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PIAA 9003 / H4 Headlight Bulbs

Discussion in 'Product Reviews' started by greilly14, Sep 24, 2014.

  1. Sep 24, 2014 at 8:44 AM
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    greilly14

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    Bought these Headlights a couple of weeks ago from automatcentral.com and they arrived within 3 days. Packaging was great and nothing was damaged.

    I was really getting tired of the light output on my stock bulbs at night time and the yellowish color they give off. Put these bulbs in and man what a difference! The light output at night with these bulbs is 100 times better than the ones I had on before and they give off a cool white color. Definitely impressed with these and would highly recommend these to anyone looking to get some better light output at night time.
     
  2. Sep 28, 2014 at 8:13 AM
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    i can imagine the light output is improved but i also always wonder if switching out to bulbs like these are completely blinding to oncoming traffic?
     
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    PIAA bulbs are great if they actually last longer then a 1 year. I have had several sets and everytime they last 1-1.5 years max.
     
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    Lifetime LEDs are what I am running and they are great!
     
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    6 months on mine and no issues yet either.
     
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    I have had mine for a month but no issues. I feel they are a good upgrade when you are on a budget. If I had the money and time I would have bumped up to retrofits.
     
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    I hear ya man. Time and money :D
     
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    I don't think these particular bulbs are that bright to the point where they blind oncoming traffic.
     
  9. Oct 3, 2014 at 3:12 PM
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    They are legal, and here in Silicon Vally, not the brightest, those are the yuppet BMW kids
     
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    Those bulbs are 55w low beam and 60w high... same as stock. Totally legal.

    The biggest issue with blinding oncoming traffic is when the headlight housings are not properly adjusted and throw light directly into peoples eyes (HID retrofit kits w/improper reflectors/lazy people who never adjust them/etc.)

    You're all good.

    Check out Narva or Osram next time you buy bulbs http://store.candlepower.com/

    My Narva Rangepower 50's last a loooong time...& I H8 Piaa as you can see if you search "PIAA 510's" in product reviews. They get no money from me after that.
     
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