Re: PIAA lamps

["Jeremy Selg" <jisu09@hotmail.com>]

I have PIAA superwhites in my fogs and headlights, they are definatly 
worth the $35 per light.  They are just as durable as a stock bulb, just 
be careful not to touch the bulb itself (oil from your hands will burn 
it out).  As for the headlights, you can't tell a huge difference, but 
there is a little difference. They are not very close to HID's. But are 
a cool upgrade if you have $85 burning a hole in your pocket.

JR


>From: "John A. Gersic" <jgersic@bellatlantic.net>
>To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>
>Subject: PIAA lamps
>Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 22:18:00 -0500
>Reply-To: jettaglx@igtc.com
>
> I am wondering if anyone has purchased/used the PIAA lamps that are 
for
>sale at a lot of specialty car shops..they run about $100 for a pair, 
and
>claim they are the closest thing to HID (high intensity discharge) that 
you
>can get..claim 3800k light temperature while hid is around 4200 or so.
>Anyways, they use current than the stock bulbs, so heat should not be a
>problem..and they are both DOT and SAE approved for use on the road. My
>questions are 1) are they that much brigher than regular halogen or 
xenon
>bulbs you can buy for $10 a bulb, 2) are they very durable, or will 
they
>burn/blow out in a few weeks? Any experiences with these?
>
>


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