Finally.. New Silverstar foglight?

99SilverGT

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I've found some things on the web that show a Silverstar 880 - 27W Foglight bulb that says it replaces the 893 and 899 bulbs that people had been using for our cars. I know they had been blowing almost monthly, so Sylvania pulled them.

Anyone know anything about these 880 bulbs?

 

Mustang5L5

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ttt


One of my Silverstar 893's burned out tonight after 2 months.

I don';t want to buy another set of 893's if they are gonna burn out again.

The thing is, the 893's are 38Watt bulbs and the 880's are 20watt

 

apk1971

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No problem with mine yet... <knock on wood>

 

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Well, there are no pairs on EBay right now and i'm not spending $24 for 1 bulb from Sylvania.

ANy other good WHUTE fog light bulbs similar to silverstars that won't burn out?

I drive around with my fogs on all the time, so i want a nice white light

 

JonJon

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I bought the Silverstar fog lights a year ago and they only lasted a month before they blew. I called Sylvania and they said they had a manufacturing defect and they were trying to fix it. They'd either refund my money (I bought it online through Sylvania) or they'd ship me a new set for free once they fixed the problem in 6 weeks. 6 weeks came and went, I called again, they said another 6 weeks. So I asked for my money back.

I kinda figured they'd have that problem fixed by now??? But lower wattage? That sounds like crap.

 

tl75keith

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I've been using the 880 fogs for about one month now. Never had the 893's so I can't comment if the 880s are a lot dimmer (I assume they are with that wattage drop). I have the Silverstar headlights and turns so I wanted everything to match. So far so good

 

99SilverGT

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Wow, back from the dead... lol

I've been running the 880s now for about the last 3 months. No problems and they're still a good bit brighter than stock with the clear housings. I imagine the 893s are brighter still, but God only knows when they're going to be fixed so they don't blow all the time. I didn't feel like waiting.

 

apk1971

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My car came from the factory with bulbs marked 899. Others on this site have had 893s. The manual says 880. I went with the 893s. The car should be fine handling the slightly bigger bulb.

I have had them since the end of July. I do not drive the car a lot at night and do not always use the fogs when I do drive at night. HOWEVER when I do, they work awesome (especially with the diamond clear lenses).

No complaints.

 

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Are these the same bulbs they sell at Wal Mart? IVe seen the headlights there but not sure if they carry the fog lights! Also If you want a really bright fog light get some of the ultra clear fog light housing. I love mine,even w/ the stock bulbs. Heres a pic

 

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NiteRydaGT

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I bought the original 893's and they burnt out. I sent them back and a few weeks later they sent me the redesigned version and I've had no problems yet.

 

Stangrider

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Ah, 880 it is. I'm gonna have to pick those up since I bought the headlight bulbs. Didn't really notice a difference until I took the car out for a test through the dark Vegas backroads. I like 'em. Where did you guys get those diamond clear lenses and for how much?

 

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Well, i searched all over today and could not find any 893 bulbs.

I did find a pep boys that had one 880 bulb. If they had two, i would have bought them, but what am i gonna do with one 893 and one 880??

I would put the stockers back, but they are so yellow compared to my Silverstar 9007 headlights that it looks like ass. SO for now, i'm driving around with 1 foglight on.

Oh FYI, the stock bulb that i pulled out of my foglight was an 899, which i beleive is 37.5 watts

 

JonJon

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I gave up on caring a while ago, I put stock Sylvania's in again. $5 a bulb

 

JLstang351

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Stangrider said:

Where did you guys get those diamond clear lenses and for how much?

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I got them from mustangtuning.com for $80 shipped. Wasnt going to bu them but my stockers got real dirty all of a sudden,and The light was really faint. But im glad I bought them now!

 

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Just found the 880s on Ebay...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...ry=33709&item=7923460610&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

$19.95 "Buy It Now" for 2-packs...10 of 'em left after I get done...