changing headlights in 20 degree weather
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changing headlights in 20 degree weather
sucks.
my hands are fvcked from putting the stock bulbs back in, again, in the frigid cold.
i've had PIAA's, one lowbeam burned out.
then the vic got recalled for the headlight wiring harness, i thought to myself, 'oh, that's why it burned out'.
next i got silvania silverstars, and again, one lowbeam burned out. yesterday.
i thought about going with one piaa, one silverstar (since i have one of each now
), but i think it would drive me crazy 
anyone have an opinion on long-lasting white bulbs? stock just looks yellow to me now, and i don't want blue or purple (i consider 'em rice...just my opinion).
before i get flamed, i should say, i don't touch the damn bulbs. seriously.
my hands are fvcked from putting the stock bulbs back in, again, in the frigid cold.
i've had PIAA's, one lowbeam burned out.
then the vic got recalled for the headlight wiring harness, i thought to myself, 'oh, that's why it burned out'.
next i got silvania silverstars, and again, one lowbeam burned out. yesterday.
i thought about going with one piaa, one silverstar (since i have one of each now
), but i think it would drive me crazy anyone have an opinion on long-lasting white bulbs? stock just looks yellow to me now, and i don't want blue or purple (i consider 'em rice...just my opinion).
before i get flamed, i should say, i don't touch the damn bulbs. seriously.
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sorry dont have any help as far as the bulbs go
sorry dont have any help as far as the bulbs go
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or do you think i'm the sorta person who has a recall and doesn't take it in?
Originally Posted by varmin
then the vic got recalled for the headlight wiring harness, i thought to myself, 'oh, that's why it burned out'.
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Originally Posted by varmin
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or do you think i'm the sorta person who has a recall and doesn't take it in?
or do you think i'm the sorta person who has a recall and doesn't take it in?
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Rep Power: 318 the recall was cause a harness causes one low beam to burn out faster than the other. take it in for the recall, unless you like buying bulbs... i had the same prob for a little. went through three pairs of bulbs before i got the notice. since they fixed it, i haven't had any problems. 
I had the same problem with my piaa's. I thought it was from the harness, but my friends galant did the same thing with the exact bulbs . piaa does make some sweet lights though, I bought another set of the extreme white and so far they lasted about 11 months. I would suggest hiiting up Impulse for a set of HID's, the differnce is incomparable.
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Rep Power: 348 ask any racer, any real racer.....its not how many bulbs you buy or what kind u buy, its if u can change them in 20 degree weather.
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Rep Power: 0 yeah i remember now.. i bought a piaa before and they both burned out at the same night like 3 months later during a very cold freezing night... one burned out at my friend's place where i'm ready to go home (i was half-blinded on the highway)... then next morning, i turned on the headlight, the other one broke too...
so i brought back to where i got it from and they gave me an super extreme white piaa and haven't got burned out YET...
if it does burn out again, i'm gonna go for HID...
so i brought back to where i got it from and they gave me an super extreme white piaa and haven't got burned out YET...
if it does burn out again, i'm gonna go for HID...
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