PIAA Headlight Bulb Swap?
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PIAA Headlight Bulb Swap?
Has anyone used the PIAA 9005 ( HB3 ) XTREME WHITE PLUS and the PIAA 9006 ( HB4 ) XTREME WHITE PLUS? Are they worth it? Do I need to re-wire anything or is this a straight up swap? thanks for any info.
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Originally Posted by froggy47
How?
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Originally Posted by BQuicksilver
Very easy swap, but I was disappointed.
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From the front I'd guess they might appear similar (color and glare), but they aren't.
I resisted HID's forever, doing no-names, then uncoated no names, then silverstars, then PIAA. I wish I would have just saved my $$ and went HID from the get-go. The PIAA and Silverstars were mild improvements (the others were worse than stock), but the effect was very weak vs HID's. Of the 4 I'd say silverstars since they were cheaper than PIAA. Do seriously consider HID's, you'll be happier in the end.
Hope that helps.
I resisted HID's forever, doing no-names, then uncoated no names, then silverstars, then PIAA. I wish I would have just saved my $$ and went HID from the get-go. The PIAA and Silverstars were mild improvements (the others were worse than stock), but the effect was very weak vs HID's. Of the 4 I'd say silverstars since they were cheaper than PIAA. Do seriously consider HID's, you'll be happier in the end.
Hope that helps.
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Has anyone tried these lights from Ecklers? Thet look like they do not stick out very much like some headlight conversions. Are they much brighter then regular lights and how close to real HID's are they?
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...dept%5Fid=1381
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Clayton from Las Vegas
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...dept%5Fid=1381
Thanks,
Clayton from Las Vegas
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Originally Posted by LV Vette
Has anyone tried these lights from Ecklers? Thet look like they do not stick out very much like some headlight conversions. Are they much brighter then regular lights and how close to real HID's are they?
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...dept%5Fid=1381
Thanks,
Clayton from Las Vegas
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...dept%5Fid=1381
Thanks,
Clayton from Las Vegas
Those are still non-HID with similar wattage to stock and maybe better lensing. I would estimate they'll be slightly better at best.
I believe TByrne has true projector HID setups for ~$900 now.
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Originally Posted by BQuicksilver
From the front I'd guess they might appear similar (color and glare), but they aren't.
I resisted HID's forever, doing no-names, then uncoated no names, then silverstars, then PIAA. I wish I would have just saved my $$ and went HID from the get-go. The PIAA and Silverstars were mild improvements (the others were worse than stock), but the effect was very weak vs HID's. Of the 4 I'd say silverstars since they were cheaper than PIAA. Do seriously consider HID's, you'll be happier in the end.
Hope that helps.
I resisted HID's forever, doing no-names, then uncoated no names, then silverstars, then PIAA. I wish I would have just saved my $$ and went HID from the get-go. The PIAA and Silverstars were mild improvements (the others were worse than stock), but the effect was very weak vs HID's. Of the 4 I'd say silverstars since they were cheaper than PIAA. Do seriously consider HID's, you'll be happier in the end.
Hope that helps.
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Some places like blinglights.com have true HID 9006 kits that are in the sub $500 range. You may have to adjust things to counter glare issues since the stock lens isn't really designed for them. NHTSA doesn't approve of that mod, but it'll be bright.
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Originally Posted by 82shark
Has anyone used the PIAA 9005 ( HB3 ) XTREME WHITE PLUS and the PIAA 9006 ( HB4 ) XTREME WHITE PLUS? Are they worth it? Do I need to re-wire anything or is this a straight up swap? thanks for any info.
Ed
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Originally Posted by wt2ga
The big problem is with the plastic len's ..I did the T-84 Euro headlights with silverstar's bulbs .. Great lights for under $200 in 2004
