Anyone got any experience in comparing the OSRAM Silverstars to Philips BlueVisions?

 

Thats why the Brits drink warm beer... refrigeration by Lucas...

 

I am currently using Osram silverstars on low beam and it performs very well. However, I used Philips Vision Plus before this and prefer Vision plus between the two. With vision plus, I can see the road signs at night easier, same range and brightness as Silverstars. The only downside to Vision plus was its lifetime, it only lasted one year for me. Hoever, if you are using the replacement for highbeam, I believe Silverstars will performs better.

 

Dont confuse the silverstars sold in the US with the true Osram silverstars sold in Europe. They are not the same thing.

I just switched to the Phillips Vision Plus (using the recommendation from Daniel Stern) and they are excellent

 

We now offer Silverstars at the dealership from BMW/MINI......They are the standard 55w bulb you find in the car now but the light spectrum is as bright as a standard HID system.


Standard Halogen - 3200k

Cool Blue - 3500k

Silverstar - 4000k

Standard HID - 4100k

Aux HID - 5400k which is the same as daylight.

 

go to advanced autoparts, they have Sylvania Silverstars for 29.98 a pair. They are the same as Osrams considering the company is Osram Sylvania.

 

Thats not true. There are two different kind of SIlverstars, the Osram silverstars sold for EU only (illegal in US) and the Sylvania Superstars that are DOT approved. See danielsternlighting.com

 

Superstars? I have Sylvania Silverstars.

 

You can get European Osram Silverstars and Phillips VisionPlus from these guys in Knoxville - http://www.electricalconnection.com/...lb_euro-hl.htm I ordered the Phillips, and will let you know how it works out.

P.S. Don't tell anyone. I don't want the light police pounding on my door.

 

Dont know what the difference is between those and the ones i sell....Seems to be the same price too.

 

I'm not sure I could tell you the difference. I keep reading the E-dot (Europe) marked bulbs are different than the DOT (US) bulbs. Which do you have? Any labels on the package?

 

No, they are not if they came from a MINI dealer. Your selling the US DOT approved version Slyvania Silverstars. They are talking about the Europe Approved (not for the US market) OSRAM Silverstars.

Read danielsternlighting.com and you will know the difference

 

Which bulbs do you order? I believe it is the H7....right. Do you order 4 total?

Thanks in advance

tony V

 

The 2 bulbs for the low-beams are H7's.
The 2 bulbs for the high-beams are also H7's.

I ordered 2 Phillips Vision Plus from electricalconnection.com, since my main concern was the performance of my low-beams, since the highs seemed ok. They arrived Thursday and I put them in Saturday. Installation is easy, and I carefully cleaned them up with the provided alchohol wipes before locking them in the slot. That evening, I took it out for a run to see if I could see a difference. OK, they're brighter, but still not good, so I take it home and decide to adjust them. What could I lose?

There are 2 6mm hex adjusting rods at the top of the headlight housing, and since you can't really adjust them unless the bonnet is up, I set up a piece of cardboard in the carport, and put a piece of masking tape at the top of the light with the lows on. Through trial and error, I raised both sides 2 full turns of the rods. Back out for a spin.

Eureka ! Now you might think, hmmm, talk about dim bulbs, this guy's headlights just needed adjusting, but remember this MINI is brand new, almost 4 months old, and it never occured to me that it would come out of the factory with the headlights pointed down at the road 40 ft in front of the car. Now the lights work like a MINI's should, visibility is now excellent. The Phillips bulbs, euro-version, seem to throw a wider beam, and that gives me a fighting chance to see the deer before they decide to cross the road.

I am watching closely to make sure other drivers don't complain and flash my lows, I would not want to do that. So far, so good.

I guess the bottom line is: check your headlight adjustment, you can't assume they're right. It took me about 6 trial and errors, and 6 trips around the back half of the county, but they're right now.

 

Is there a concenus which are better...the Silverstars or the Phillips..


What are the differences between the two of them

Tony

 

According to the danielsternlighting.com website, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between them.

 

High,Low, and fog are all H7

 

NOT TRUE. Fogs are H11

 

Early 2002 models use H7 in the fogs. If you bust one, only H11 replacement housings are available.

 

Thats odd....My comp says up to 12/04 uses H7....My ride is a 6/05 and it has a H7

 

So is there any easy way to tell what size the fogs are?

 

Size?

Do you mean of the bulb?

 

Doubtful. See http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...lacementGuide/

 

Yeah, I mean bulb. I've got an '02 but last year during the hurricanes, an SUV flung up a decent sized tree branch that ended up fitting perfectly into the fog light hole in the front bumper. It cracked the bumper and broke the foglight mount. Because of this, I'm not sure if they replaced the one forglight with an H11 or just replaced the mount.

 

Thats site shows all the years being H11's