SYLVANIA AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING
SilverStar® FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

GENERAL

Q) When is a good time to change my headlights?
A) SYLVANIA recommends changing your headlights in pairs about once a year. The end of Daylight Savings Time in the fall results in earlier nightfall and more nighttime driving. It’s the perfect time to upgrade your headlights. Remember, when its time to change your clocks, it’s probably time to change your headlights.

Q) What features should I look for in replacement headlights?
A) SYLVANIA offers a wide array of replacement headlight bulbs that provide drivers with a variety of distinct safety and performance benefits.
• SYLVANIA SilverStar bulbs offer a whiter light that enhances peripheral visibility and is closer to the color of natural daylight, compared to standard halogen.
• SYLVANIA XtraVision® bulbs provide more illumination than standard halogen and increase down road visibility.
• SYLVANIA Cool Blue® bulbs provide a distinctive blue-white color light.
• SYLVANIA standard halogen bulbs offer original equipment performance.

Q) Is SilverStar available for all vehicles?
A) SilverStar is available as a replacement bulb for most halogen-equipped vehicles on the road. The SYLVANIA online lamp replacement guide provides information on bulb types for specific vehicles.

Q) How much do SilverStar headlights cost?
A) SilverStar headlights cost about $39.99 per pair at automotive retailers.

Q) How do I install SilverStar?
A) SilverStar is designed to replace standard halogen bulbs and can be easily installed according to instructions in a vehicle owner’s manual.

SAFETY

Q) Can headlights really improve driving safety?
A) Yes. Traffic deaths occur three times more often at night, according to the National Safety Council. Whiter headlights can improve driver reaction time and make it easier to avoid road hazards, according to the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Q) What is SilverStar?
A) SilverStar is a line of replacement high performance halogen headlights. SilverStar halogen headlights produce a whiter light that is closer to the color of natural daylight.

Q) What are the benefits of SilverStar?
A) The whiter light from SilverStar headlights provides drivers with improved night visibility and a better sense of security on the road. Whiter light can help improve a driver’s reaction time and ability to see roadside objects at night.

Q) Is down road illumination important to see better at night?
A) Both down road and peripheral illumination are important for night driving visibility.  SilverStar’s whiter light is closer to the color of natural daylight and improves peripheral vision.

Q) Why is peripheral illumination important?
A) Peripheral illumination helps improve the visibility of signage, pedestrians, wildlife and road hazards.  The enhanced peripheral visibility that comes from SilverStar’s whiter light output also results in faster driver reaction time, compared to standard halogen bulbs.

Q) Do SilverStar headlights cause glare?
A) SYLVANIA SilverStar is a fully compliant, street legal product that can actually help make driving safer. There are many reasons that headlights can cause discomfort among drivers, including: headlamp height, aim, beam pattern, intensity.  Poorly manufactured, knock-off products, can also lead to glare.

Q) Are SilverStar bulbs street legal?
A) Our products are designed within the limits of wattage, color, light output (lumens) and are of the highest quality that are placed in the industry by the government. Learn more about the laws.

PERFORMANCE

Q) How much whiter are SilverStar headlights?
A) SilverStar is up to 4000K on the color temperature scale, which is a white color that is closer to the color of daylight. Standard halogen headlights are about 3000K and have a yellowish color, in comparison.

Q) How long do SilverStar headlights last?
A) The life of any halogen bulb will depend upon your vehicle type and how much you drive. However, all halogen headlights dim over time. That’s why we recommend replacing headlights in pairs about once a year, before they burn out.
SilverStar is a high performance halogen headlight that produces a whiter light that research has shown can improve driver visibility and reaction time. The benefits of increased light output and improved color quality can result in a shorter life for high performance headlights, compared to standard bulbs.

Q) Are SilverStar headlights high intensity discharge (HID) or Xenarc headlights?
A) No. SilverStar is a street-legal halogen upgrade that gives off a whiter light than standard halogen headlights and is comparable in color to HID headlights. A pair of SilverStar headlights cost $39.99. HID headlights, which last the life of your vehicle and offer other advantages, cost a few hundred dollars.

Q)  What’s the difference between European and North American SilverStar?
A) The Sylvania North American SilverStar bulbs have a high tech amethyst blue coating to help give the whiter light appearance. The European SilverStar does not have a coating for the whiter light, making it more like the SYLVANIA (US) XtraVision product line. Both bulbs offer greater luminance (increased brightness).

Q) Do you have product specifications on your website?
A) We have updated our product catalog, which provides specifications for all of our products including voltage, amperage, wattage, lumens and etc. Learn more