PIAA's Installed
Safety Car
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Dardenne Prairie Mo.
Originally Posted by Crabr1
Just got done installing PIAA's,easy job,anyone could do it.Took about an hour,running the wires takes the longest.Sure are bright! 
Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2001
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From: Toronto
Originally Posted by WKMCD
Did you use the harness and switch that came with the lights or use a stock switch?
I've got a set on my desk to install next weekend.
I've got a set on my desk to install next weekend.
Last edited by JETZ; Jan 8, 2006 at 02:52 PM.
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Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Keller, TX
St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by steveC5
How well do they work from a distance? My specter werkes C5R lights with the stock bulbs could use all the help they can get.
Racer
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Discovery Bay CA
PIAA Driving Lights
I have had mine sitting here for a while not wanting to run another wirring harness has any one installed them with the factory harness and if so any problems? I already added the 9005 & 9006 PIAA head lights and they did make a difference over stock. Any help on the harness question would be great I have read about guys adding 50w bulbs to the factory housings the PIAA's are 55w is there that much difference I am not an electrician
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Wa
Driving lights
I just put the 1100X driving lights,they are so bright I think you could drive with the headlights down and still have excellent lighting.As far as the install,just get the factory switch from GM and follow the directions from the forum,the hardest thing was running PIAA's wiring,that's what takes the time on the install.I did remove my headlight covers and my hood stops to get my arm enough room to install the lights themselfs.On the factory switch,I think I paid 12 bucks or something like that.Get them off your desk and install them,its so easy. 
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2002
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From: Stafford TX
Have the 1100x sitting here also and I need to get around to installing them. I read the tech install and tapping into the purple wire of relay 39 under the hood and splicing in the brown/white wire of the PIAA switch... expect there is not a brown/white wire; only 3 (2 solid white and 1 black).
Also, is it easier to removing/install the foglights from the top and removing the head light bazel or jacking the car yup (yuk!) and from underneath and removing the brake cooling ducts.
Thanks
Also, is it easier to removing/install the foglights from the top and removing the head light bazel or jacking the car yup (yuk!) and from underneath and removing the brake cooling ducts.
Thanks
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Wa
Install
There are 3 wires,if you have a OEM switch from GM,cut the 3 wires from the switch that PIAA supplies,1 white wire will have no end on it,throw it away,cut the black one off short and tape it up,then the last white wire still connected will be the one that is spliced togeather with the purple wire under fuse #39,use the quick splice that is supplied by PIAA.Then it's only a matter of connecting the big white wire to the post next to the fuse box,then the black one to the ground by the hood strut.As far as the lights themselfs,I pulled the covers off the top of the headlights and the bezels out,also took the hood stops out to be able to get my arm down in to mount the lights.Real easy job from the top.good luck.