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I am looking for H1.. which is the best one?
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which one though? coz I've seen diff. kinds of PIAA bulbs
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go here...they sell good stuff i bought H11 and h1

the glass is clear but throw out a hyper white.....

http://www.supremepower.com/category/spr/spplight.html
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are you sure they gonna last? coz this will be the 4th time that I will buy a pair of H1 bulbs.. they won't even last even a month.... I would rather get those brand name ones..
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i have h4's on my 7thgen civic. they are very white at night. if u look at the headlamps during daytime, it has the blue reflection. very nice and still works perfectly for 4-5 months now.
i have the extreme white h4's. i believe they are 60/55w = 135/125w, 4150K

check out these chart that i found on ebay
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oh yea, btw i paid around $60 for mine on eBay and i recommend buying on their too if your on a budget.

if your looking for sumthin thats just brighter and better. id say get the xtreme white
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2459968292


but if u live in a city where the police doesnt care about lighting and all that bs.. get sumthin over 4500k.

i wish i could've got the 7000k ones if i didnt live in a city full of lazy pigs
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yea, all the pigs here are crazy... they react in a small things especially if your car is a lil bit fixed up.. they will eventually find something that they can give you a ticket on.. anyway,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33710

I bidded on this... are these good? I bid two of them... hmm what you think?

aw yea.. thanks for the info!!!
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they are 5000k.. I don't care bout them pigs...
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np. BUT do make sure if their never installed yet. ask the seller if they have been installed before. that can really mean sumthin.

oh yea, when you get bulbs... never ever touch the bulb itself. it WILL make your headlight go out again.

and i say go for it if you think 5000k is enough. just hope you dont get caught up with it eventhough theirs factory hids out their that are way brighter (new acuras/bmws/mb/etc).

post sum pics if u get em tho =)
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yea I will, I asked the seller he said that they were never installed.. they are brand new.. what if I touch the lower part of the bulb? is it gonna burn it too? hmmm... the first bulb that I bought I touched the bulb accidentally my hand with grease... LOL.. well I learned from mistake.. then I put another one... I never touched the bulb itself.. it still went out after 3 weeks (this happened 3 times already) so probably coz of the brand... I was using EuroDezigns.. thanks again! I will post some pics heheh
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None of those are as good as the MTEC h'1s i have in my tycs!!! try them out, rave reviews on this site!!! you can get them on ebay, plus a lifetime warranty.

MTECS HERE!!!

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Sylvania there good have it on my car H1 for 5 mths now it still working, beside that ill go PIAA, Or save up get the real deal HID,
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I have heard that you can use the 4x mtec bulbs without causing any damage to your harness or housing...is this true?
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I have heard that you can use the 4x mtec bulbs without causing any damage to your harness or housing...is this true?
ya, i have them on my tycs and had them on my oem ones and no problems, the only problems i had was from nokya.

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Originally posted by pnoiracer
yea, all the pigs here are crazy... they react in a small things especially if your car is a lil bit fixed up.. they will eventually find something that they can give you a ticket on.. anyway,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33710

I bidded on this... are these good? I bid two of them... hmm what you think?

aw yea.. thanks for the info!!!
ahhh u focker, so u were the one who outbid me, lol.
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^^^ lol

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i dont like piaa very much anymore. they dont last long. i got a good pair of nokya arctic purples though and i like them a lot better.
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PIAA will last a good three months if that. Get sylvania if you want a long-lasting bulb. My last sylvania blew after about two years. Everyone on this site seems to like the MTEC bulbs as well.
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i herd mtec is very good for its price range. but is it poor during bad weather? rain/fog/etc
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I am telling ya.
Don't waste money on those bulbs.
Get true HID.
PIAA bulbs are overpriced.
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I'd say either get Sylvania Silverstars or Phillips Vision Plus. I have Phillips blue vision ultra, and they beat out eurolites, and PIAA. I haven't seen mtec yet.
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I've had nokyas. imo at night visability was worse then stock. Id go with mtec. They are as good if not better then PIAA and less expensive.
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h4 question

Originally posted by jttegx
www.piaa.com

i have h4's on my 7thgen civic. they are very white at night. if u look at the headlamps during daytime, it has the blue reflection. very nice and still works perfectly for 4-5 months now.
i have the extreme white h4's. i believe they are 60/55w = 135/125w, 4150K

check out these chart that i found on ebay
hope it helps...
did you have to get a heavy duty harness to account for the higher heat and such? or did you just swap out the stocks for them? anything helps thanks-
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i just replaced my factory bulbs with them.

for the buyers....
my rating of piaa 'h4' xtreme white: 9/10
-fits directly onto your oem headlamps
-it may be a lot compared to others but you get what you pay for
-very white/bright.... shows blue reflection during daytime
-had them for about 4-5 months so far and no problems at all
-pricey? but i purchased mine off ebay for nearly $60. i thought it was a good deal
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Wow...if anyone wants my bulbs PM me lol. I have H4 nokya's, and the other two (blinker bulb and parking light) are PIAA's.
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Just remember that with any coated bulb, you will lose light output. Even the sylvania cool blues aren't good in rain. And our eyes also see better with yellowish light at night.
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Originally posted by JayFReaZy
ahhh u focker, so u were the one who outbid me, lol.
LOL!
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Originally posted by civicvtec1ps
I am telling ya.
Don't waste money on those bulbs.
Get true HID.
PIAA bulbs are overpriced.
i'm sure if he had 400 bucks he would...

Injen
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