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Originally Posted by mikecronis
Be advised the Silverstar lifespan is about half that of a regular motorcycle halogen bulb, but yeah, it works excellent and gives a non-colored view with no extra blues or yellows. I've used a PIAA HyperWhite before and the Silverstars are still the way to go.
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Neither of these compare to H9 bulbs. They shorten the filament to have them burn brighter at the cost of lower life in the "brighter" bulbs. In general they make little to no difference in the real world with only an additional 100 lumens or so. Add that with their very short life spans and you are way over paying for a light.
PIAA HyperWhite and Silverstars are only around 1600 lumens with very short life spans around 100-150 hrs only
Osram Rallye H7+ : 65w, 2100 lumen, 3200K, 300 - 400 hours (really H9)
This is 700 Lumens more then any 55W bulb can provide short of HIR (which isn't made in H7)
The difference between the bulbs isn't simply "you can kind of tell a difference" or "the color is more white". These bulbs are 190% brighter with full long life and 100% clear, no blue, purple, gold, BS coloring added to them. Just simply more power and more lumens
You're actually running an H9 and not an H7 bulb.