It would appear I've fallen for marketing hype. Thinking it couldn't hurt to have slightly brighter taillamp and flasher bulbs on the rear of my '62 Herald 1200, I thought I'd try Sylvania's "Silvers
It depends on the lenses in front of the lamp. With no lens, they may be emitting more light. If you put a clear lens in front of them, they're probably just as bright. However, a red or amber lens b
All marketing hype, IMO. The basic principle is that filters work by subtracting light. A dichroic filter to make the light bluer (and hence whiter by their definition) does it by subtracting yellow-
Replies to my question: George: It depends on the lenses in front of the lamp. With no lens, they may be emitting more light. If you put a clear lens in front of them, they're probably just as bright
That has been my experience with the Silverstar bulbs as well. The theory is that the human eye is more sensitive to bluer light (higher color temperature), but I can't see the difference. My _guess_
If you bought them at your FLAPS, then just take them back. That's one way to get the message to them that their product isn't all it purported to be. Bill It would appear I've fallen for marketing h