hello i recently bought a pair of sylvania silverstar headlights, and i have clear corners and now i want to have a bulb that matches the whiteness of the silverstars. currently i have those "xenon hyper-white" bulbs that have the light bluish tint over them and the wattage on the side says 35/5w...does anyone know what this means? im assuming it means one wattage for when it's regularly on and one for when it's flashing. so i bought the 1157 bulbs that have leds on them that light up white, and when i got these they were way too bluish/purple so i got rid of those. the reason i'm buying new bulbs is because i dont like the blue you can see in my corners during the day time. then i bought 1157 bulbs that are chrome coated, say 27/8w on them, and are suppost to be the xenon hyper-whites, but those again were too bluish for my silverstars. i then tried oem clear bulbs but these were too yellow. anyone have some 1157 bulbs that are white white and not any of that bluish/purple crap? can anyone explain to me what all the 21/5w, 27/8w, and 35/5w mean? ive seen sylvania bulbs called silvervision which have the silverish coat but light up amber..this is what im looking for but light up true white. any help appreciated.

I used to run SilverStar headlight bulbs, and let me tell you, those SilverStar turn signal bulbs are PIMP! I mean they look like hyperwhites in the day, but have that nice JDM amber touch at night, and all while keeping it legal. ;)

For you though go out and get a pair of Polarg M12 or M14 bulbs. The M12's are 35/5w rated, while the M14's are slightly dimmer with a 21/5w rating. I used to run the M14's before the SIlverStars, and they are the closest bulb you can get to those Silverstar headlight bulbs, in terms of whiteness color.

silveryskcivic--i wasn't aware that sylvania made silverstar turn signal bulbs.. i own the silverstar h4 bulbs which i LOVE.. light output is beautiful..
but plz inform me some more on their turn signal bulbs

silveryskcivic--i wasn't away that sylvania made silverstar turn signal bulbs.. i own the silverstar h4 bulbs which i LOVE.. light output is beautiful..
but plz inform me some more on their turn signal bulbs

Silverstar Signal bulbs (http://www.sylvania.com/auto/sssignal.htm)

Also I discovered a better (in my opinion) headlight bulb to the Silverstars, PIAA Super Plasma GT-X. The truest look to HID, street legal, and stock wattage. Can't get much better than that. I still run the Silverstar signal bulbs at my front corners, and I keep my Silverstar H4 bulbs in my glove box just in case I need them for any reason.

hmm, do those fit the rear turn signal sockets from a 97 civ? i can't remember the bulb number?

well maybe i can just ask this question instead then: i'm looking for a replacement bulb for my rear turn signals that is brighter than stock.. i did a taillight mod on my civ and my turn signals a pretty dim now because of it. uh you can see the mod here:
http://www.rit.edu/~ltk6260/newTails.html

thanks,

Luke

hmm, do those fit the rear turn signal sockets from a 97 civ? i can't remember the bulb number?

well maybe i can just ask this question instead then: i'm looking for a replacement bulb for my rear turn signals that is brighter than stock.. i did a taillight mod on my civ and my turn signals a pretty dim now because of it. uh you can see the mod here:
http://www.rit.edu/~ltk6260/newTails.html

thanks,

Luke

That's pretty cool there. The rear signal bulbs are #1157 type bulbs, so they DO make Silverstar ones for them, same ones you'd use for the front corners. For my rear turn signal bulbs, I'm using a pair of Opti-Blue brand YELLOW bulbs rated at 35/8w Let me tell you, they look almost like amber, but yellow and they are WAY bright, they can blind at night if close enough. ;) The Silverstars are pretty darn bright too!

silverY2Kcivic-thanks man. i appreciate the comments and the help. i'll go lookin around for either of these two bulbs and i'll let ya know what i turn up.

--Luke

I didn't even know they had the Silverstar turn lights. Good lookin everyone on this thread. I gotta get my hands on those.

the silverstar 1157's also cost like $20 :x

i also ran into the same problem in trying to match my silverstar headlights but i gave up and just use silverstar 1157's

gnushit-- do you have pics of your silverstar 1157's?

silvery2kcivic, do you have a pic from the front of your car with one headlight having the silverstar bulb and the other with the piaa super plasma gt-x bulb? i want to see what kind of difference there is.

silvery2kcivic, do you have a pic from the front of your car with one headlight having the silverstar bulb and the other with the piaa super plasma gt-x bulb? i want to see what kind of difference there is.

http://www.digitalstar.com/phixion/OriginalImages/203443ORIG.JPG

That's with my old hyperwhite city light bulbs in my CTR housings, but the PIAAs are that same color you see the bulb as. The SilverStar signal bulbs is the amber one obviously. Very nice combo IMO. :cool:

sorry took me so long, too lazy

http://www.vinkyownz.com/pics/1157/01.pg

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http://www.vinkyownz.com/pics/1157/03.pg

http://www.vinkyownz.com/pics/1157/04.pg

http://www.vinkyownz.com/pics/1157/05.pg

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Where the hell do I find the silverstar turn signal bulbs. I've gone to Pep boys, autozone, and strauss. And nobody has them. I know I can find them online if I order them. But is there any auto parts store that sells them? I'm in NY by the way.

