAY light, not adding it
back in. And even if there were such a thing as a magic zero-loss filter
(which there is not), tinting the light towards blue-purple (which is what
all these "extra white" bulbs do, including the PIAA items) does not in
any way help you see better.

The key to seeing at night is the maximum possible AMOUNT of light, sent
to the right places in front of you. NOT the right color of blue, NOT the
bulb that costs the most, NOT the bulb that makes the biggest promises of
looking just like HID headlights, NOT the bulb in the sexiest packaging...


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Default Re: which one is better - 12-22-2005 , 03:37 AM



In article <1134573925.866000.327010 (AT) g14g2000cwa (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
russellpompa (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:

Quote:
have any of you tried the PIAA Xtreme White? they are in my opinion
"the brightest" replacement bulbs out there. And they do not place any
extra load on the lighting circuit either. They are expensive though,
but you get what you pay for; even in todays market place - if you look
carefully and do your research before you buy.
I bought them off of Ebay, after installing them I was immediately
impressed and noticed an obvious technology difference over and above
the "silverstars" i replaced.
Too many of these blinding white head lamps.
Is there something wrong with your eyes that you can't see with normal
head lamps.


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