05 Accord Sedan Struggling Headlights
07-18-2005 | 01:59 AM
#11
lots and lots of fail
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From: Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeetroit
Originally Posted by Vlad666
Why suggesting OEM bulbs if he is already unhappy with stock bulbs(aka OEM) light output. HIDs kinda shady territory. There is no consensus on the quality and reliability of aftermarket HIDs. Some love it, some go back to stock after some time, some having problems all the way through, some abandon them almost immediately. Is it really worth the $$$$$? Sorry to hear you guys had so bad experience with Silverstars. I've had mine on for over a year and no problem at all. A few people I know also quite happy with them. And as I've mentioned Silverstars are not the only one brand out there.
Silverstars are one of about 2 or 3 brands that are actually brighter than OEM. And it seems like they either blow in a month of 6 months or a year, but they all blow faster than OEM or HID. Not worth it to me.
When my Silverstars blew after a month or so, I bought brand new OEM headlights and discovered (to my surprise) that the OEMs were actually almost as bright, maybe to the point of being almost discernable, as the Silverstars. I hadn't known that because the OEMs had dimmed over 30 or 40k miles time.
All I'm saying is that OEMs offer only a little less tradeoff in performance, but you have the comfort and security of knowing that they won't burn out for many tens of thousands of miles.
