SYLVANIA H11 SilverStar zXe Experience

[WillCO]

I've had my Tahoe LT for 2 weeks, and 3 people have commented on how dim the OEM headlights are.

I was about to drop in a set of LED low-beam replacements, then I watched this video that compares LED upgrades against high-performance halogen drop-ins and finds little if any benefit to the LED. It's also not immediately clear how I would handle the LED heat sinks with the Tahoe sealed bulb containers without doing some kind of surgery to the container lids.

Since it is easy and relatively cheap to do so, I decided to try a set of SYLVANIA H11 SilverStar zXe low-beams, which are about 40 bucks on Amazon, claim to provide 50% more light output than OEM, and provide 4200K color.

I installed them last night and will report back as I drive around. They did appear to be noticeably brighter in the garage, though not as white as the DRLs.

 

[Tonyrodz]

I'm also interested in doing something like this .I have hids but I don't really like the output at night, so I was thinking leds, until I just read your post. Subscribed

 

[mizzouguy]

I've used the zxe's before. While not in the same league as HID light output, they are noticeably brighter and whiter than stock.

 

[Tonyrodz]

I just swapped my hid's for some Sylvanias. Hopefully they'll be an improvement .

 

[AngelXL]

These are great and the price not bad. My buddy has them for over 6months already.
http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/ledss-headlights-package.85402/

 

[Tonyrodz]

I just swapped my hid's for some Sylvanias. Hopefully they'll be an improvement .

One was bad, so I swapped in the old stickers , which look a little yellow .The one Sylvania was nice and bright, and white .

 

[Goodinblack]

zXe don't last long.

A year and a half give or take if you are lucky.

I had them 2 times before

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[WillCO]

Well, these are great. They do have substantially more output than stock, and seem notably whiter, though not as white as the HIDs were on the 5 series BMW I had most recently.

At $40 and a 10-minute drop-in, they are a no-brainer. When they burn out, I might try some of the Cree LEDs the guy in the other thread has - or I may just get some more of these Sylvania bulbs. If the truck had them as OEM I would not have thought it a problem to be solved.

 

[Broham]

Any pictures yet? Very interested in snagging some of these up

 

[BeavOR]

Just purchased these sylvania bulbs as well....I'lol post my experience once installed.