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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 08:25 AM
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I'm thinking about replacing my stock fog bulbs with silverstar bulbs in my Formula. Has anyone done that and does it work? Will it melt the housing? If not, can anyone recommend an upgrade BULB for the fogs and give me a part #?
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 08:28 AM
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i wouldnt waste your time with that junk, get a good hid kit.
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by blackls1ta00
i wouldnt waste your time with that junk, get a good hid kit.
+1. I tried them a long time ago before the hid kits came out and they burned out regularly without giving much of increase in light. DD Tuning has hid kits for our cars @ $35 a pair. #880 bulbs. They work awesome; I rarely use my pop-ups driving on city streets.
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 11:31 AM
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I did the silverstars and now im putting an hid kit in there save the money and get a ddm hid kit for the same price.
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by headed-ws6
I did the silverstars and now im putting an hid kit in there save the money and get a ddm hid kit for the same price.
same here
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 12:02 PM
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I definitely agree with everyone here. I bought some of the silverstars for my fogs and they really aren't any better than some cheapo 880's. Very expensive for a a single bulb on top of that...

If you just want the bulbs replaced, get the cheap ones. If you are looking for a brighter light and some style to boot, then you can't go wrong with hid's.
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 12:35 PM
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I'm happy with my Silverstar headlights, but for the fogs... I couldn't tell the difference from the OEM bulbs.
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 05:21 PM
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get DDMs, way better
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Silverstars are worth it if you want less less output until they break a week after
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 11:14 PM
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You might as well get HIDS for the fogs, although I wouldn't put HIDS in the headlights unless they were projectors.
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Silverstars are very expensive for what they are...
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Originally Posted by SuperSport
I'm happy with my Silverstar headlights, but for the fogs... I couldn't tell the difference from the OEM bulbs.
i liked them for high beams, i had 8 k fogs and head lights... balasts when out and man it sucks paying for them 350ish from gm parts direct
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 12:30 AM
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I wouldn't waste the money on fog lights, I honestly can't remember the last time I actually used them
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 01:00 AM
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ge nighthawk bulbs are supposed to be the brightest traditional bulbs
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 08:39 AM
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^ And Phillips Extreme Power, but the life is cut down because of the output.
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