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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 09:54 PM
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what do you guys and girls think of these new lights that produce a nice hid like effect for a lot less money? has anyone installed these on a c5 i know the stock lights are very poor and i am looking to upgrade. Any pics would be nice send them to ralphyc81@yahoo.com

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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 09:58 PM
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I had the SS's in my car and they are a whiter light than stock.Yes they are better but not dramatically better.I now have HID's which are awesome.
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 12:49 AM
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I paid the 40 bucks for the Silverstars and was VERY unimpressed. I didn't notice much, if any, light output over stock. Plus, they didn't have much of a cool blue tint either.

I will HIGHLY recommend the C5 APC Xenon Plasma High Wattage H.I.D. Low Beam Bulbs from L.A.P.D. though.

I put these babys in and They look GREAT AND I got a noticable gain in light output from them. Plus they were a whole lot cheaper.

If you'd like, I can take some pics of them and post 'em
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by C5 ChemE
I paid the 40 bucks for the Silverstars and was VERY unimpressed. I didn't notice much, if any, light output over stock. Plus, they didn't have much of a cool blue tint either.

I will HIGHLY recommend the C5 APC Xenon Plasma High Wattage H.I.D. Low Beam Bulbs from L.A.P.D. though.

I put these babys in and They look GREAT AND I got a noticable gain in light output from them. Plus they were a whole lot cheaper.

If you'd like, I can take some pics of them and post 'em

I have the APC bulbs for nine months, very good white light.
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 12:59 AM
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I installed the Silver Stars in a few cars and was not very impressed.
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 03:21 PM
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THey are a nice upgrade for $40. But if your looking for fake HID you better keep looking
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 08:34 PM
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thanks guys for your input, looks like i won't be getting them. posts some pics of the APC ones if you have them i am curious to see.

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