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scheides
03-14-2014, 02:35 PM
We installed Silverstars in customer's cars at the shop if they requested them. They aren't white, they don't have a tint of blue. They are just a lighter shade of yellow than standard bulbs. And they seem to burn out faster since they burn a little hotter.

Yup, it says right on the box that they are not designed to last as long as 'normal' bulbs as they burn brighter and hotter. The light output is a noticeable difference.

Hmm might as well just get an HID kit. I think my old kit on the m3 was around that price haha.

Hah, the install looks like 1000x more work than I'm interested in for this car!

+1 , That has been my experience as well.

I ran Silverstars in my 1G and Evo IX for years with no issues, they were the best halogen bulb I could find. I was happy with them.

This is why I was willing to give them a chance. Yours seemed to last forever! I certainly didn't want to pay the extra-premium price at o'reily's but I did anyways just to avoid being caught with a light out & traffic stop.

Halon
03-14-2014, 03:18 PM
Looks like you already have projectors. Do they have a decent cutoff? If so, could prolly just rock a PNP kit, pretty simple to install.

A//// Guy
03-14-2014, 03:55 PM
Yea thats what i was thinking too, shouldnt be a big install, just have to get the bulbs inside the housing, wire them up and mount the ballasts.

Speedfreak
03-14-2014, 08:01 PM
I've done a handful of the cheap Kensun HID 4300k kits from Amazon. 15 minute install and been good so far. A couple of the kits I did are running around in India(nephews cars) in their severe conditions also doing fine.

scheides
03-16-2014, 06:05 PM
Went garage hunting today and found not two but THREE tires up in the attic! One has a nail in it but is otherwise fine. Two are from beaterX, the alignment was borked the second summer I owned it and the fronts wore uneavenly to the point of being wrecked. The rears however, still tons of meat left on them!

The third is from when I rolled my evo8. The Rota P45F was unsalvagable and I decided to get a new rim and tire just to be sure. SO much meat on this tire, it's practically new except for the fact that it still has gravel/mud on it from the ditch :P

http://www.scheides.com/albums/passat-wagon/IMG_6344.sized.jpg

Anyone have a spare Sumitomi HTR-ZIII 245/40-18 they'd be willing to sell me?

scheides
03-18-2014, 08:30 PM
Goddamn ebay still surprises me!

This showed up today, $30. Works perfectly for vag-com action!

http://www.scheides.com/albums/passat-wagon/IMG_6350.sized.jpg

http://www.scheides.com/albums/passat-wagon/IMG_6351.sized.jpg

Also found this set of 'used' sumi htrz3's in the size I need...the damn things look new! $144 shipped. Unreal, hell yes!
http://www.scheides.com/albums/passat-wagon/IMG_6357.sized.jpg

TkrPerformance
03-18-2014, 08:31 PM
That was super fast.

rose0529
03-18-2014, 09:18 PM
That is some fast shipping!

JET
03-19-2014, 08:57 PM
Need a most stylish truckster yet? :P http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/cto/4366108473.html

turbotalon1g
03-19-2014, 09:21 PM
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