PIAA Bulb Blown
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PIAA Bulb Blown
My 3rd set of PIAAs blown............... [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/IMG]
Pretty bad. These ones lasted only 2 months.
Pretty bad. These ones lasted only 2 months.
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Rep Power: 0 holly crap are u serious, oh yeah in projectors since the area inside is so small, most h4's get blown really easily, its better to get HID, more expensive but better in the long run, u said u burnt like 3 pairs, thats almost or close to the price of an HID kit
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The H4s do not fit in the projectors--the projectors use H3.
When I had my stock headlamp with H4, it blew twice.
This makes it the 3rd time, with H3 projectors.
3 sets of PIAA bulbs in 1 Year. And yeah, I'm a good installer too, I never ever touch the glass part. I take it out the last second, when I'm ready to fit it in the socket.
Thank goodness for warrenty, or I'd be out like $400....
The H4s do not fit in the projectors--the projectors use H3.
When I had my stock headlamp with H4, it blew twice.
This makes it the 3rd time, with H3 projectors.
3 sets of PIAA bulbs in 1 Year. And yeah, I'm a good installer too, I never ever touch the glass part. I take it out the last second, when I'm ready to fit it in the socket.
Thank goodness for warrenty, or I'd be out like $400....
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Rep Power: 0 I'm on my 3rd set too. I took it to the dealer, where I bought the bulbs from, and they keep saying I am touching thr bulb or some crap, but I wear latex gloves when I install them. Could it be my windshield wiper lights? I have those hooked into the fuse for the headlights.
Well for some vehicles it has been noted that directly after the engine started sometimes a generation of high voltage can occur. In order to protect your bulbs, do not turn your lights on directly after the engine is started(wait 5-10 sec). You may want to take a note of that!
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Rep Power: 0 no windshield lights wont do that, i did that for awhile but stopped cause an import store here said that isnt to cool to do, not to mention when i was playing with lights in the trunk i blew made fuses and screwed the left headlamp. Honda saw the wires and splices and started saying that caused the prob yada yada but a cool dude at the dealership hooked me up but suggested i get it rewired a diff way.
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