sylvania Cool Blues

[jnorion]

What I was saying about bulbs shipped from England was the Osram Silverstars from powerbulbs.com, which is located in England. They cost roughly $30 shipped for the brightest non-HID bulbs available... which is about $10 cheaper than I can get cool blues locally.

[Intruder]

Currently, the best deal you can get is through powerbulbs.com. H4 Osram Silverstar bulbs. Like Joel is saying, they cost about $30 shipped. All you need is a credit card.

[redfyre]

In order to produce the same output as the non-tinted bulb, the tinted bulb has to be overdriven. In that case more current flows through the fillament, which corresponds to more heat being produced.

Not if they are the same bulb type. For example an H7 bulb is 55 watts. That same H7 bulb would not be more wattage if it had a blue tint, otherwise it'd be a different bulb type. The reason why you are getting a higher temp is because most of these blue tinted bulbs use xenon gas in them which burns hotter.

thanks for the info guys. and yes as i said before i will be getting the silverstars just to broke right now lol i bought the cool blues because they were only 17 plus tax which came out to around 19 bucks and the silverstars were like 32 or 37 for a pair of 2 so i went with the cheaper ones hehe

Take it from me though, Cool Blues have terrible light output. Spend the extra $$ and get the Silverstars.

[95ProLeila]

^wrong^

[jnorion]

In order to produce the same output as the non-tinted bulb, the tinted bulb has to be overdriven. In that case more current flows through the fillament, which corresponds to more heat being produced.

[Mazda96Protege]

holy **** guys even tho the cool blue's aint that good there ALOT better then my stock ones its so ****ing bright now........i coulditn see anything with my stock ones cuz they were dim and the cool blues are bright and look good at night hehe

[northeast_mazda]

alrgiht to get this all strait. the stock pro balbs (in the owners book) are HB2s. i have a set of bulbs that i got from a friend that are HB4s and 9006. will these bulbs work in my pro or what? this thred has confused me a slight bit.

[95ProLeila]

what the hell year are you talking

[goldstar]

alrgiht to get this all strait. the stock pro balbs (in the owners book) are HB2s. i have a set of bulbs that i got from a friend that are HB4s and 9006. will these bulbs work in my pro or what? this thred has confused me a slight bit.

The stock sedan bulbs are 9003/HB2 bulbs which are the DOT marked equivalent of the H4 bulbs. The two types are completely interchangeable. The 9006/HB4 bulbs do not fit the sedan nor the P5. I don't know what they're used for. The Osram Silverstar H4 bulbs are the correct sedan replacement.

[northeast_mazda]

The stock sedan bulbs are 9003/HB2 bulbs which are the DOT marked equivalent of the H4 bulbs. The two types are completely interchangeable. The 9006/HB4 bulbs do not fit the sedan nor the P5. I don't know what they're used for. The Osram Silverstar H4 bulbs are the correct sedan replacement.

does anyone know any other H4 bulbs that do fit the protege. i have a 97 by the way. also, if these bulbs are the same size as the old bulbs, could they fit?

[goldstar]

does anyone know any other H4 bulbs that do fit the protege. i have a 97 by the way. also, if these bulbs are the same size as the old bulbs, could they fit?

Search and ye shall find. All H4 bulbs will fit in place of the 9003 bulbs.
Go to:www.sylvania.com
Go to Consumer products
Click on Automotive Lighting
Click on Lamp Replacement Guide
Search for 1997 Mazda Protege
Find that the '97 uses 9003 headlight bulbs
Conclude that the '97 can also use H4 bulbs

02 DX Millenium Red

[loganss]

does anyone know any other H4 bulbs that do fit the protege. i have a 97 by the way. also, if these bulbs are the same size as the old bulbs, could they fit?

I don't get why you need to looks for other H4 bulbs when you have 9003 bulbs that fit your car. Are you looking for something specific.
You've got many choices:

Sylvania SilverStar 9003ST
Sylvania Cool Blue 9003CB
Sylvania XtraVision 9003XV
Sylvania OEM replacement 9003

I just don't see why you'd need to import an H4 bulb when the 9003 works just fine.

[goldstar]

The reason for buying an imported H4 is that the Osram Silverstar H4 is superior to the domestic Silverstar 9003. The Osram does not have the blue tint that is applied to the Sylvania and therefore the Osram produces a whiter, brighter light than the Sylvania. I've run both and the Osram provides noticeably better visibility. Not only does the Osram beam project somewhat farther down the road, on low beam it lights up the shoulder more fully and brightly, an important consideration when doing fast cornering at night. I assume these benefits are a result of the lack of the blue tint. IMO, worth the trouble to order from Powerbulbs since their service is fast and reliable.

02 DX Millenium Red

[loganss]

thanx for clearing that up goldstar

Ok so the brighter we get our bulbs the better we can see but what about the people in on coming traffic. It'll probably seem like the high beams are always on.

I dunno about you guys but when I'm turning at night and really bright lights flash in my face I don't drive as well. I think I'm guilty of this too though. Oh well life goes on.

Why don't they sell the H4 Osram bulbs in the US stores?

[goldstar]

The reason that the E-spec approved Osram H4 bulbs are not sold in US stores is because they are not DOT approved as is the case with the 9003/HB2 bulbs. For a complete explanation of the difference, read TheMAN's posts in:

https://www.wihandyman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10513&page=2&pp=15

Even though the Osram is brighter, there should be no problem with oncoming cars because changing the bulb does not affect the headlight alignment or the beam height. Since I've switched to Osrams, I've had no problems with being flashed as long as I switch to lows against opposing traffic.

02 DX Millenium Red