Sylvania headlight bulbs?? Jackb need you!

[DMW1960]

Ok I am setting here on CDC watching the Nascar truck race! Hoping Kyle Busch will wreck!

I keep seeing these commercials for Sylvania headlight bulbs that are supposed to give you up to 50% brighter, up to 40% more downroad visibility and up to 50% more sideroad visibility.

I checked with my Ford dealer parts department and they knew nothing about them. But they did say that some of them would burn the lenses out of some of the Ford pickups.

I am just thinking I would like to try them out due to my age, the amount of driving I do in all kinds of weather, all the night driving and because of all the deer on the highways. Yes I am a nut case I don't care if there is 6 plus inches of snow on the ground if I have some place to go I am going. And I have been known more than once to head out of here at 2:30 am headed for Bucksaw!

I have seen from the website that they have them for the factory fog lights also. Plus there is a online coupon for them.

Jackb what do you think?

Anyone else using them?

[boatstall]

Been using the Sylvania silver star for 3 years. Love them. There are lots of aftermarket high powered bulbs out there, but have only tried the silver star. Ford 150. No overheating or discoloring. Excellent color, brightness, but especially like the amount of additional side lighting illuminating ditches and road sides (deer). I have them in all of our vehicles.

[Jigging15]

I have great lights in my new Nissan truck but my wife has been wanting some of thios style lights for her Durango. After driving home from Springfield last weekend after dark I realize she really does need some help in the headlight department. I will see what everyone says in this thread and go get a set for her. She wants them bad enough she said that would be one thing she would take for Christmas.

[DMW1960]

Well I think after my trip home tonight from the farms I think I am going to try a set of them. By the website they also have them for Ford factory fog lights!

Plus I found a coupon for a rebate on them!

Rebate link:

http://assets.sylvania.com/assets/Do...6db7c9394a.pdf

Either $10.00 or $5.00 off per pair that makes them worth trying.

[Jigging15]

Thanks for the link Dan. I will get a set for the wife's Durango and put them back for Christmas.

[DMW1960]

Thanks for the link Dan. I will get a set for the wife's Durango and put them back for Christmas.

Your welcome, I looked on Oreilly Auto Parts website and they are less than $30.00 for a pair for my F-250.

So do you want to come to Springfield and install mine for me?

[Jigging15]

I don't know about your big Ford but some of these headlights can be a real pain to change out.

[Jigging15]

I missed the call because of my dang phone messing up but Dan left a message and he got these lights installed today on both their truck and explorer. They were out driving around trying them out and said one of the best investments he had made for a vehicle. So they must be great. I am sure he will give another report when they get done trying them out.

[DMW1960]

Ok here is the report guys! Purchased Sylvania Silverstar Ultra's head light bulbs for PW58's Explorer and the Silver star bulbs for her fog lamps. Would have done Ultra's for both but OReillys would have to had to order the fog light bulbs. The cost was a little over $100.00 with tax. We went out driving around our normal roads. OK she drove and I hung on kind of like one of those Garfield Cats on a window. (JUST LIKE NORMAL!) She loved them, I loved them! Best investment that we have ever made as an extra on a car or pickup!

Also did the same thing on my pickup! Didn't go out on a test drive due to me kind of having maybe a little over weight load of scrape steel on a trailer hooked to it. But did test the fog lights and head lights in the driveway. Wow can't wait to get it out on the highway. And if they do just half as good as the ones on the Explorer I am going to very happy! I can't wait until the first fog or snow storm I get into! We did notice that you were able to see alot more in the road ditches with and without fog lights and with and without high beams! If it keeps us from hitting one deer it will be worth it! We kind of drove out into the country! NO WE DIDN'T GO PARKING!In town under street lights going down Glenstone we were able to see thru all those darned dead spots! Out on I-44 we noticed that we could both see futher down the highway just on either normal lights or with fog lights!

As far as the install! Her 2004 Explorier was very easy on both the fog and head lights! My pickup (2004 F-250 V-10) the fog lights were a major pain! No room for anyone with large hands! And my headlights took extra time too because there was no room! Now your Ford pickup maybe different. Problem with the fog lights there was a transmission cooler in the way! Finally my neighbor used a large pair of pliers to get them out.

Well worth the money especially with $15.00 rebate that we will be getting on each the Explorier and my pickup!

[DMW1960]

The only way to really compare something is to compare something that you do all the time.

Here is PW58's report heading to work this morning at her normal time. She says that she has always felt like that she needed her high beams on to be able to see the road ditches better. But because there is alot of traffic on the highway at this hour of the morning she don't use her high beams. She said that she feels like there is always blind spots that she can't see out on the edges. She expressed that even when passing another car or truck on I-44. Well this morning she said that she didn't feel like she needed her high beams on and she could really see everything very well on low beams.