Where to get GE Nighthawks
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Where to get GE Nighthawks
I can't seem to find a set of GE Nighthawks locally anywhere. All of the automotive stores are Sylvania carriers only. Ace's didn't have them, and Wal-MArt stopped carrying them.
In fact, the representative I spoke with at Wal-Mart stated that they had recalled all their current Nighthawks and will not be stocking them in the future.
So...is there a site where I can order the Nighthawks from or is there a reasoning behind this so called "recall?"
In fact, the representative I spoke with at Wal-Mart stated that they had recalled all their current Nighthawks and will not be stocking them in the future.
So...is there a site where I can order the Nighthawks from or is there a reasoning behind this so called "recall?"
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are you sure that your local autozone does not carry them? just askin, b/c my local autozone does carry them, along with the silverstars. if i was you, i'd just go with the silverstars, as that's what i did and it was a HUGE difference over the stock H-4 bulbs. just my 2 cents...
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are you sure that your local autozone does not carry them? just askin, b/c my local autozone does carry them, along with the silverstars. if i was you, i'd just go with the silverstars, as that's what i did and it was a HUGE difference over the stock H-4 bulbs. just my 2 cents...
I'm NOT going with Sylvania Silverstars. Less light=bad.
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what do you mean by "less light"? i am positive that they were and still are a big improvement over stock, as i've had the same pair for over 1.5 years now, and they're just as bright as when i bought them...no lie! and btw, from reading up on HID kits and what-not, the best light output is produced in the 4000k-4300k range, which is exactly where the silverstars are at. so why did you say this, as now you have me thinking about these "nighthawks"...
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what do you mean by "less light"? i am positive that they were and still are a big improvement over stock, as i've had the same pair for over 1.5 years now, and they're just as bright as when i bought them...no lie! and btw, from reading up on HID kits and what-not, the best light output is produced in the 4000k-4300k range, which is exactly where the silverstars are at. so why did you say this, as now you have me thinking about these "nighthawks"...
Sylvania Silverstars have have the "blue" tint on the bulb which makes the light "whiter" but in reality it's juts filtering out the color.
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nice article that you have found there, but i still don't see why my silverstar ARE brighter and definitely produce MORE light, espescially with the high beams, than the CLEAR H-4 bulbs that i replaced. and the CLEAR H-4s i replaced were less than 1 year old, so its not like it wasn't a fair compairison. but i know that these "HID" poser H-4 bulbs that are nothing but blue glass aren't worth a crap, as i've rode i vehicles with them and said i'd never own them. so why do i see more light?
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nice article that you have found there, but i still don't see why my silverstar ARE brighter and definitely produce MORE light, espescially with the high beams, than the CLEAR H-4 bulbs that i replaced. and the CLEAR H-4s i replaced were less than 1 year old, so its not like it wasn't a fair compairison. but i know that these "HID" poser H-4 bulbs that are nothing but blue glass aren't worth a crap, as i've rode i vehicles with them and said i'd never own them. so why do i see more light?
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...uperwhite.html
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yeah, once again, great link ya got there. i still don't quite understand, as the silverstars are built to produce in the 4000-4300k range, which all sites say is the best. but, i'm not gonna sit here and beat a dead horse or anything...haha! but did you find anywhere that they still sell these lights?
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the reason that they are brighter is that Sylvania overdrives the filament to provide more output for the same amount of draw, that is why they have a shorter life, the coloring is just for looks, it does filter some light, the nighthawks probably use similar methods to increase output but use clear glass so you get the most output (lumens)
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yeah, once again, great link ya got there. i still don't quite understand, as the silverstars are built to produce in the 4000-4300k range, which all sites say is the best. but, i'm not gonna sit here and beat a dead horse or anything...haha! but did you find anywhere that they still sell these lights?
I'm still looking. Amazon has them, but I dunno...
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okay, i gotcha. well, mine are still shinin bright even after 1.5 years of using them quite a bit, so i guess now the question may be when mine will have to be replaced?....
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if you want the best h4 that uses stock wattages (55w/60w) this is your answer:
http://www.powerbulbs.com/product_detail.asp?prod=43
http://www.powerbulbs.com/product_detail.asp?prod=43
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once again, nice link. but what makes those philips bulbs so great? and BTW, whenever you pull up that link, on the right hand side of the screen, it shows recommended products and there are some osram "night breaker" bulbs. when i checked these out, they say they are osram's most "powerful" bulb, and if you look closely, there are coated EXACTLY like my silverstars. something sounds odd here...
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I bought mine at Wal-Mart right off the shelf for $20/each. FYI, I was visiting a friend in Palmdale, CA and that's the Wal-Mart I went to because my local one didn't have them.
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once again, nice link. but what makes those philips bulbs so great? and BTW, whenever you pull up that link, on the right hand side of the screen, it shows recommended products and there are some osram "night breaker" bulbs. when i checked these out, they say they are osram's most "powerful" bulb, and if you look closely, there are coated EXACTLY like my silverstars. something sounds odd here...
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that's what i'm thinking, and as you stated, they just swap the names depending on where they are being sold at, b/c it looks the EXACT same as my silverstars. hmm, this makes me wonder if all these people saying osram silverstars are better than sylvania silverstars have been wrong the whole time...
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The non-US OSRAM line ,for the most part, doesn't have the coated bulbs they just use a different gas mixture providing a different tone tot he light its less yellow and much brighter...
if you want something better check out the link for Daniel Stern lighting above and look at the available listing of H4 bulbs some of them offer a serious increase in Lumens plus a slightly whiter light via the gas used in the bulb without any bulb tinting...
There is a great chart on that site that offers multiple options and has the bulbs ratings...
if you want something better check out the link for Daniel Stern lighting above and look at the available listing of H4 bulbs some of them offer a serious increase in Lumens plus a slightly whiter light via the gas used in the bulb without any bulb tinting...
There is a great chart on that site that offers multiple options and has the bulbs ratings...
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Bought mine at Advance B&M, much whiter and brighter than my oem's (although they were 5 years old). Great upgrade for about $37 (they have a 2-pack which is a couple bucks cheaper than two individual bulbs).