Way to raise the dead avpart!!! j/k (this thread is pretty old though)

But anyways, I post not to flame, but to help. I've seen silverstar bulbs sold at a couple Circuit City stores (in Chicago and Florida). I've even seen them sold in SuperWalmart, but I don't think they had turn markers. If not there, then I'd check any of your local mod shops. If they dont have em then they should damn sure be able to tell you where to find em :dunno:

On a side note, to the thread starter looking for white bulbs. I am not sure if these are white enough for you, but they are what I run. I run PIAA 1157 Extreme White bulbs in the front turn signals. They do give out a more whitish light than a lot of hyperwhites do, which tend to be more bluish in tint.

They are 27/8 watts rated, meaning they are 27 watts when the turn signal is on and 8 watts when it's just the parking lights. I have mine in black housed corners, so I can't really post a pic for you (since the black housing changes the whitish color to a yellowish tint).

I don't know the laws in all states, but I know in oregon the Driver manual states the front turn signals must be "amber, white or yellow." The rear must be amber or red.

Also, Luke...check out the PIAA Super Plasma's/ Super Plasma GT-X. I turned SilverY2KCivic onto those awhile ago, about 8 months ago, when I first wrote my sticky thread on light bulbs, output and color temp.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=177538

I've been running PIAA Super Plasmas myself for around 2 1/2 years now. I'll never go back to running anything else.

Polarg M14 are another excellent hyperwhite signal type bulb IMO. I used them for about 3 years before getting my Silverstar signal bulbs, and they are near pure whit with little if any blue tint.

Oh yes, I got my Silverstars from Kragen autoparts. So Shucks, Checkers and those places should have them, as well as Autozone and Pepboys. Actually I haven't seen them at the local Pep Boys, just at Kragen. Order them off the Sylvania site if need be.

Oh yes, I got my Silverstars from Kragen autoparts. So Shucks, Checkers and those places should have them, as well as Autozone and Pepboys. Actually I haven't seen them at the local Pep Boys, just at Kragen. Order them off the Sylvania site if need be.

Hmm, I've near had a problem seeing them anywhere around here, so I don't know why some people find them hard to find. Maybe it's Murphy's law, since I am not looking for them, I will find them, and who IS looking for them won't, lol.

Anyways, I've seen them at GI Joes, at a few shucks, I think I saw them at Baxters once (could be wrong). Somone told me they saw them at walmart once, don't know if it's true or not though.

The Pep Boys around here sukc, or maybe that's ALL of them? :lol:

The Pep Boys around here sukc, or maybe that's ALL of them? :lol:

I've never gone into a pep boys actaully, so I couldn't say. I have a feeling that it's probably like that everywhere. If they suck in LA, then they probably suck everywhere.

I've never gone into a pep boys actaully, so I couldn't say. I have a feeling that it's probably like that everywhere. If they suck in LA, then they probably suck everywhere.

What it is I think is they chose what to carry and what they don't feel like, or they know might not move well. But if they carry SilverStar headlight bulbs, then why not the signal bulbs? :confused:

FYI... For the last 2 or so years, I've been running a pair of 35/8w Opti Blue brand yellow bulbs for my rear turn blinkers. I've replaced them twice since I've had my SilverStar blinker bulbs, one per side I've replaced though. So higher wattage than 27/8w for 1156/1157 type bulbs will do the same as higher wattage for headlights. Just something I thought I'd point out to you all. Those yellow bulbs were WAY bright though, but I got them since they aren't amber, but aren't clear/white either. For the meantime I'm running my original ambers till I decide to keep them in, get Silverstars for them, or get another yeller bulb. Not sure yet... The yellows are $2.50 a bulb, so they aren't gonna make me poor, haha!

What it is I think is they chose what to carry and what they don't feel like, or they know might not move well. But if they carry SilverStar headlight bulbs, then why not the signal bulbs? :confused:

FYI... For the last 2 or so years, I've been running a pair of 35/8w Opti Blue brand yellow bulbs for my rear turn blinkers. I've replaced them twice since I've had my SilverStar blinker bulbs, one per side I've replaced though. So higher wattage than 27/8w for 1156/1157 type bulbs will do the same as higher wattage for headlights. Just something I thought I'd point out to you all. Those yellow bulbs were WAY bright though, but I got them since they aren't amber, but aren't clear/white either. For the meantime I'm running my original ambers till I decide to keep them in, get Silverstars for them, or get another yeller bulb. Not sure yet... The yellows are $2.50 a bulb, so they aren't gonna make me poor, haha!

Yeah, $2.50 per bulb isn't going to break the bank. I know that the stock bulbs on my car where 27/8, so that's the standard stock wattage (at least on my car).