88pathoffroad Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Check it out, $16 with 4 hours left. Those things cost $120-200 new. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...em=1401867153 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 They went for $36. You can't buy cheap knock-offs at local auto parts stores for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 They went for $36. You can't buy cheap knock-offs at local auto parts stores for that! I looked at them but they were used and the guy didn't even know if they worked. Rather get cheap knockoffs that I can return if there is a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 Bulbs cost $5 each. Wiring is cheap. Switches and relays are cheap. What's to worry about as long as the housings and glass are good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfisch1191 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 PIAA bulbs for 5$ tell me were you can get them at that price because i need 1. last i checked they were more like 60$ for 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 They are H3 55W bulbs, you can get non PIAA bulbs for that price. Besides the lights work perfectly, and there was no shipping costs because it was a local pick up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted December 15, 2007 Author Share Posted December 15, 2007 Yep, you don't HAVE to use PIAA brand bulbs, I highly doubt they're anything special anyway. $5 replacement H3's from the local auto parts store work great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUELER Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 PIAA blue bulbs are typical japanese rice stuff. You can get them at the local "giga gifts" in the ranch chinese market where it smells like fish, along with shift knobs and air fresheners. The blue tint bulbs are the worst for visibility, and i am including silverstar in this category. the PIAA clear ones are actually OK.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Agreed, the money spent on PIAA lights is on the NAME and housing, mostly. *trying not to offend anyone* I can't see how anyone would pay those obscene price tags for PIAA bulbs. Most of the perfomance as far as the light projection goes, regardless of the bulb style, is from the housing design/style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted December 26, 2007 Author Share Posted December 26, 2007 PIAA blue bulbs are typical japanese rice stuff. You can get them at the local "giga gifts" in the ranch chinese market where it smells like fish, along with shift knobs and air fresheners. The blue tint bulbs are the worst for visibility, and i am including silverstar in this category. the PIAA clear ones are actually OK.... I agree. Human eyesight is aligned to the yellow spectrum, blue is one of the least visible spectrums to humans. Full-spectrum light works best. Put a blue or purple light next to a yellow light of the exact same intensity and start backing away...you'll lose sight of the blue/purple light long before you lose the yellow one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUELER Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Yup. Blue bulbs like sylvania silverstar may "look cool" when looking at the car from the front, but the light output is terrible. They need to make up for the reduced output by making a brighter filament inside the bulb (there are legal regulations on light output) and as a result the bulb life is also reduced, along with visibility. Dont get me wrong, PIAA, Raybrig, Polarg, Sylvania, Osram all make clear bulbs too, which are great. Its the colored ones that SUCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Appear to be the same lights as the ones above, on CL going for $100 http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/pts/517546022.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 I have a clear set of these that were a J-yard pocket discount. The bulbs are fused to the lens so you have to replace all but the housing. The kit retails for around $200 new and the bulb/lens is $35-$75 to get a new one. Not sure I am into spending that much on a bulb for a beat up free housing when I can get a full new set of Hellas for that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Is it a bulb that you can get aftermarket without the lens? If so it might be time to bust out the existing one and drill out the lens for a snug fit a of a replacement bulb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted December 29, 2007 Author Share Posted December 29, 2007 Nope, the 1400's are reflector/bulb assembly units that have to have the PIAA-specific bulbs. I always liked those but the replacement reflector/bulb assemblies were too spendy. The 1000's and 1200's used to be that way too but they went to a H3 setup on those instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Is it a bulb that you can get aftermarket without the lens? If so it might be time to bust out the existing one and drill out the lens for a snug fit a of a replacement bulb Like 88 said.... Though if you had a masters in redneck engineering you might be able to buy a standard 2 prong base hallogen bulb for an undercounter type kitchen light, then split the lens open (lens and reflector are "glued" together), chisel out the old bulb (it is fused into the reflector with some sort of ceramic), epoxy in the new one and reseal the lens....Sounds like too much BS work to me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Yeah I was not really serious, but I am sure some will try it anyway (or has already) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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