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Fog light: PIAA vs Nokya

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Utard, Oct 4, 2012.

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PIAA vs Nokya

Poll closed Nov 3, 2012.

  1. PIAA H11 Plasma Ion Crystal Yellow

    5 vote(s)
    29.4%

  2. Nokya H11 Hyper Yellow Light Bulbs

    12 vote(s)
    70.6%

  3. Meh, fog light are stupid

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. Me like blue lights like cookie monster

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
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  1. Dec 16, 2012 at 6:25 AM
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    Blygy

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    The bulbs works great. Nice and yellow. Not any brighter than stock but the yellow is quite good in the fog.
     
    Blygy, Dec 16, 2012
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  2. Jan 11, 2013 at 7:59 PM
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    Installed the Nokya hyper yellow bulbs in my fogs today. THey are very yellow and quite bright. So far so good
     
    Rhody76, Jan 11, 2013
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  3. Jan 11, 2013 at 8:16 PM
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    I have normal white bulbs in my fogs now but had Nokya yellow bulbs in for a awhile and they worked well.
     
    jtav2002, Jan 11, 2013
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  4. Jan 11, 2013 at 8:19 PM
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    Corndawg

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    i have the same question i want piaa's but im kind of leaning up on Nokya's
    idk pics ive seen pics of nokya's
     
    Corndawg, Jan 11, 2013
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  5. Jan 11, 2013 at 8:26 PM
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    Don't know about the ones that fit into the stock bumper locations, but I have a pair of PIAA 580 driving lights and they are well made lights (new about $220 for the pair with wiring). I swapped the stock front bumper to a plate bumper and gave up the fog lights. I eventually want to add a pair of 4" or 5" fog lights.
     
    Desert Drifter, Jan 11, 2013
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  6. Jan 11, 2013 at 8:30 PM
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    Just go HID 3000k from DDM Tuning
     
    MEMO CAMPOS, Jan 11, 2013
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  7. Jan 11, 2013 at 8:33 PM
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    And completely defeat the purpose of fog lights.

    HID lamps do not have the black painted glare shield, so they shine like spotlights.
    Color doesn't matter... they'll backscatter and blind you and everyone else in the dog.


    And please... if you insist on using cheap plug & play HID kits, buy them from a TW supporting vendor like TRS or Slimcubby.
    DDM's customer service absolutely sucks (2009 they didn't even offer a phone number), and their ballast quality is not good.
     
    Rich91710, Jan 11, 2013
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  8. Jan 11, 2013 at 9:02 PM
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    Just a suggestion on my end for the OP. The reason I use DDM is because they are about a mile away from me here in Huntington Beach CA and yet to have an issue since I first installed mine in 05 they also seem to be where alot of people in the OC buy their kits. Thanks for your opinion anyways.
     
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  9. Jan 11, 2013 at 9:33 PM
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    They must have moved. They used to be in San Diego.

    I've installed 4 "plug & play" systems and one retrofit.
    I still have my last P&P system in my garage that I had in my Blazer.
    Was going to put it in my wife's Rav4 but decided not to because of the glare.
    She'll be getting a retrofit in a couple of months.
     
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  10. Jan 12, 2013 at 8:57 PM
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    I have the Nokya bulbs in my 2013. I purchased my set from Amazon.

    I have had mine for about 2 months now and given that it's winter, I'm typically driving with them on. I also purchased a set for my friend for Christmas (2012 Xterra, same H11). I was driving last night through rain with him behind me and I can say they are quite yellow and quite bright. I was out tonight in some pretty dense fog and I can say that they were quite beneficial.

    I have had zero issues with my bulbs, but I am aware I haven't had a whole lot of time on the bulbs. One thing that I did do on a tip from another member was swap the gaskets over from the OEM bulbs since they had some issues with the Nokya bulb gaskets leaking.

    Overall, I'm quite pleased and I highly doubt the PIAA could provide anything that is 3X as good as the Nokyas. Granted, these bulbs don't give that Lexus fog lamp yellow that almost looks like a yellow highlighter color, but I have no complaints.
     
    MikeyMcFly, Jan 12, 2013
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  11. Jan 14, 2013 at 2:30 AM
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  12. Jan 14, 2013 at 6:38 AM
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    I had Nokya's in my Pathfinder's fogs for 2 years, no issues at all. I will be purchasing them for my Tacoma.
     
    cintocrunch, Jan 14, 2013
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  13. Jan 14, 2013 at 4:51 PM
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    what is the bulb size for a 2012? i want to order a set of nokya.

    who has them for the cheapest?
     
    adam337, Jan 14, 2013
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  14. Jan 14, 2013 at 6:31 PM
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    To clarify Adam... H4 is not the fog for the 2012
     
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  15. Jan 14, 2013 at 8:20 PM
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    impressive. I have PIAA Super White bulbs. now

    for my headlights? is Amazon the best price to buy?
     
    Corndawg, Jan 14, 2013
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  16. Jan 15, 2013 at 10:07 PM
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    I just took the Nokya hyper yellow bulbs out of my fogs bc the leaked like crazy!
    I had to dry out my fogs over night. Then put the stock bulbs back in..

    Has anyone else had this issue? I may purchase another set to see if they will leak too but not sure...
     
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  17. Jan 15, 2013 at 11:23 PM
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    Did u use the old o rings from ur stock bulbs, or the ones that came on the nokyas?

    Sometimes the nokya o rings don't fit as well as the stockers.
     
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  18. Jan 16, 2013 at 8:30 AM
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    On the 12's the H11 bulb has the same oring gasket as the OEM Bulb.
    So i dont think swapping them would have helped..
     
    ETaco23, Jan 16, 2013
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  19. Jan 16, 2013 at 9:01 AM
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    I had heard about the potential for leakage (maybe from an earlier post you had made) and swapped the gaskets prior to using the bulbs. I'm at 3 months in and not a drop of water. I have been through a bunch of rain, washings, etc with no issue
     
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  20. Jan 16, 2013 at 8:20 PM
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    I geuss i need to order a new set.. Thanks!
     
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