fog light bulbs
11-24-2002 | 10:40 AM
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fog light bulbs
what are some good bulbs? i have had two sets now and they keep burning out. driver side and then passenger side. one lasted three weeks the other about two months. shop i bought them from warrantied them the first time, but they only do that for the bulbs purchased within the last month. any suggestions?
11-24-2002 | 10:44 AM
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I only use the PIAAs. Even though they are expensive, they are quality bulbs. I have yet to have one blow out on me. I would stay away from Nokya bulbs. Those bulbs burn out all the time.
11-24-2002 | 10:48 AM
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thanks, now that i think of it i think nokya are the bulbs that have been burning out on me. get what you pay for (most of the time). should have known buying them from a ricer shop and not a performance shop...my bad!
11-24-2002 | 03:26 PM
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Does anyone have Raybrigs? How are they working out for you?
Oh, and are PIAA's DOT legal? Last thing I want is some piggie bothering me for something as trivial as bulbs
Oh, and are PIAA's DOT legal? Last thing I want is some piggie bothering me for something as trivial as bulbs
11-24-2002 | 04:07 PM
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I use PIAA's too.
Dont get the 85w ones unless you want to discolor the bulb cover inside the lights.
They work awesome tho. Havent had one go out since i got them over a year ago.
My friend has the same ones and one of his went out in half the time.
I would still get PIAA's tho. There top quality.
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Dont get the 85w ones unless you want to discolor the bulb cover inside the lights.
They work awesome tho. Havent had one go out since i got them over a year ago.
My friend has the same ones and one of his went out in half the time.
I would still get PIAA's tho. There top quality.
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11-24-2002 | 05:38 PM
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From my understanding, all of the PIAA bulbs are DOT legal. I used to get a sticker from them on the platnium series. But now on all the new bulbs I do not. I guess all of them are legal such that they do not need to print out a sticker anymore.
11-24-2002 | 07:40 PM
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I read that hella doesn't make yellowstars anymore. well www.rallylights.com does not carry them in H3 anymore. I'm sure they can be found somewhere else, but hard to find.
but now i see PIAA ion yellows are cheaper now... around $18 i think for a bulb instead of $50+ before. i forgot the link for the PIAAs, i found it in that "other" forum in dressup.
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but now i see PIAA ion yellows are cheaper now... around $18 i think for a bulb instead of $50+ before. i forgot the link for the PIAAs, i found it in that "other" forum in dressup.
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11-24-2002 | 07:44 PM
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my ghetto cheap *** plan
Well...lets just say I took the "less expensive" route... So I dropped about $20 on ebay and bought some PlasmaGlow Xenon 80w bulbs for my 96 outback for fogs and headlights/brights and I love them!! Sure I have never had the PIAA's, hella's or any other high quality product, but if you are looking for a low budget plan with good results thats the way to go.
I have noticed a SIGNIFIGANT difference, especially with the foglights. With my fogs I can see now atleast twice as wide and much farther.
I have noticed a SIGNIFIGANT difference, especially with the foglights. With my fogs I can see now atleast twice as wide and much farther.
11-24-2002 | 09:30 PM
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Originally posted by ImprezaRSDriver
From my understanding, all of the PIAA bulbs are DOT legal. I used to get a sticker from them on the platnium series. But now on all the new bulbs I do not. I guess all of them are legal such that they do not need to print out a sticker anymore.
From my understanding, all of the PIAA bulbs are DOT legal. I used to get a sticker from them on the platnium series. But now on all the new bulbs I do not. I guess all of them are legal such that they do not need to print out a sticker anymore.
Oh, and I'm still curious about Raybrigs!
11-24-2002 | 11:32 PM
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Raybrigs are a little bit more expensive from what I have seen in terms of price when compared to PIAAs and other companies. But if I had to compare the PIAA and Raybrigs, they are about the same in quality. The only thing I do not like Raybrigs is that they do not make a lot of common bulb applications like the 9000 series. Very hard to find and get.
11-25-2002 | 02:51 PM
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Originally posted by ImprezaRSDriver
Raybrigs are a little bit more expensive from what I have seen in terms of price when compared to PIAAs and other companies. But if I had to compare the PIAA and Raybrigs, they are about the same in quality. The only thing I do not like Raybrigs is that they do not make a lot of common bulb applications like the 9000 series. Very hard to find and get.
Raybrigs are a little bit more expensive from what I have seen in terms of price when compared to PIAAs and other companies. But if I had to compare the PIAA and Raybrigs, they are about the same in quality. The only thing I do not like Raybrigs is that they do not make a lot of common bulb applications like the 9000 series. Very hard to find and get.
