Sylvania 9006ST/BP TWIN SilverStar High Performance Headlight Bulbs (Low-Beam), Pack of 2

by Sylvania

Product Features

• Fashioned for brighter and whiter light
• Dual filament for both low 55 and high 65 watt
• Provides 100 percent street legal illumination
• Ensure greater luminance and efficiency
• Provides longer life

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 2.2 x 6.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BLGPGQ
• Item model number: 9006ST BP TWIN
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,439 in Automotive (See Top 100 in Automotive)

Product Description

Sylvania SilverStar High Performance Halogen Headlight is fashioned for brighter and whiter light. It has dual filament for both high beam and low beam. This operates with internal gas pressure which significantly reduces the rate of tungsten evaporation. Its analogous non-halogen incandescent lamp operates the same filament temperature with greater luminance and efficiency. This combined effect of higher pressure and the halogen cycle give halogen lamp much longer life.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Expensive hype, November 21, 2006

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DJA (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sylvania 9006ST/BP TWIN SilverStar High Performance Headlight Bulbs (Low-Beam), Pack of 2 (Automotive)

I fell for the hype and it was a mistake. Other reviewers will no doubt agree that these are short-lived bulbs and there is a reason for this. These bulbs are colored blue to *simulate* the HID look. Any color on the glass actually reduces output, so Sylvania uses an over-rated filament to get brighter light to compensate for the light absorbed by the coloring. Because federal laws are very specific about the output of headlights, Sylvania cannot use a filament that draws more current so the filament is burning overly hot and therefore has a shorter life. They same seems true for their uncolored X-Tra Vision bulbs. (Which may be the Silverstars without the color.) I tried those and they both burned out in less than a year, two weeks apart.

I too have switched to GE bulbs and hope their bulbs are more durable.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bulb Burn-Out Issue Solved (For Me)!, April 28, 2009

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Big Ron (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sylvania 9006ST/BP TWIN SilverStar High Performance Headlight Bulbs (Low-Beam), Pack of 2 (Automotive)

For several years I was having a problem with the Sylvania Silverstar bulbs burning out every 6 to 12 months. I loved the light so much that I tolerated it and replaced them with the same bulb.

I was using the practice of letting the Camry turn the lights on automatically with a turn of the ignition key. The process was (1) lights turn on (2) engine starts. I could see the lights flutter a little during the starting process.

I then experimented by manually turning on the lights AFTER the car was started. It has now been 2 years with NO BULB BURNOUTS. I believe turning the ignition with the lights already in auto on creates extra wear and tear resulting in more frequent burn-outs.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Burn out ridiculously fast, November 14, 2006

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D. Polivka (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sylvania 9006ST/BP TWIN SilverStar High Performance Headlight Bulbs (Low-Beam), Pack of 2 (Automotive)

They're great while they last, but I've bought 5 in the past year (2 sets of low beam, 1 high beam), and won't be buying any more. I've switched to GE NightHawks instead.