PIAA headlights and fog lights

[yamahaSHO]

Does anybody have the PIAA headlights for their car. I am looking at getting the ones from tirerack.com (PIAA Xtreme Wht 9007 (Pair). Do they run cool enough and a low enough wattage. Also I want to find some matching PIAA fog lights to fill the whole space in the stock location. Any body have any suggestions?

<small>[ October 18, 2002, 10:01 AM: Message edited by: yamahaSHO ]</small>

 

[SHOZ123]

I have the PIAA 9007s. The wattage is the same. They are a bit brighter than a regular bulb. Get the Sylvania Silver Series. Same thing half, the price.

 

[herman]

yea, stay away from PIAA bulbs. They are way too overpriced, under perform and shortlived. If your front lenses are still looking good (less than 60k or 4 years), go for the Sylvania Silverstar or Narva. If not, there will not be a visible difference. They arent as long lived as OEM either, but they usually dont break in your headlights.

 

[yamahaSHO]

SHOZ123:
I have the PIAA 9007s. The wattage is the same. They are a bit brighter than a regular bulb. Get the Sylvania Silver Series. Same thing half, the price.

Where can I get the Sylvanias??

<small>[ October 13, 2002, 10:39 AM: Message edited by: yamahaSHO ]</small>

 

[SHOZ123]

They are pretty common. There are also a miriad of bulbs here

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[RickieFrat]

The PIAA's might be a lil over priced. But they have been in my car for the past 2 years. I have NEVER had a problem with them. I also carry these lights so I stand behind them. My housing havn't dis-colored nor my wires fry due to the voltage. I am very happy with them. To bad PIAA didn't come out with a replacement bulb for the fogs. If you due a search I had a group buy for these back in the day when the forum first started. I don't know if its still archived or not.

 

[SHOZ123]

The PIAAs aren't a high wattage bulb. So heat should not be a problem. I haven't had any problems with them either in the last two years. I just won't buy them again because of their premium price.

<small>[ October 13, 2002, 11:30 PM: Message edited by: SHOZ123 ]</small>

 

[SHOZ123]

I recently ordered some led bulbs and got two "purple HID look" 9007 bulbs free. Last night I put one in to compare it against the PIAA 9007. No contest the purple one suckes big time. Looks like a HID when staring at it though.

 

[kaoticSHO]

I have had the 930 HID system on my car for over two years now. Here is the link.

http://www.piaa.com/displayLamp.php3?inc=930.html

This is a true HID setup and it is expensive. I payed $1300 at that time. The output is fantastic and I don't blind the oncoming drivers that I have heard about and seen with other systems.

 

[Dave Ladely]

JCWhitney has a great set of genuine HID driving lights, rectangular, $599.00, with remote control.
They fit the SHO perfectly, look stock, built like tanks, cast aluminum and stainless steel.
Rather than a "pencil" beam, these have a horizonally aligned beam somewhat like a fog light, so you can see all across the road and the sharp cutoff prevents offending oncoming drivers, but unlike fog lights, the have a great distance and white light. Also they draw a lot less current than halogen "fake HIDs". The yellow color for "fog" lights has been debunked by research as BS; white works better under all conditions.
Also, being HID, there is no filament to wear out or break, so they last MUCH longer.
The light produced will make you a true believer!