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wab8611
05-04-2005, 10:07 AM
ok... i have had a lot of interest in getting Hid\'s... but see i dont havethe money right now... so i was thinking about going with the PIAA white lights.. i think they were rated at 4000k+.. im also very curious about waintg for the LED bulbs.....

i dont know..


if anyone can put in their input it would be greatly appreciated...

thanks

wab8611
majic
05-04-2005, 10:22 AM
Originally posted by wab8611


ok... i have had a lot of interest in getting Hid\'s... but see i dont havethe money right now... so i was thinking about going with the PIAA white lights.. i think they were rated at 4000k+.. im also very curious about waintg for the LED bulbs.....

i dont know..


if anyone can put in their input it would be greatly appreciated...

thanks

wab8611

aren\'t PIAAs about $100 a pop? my friend bought a pair for his Solara and they burned out a week after the 1 yr warranty was up!! i\'d say save up enough to get true HIDs. besides you will SEE the difference
PlatMS6
05-04-2005, 07:07 PM
ok has anyone bought any good quality bulbs that put out a lot of light without the high Wattage and no tinting

i saw a civic guy on the street the other night and his were pure white (no blue/yellow at all...weird) and bright (almost hid annoying), and i knew they werent hid\'s so i asked him and he just said that he got it off some asian place for 30 bucks

so anyone know of any asian store... :p lol crap y cant ppl remember these things...
SwooshICE
05-04-2005, 08:33 PM
my friend has a pair of piaa headlights.
they don\'t seem much brighter than my 20$ bulbs if not the same.
for 100 a pair, i don\'t reali think they are worth the money.
Ex-Rolla
05-05-2005, 01:56 AM
I agree with majic on this one... save your money for a HID kit. If you REALLY want something a little better than stck, go with the silverstars or Night hawks... they are brighter than stock. Silverstars have a whitish look while the nighthawks have a stock look but much brighter. I\'ve never used the Nighthawks on my car but tried them on my dads car and did notice a difference. The silverstars are pretty good for the money if you want that HID look but they have a life expectancy of 12-14 months.

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wab8611
05-05-2005, 07:56 AM
well how much is it to change xenon hid bulbs once they blow out???
majic
05-05-2005, 07:59 AM
Originally posted by wab8611


well how much is it to change xenon hid bulbs once they blow out???

depends where you buy, but if you buy xtec or ProLumen kits you get lifetime warranty so at MOST it\'ll cost you as much as it would be to get them shipped. sometimes you\'d have to put down a deposit for teh new bulbs and get it refunded later so you\'d lose/gain on the exchange rates.

EDIT: come to think of it, are bulbs covered under this warranty? \'blow out/burn out\' wouln\'t that just mean regular usage and that\'s just the course of life and not a manufacturing defect? i dunno
Ex-Rolla
05-05-2005, 12:17 PM
EDIT: come to think of it, are bulbs covered under this warranty? \'blow out/burn out\' wouln\'t that just mean regular usage and that\'s just the course of life and not a manufacturing defect? i dunno

I just sent an email to Xtec and asked the above question... also to find out the life expectancy of the bulbs. I\'ll let you guys knoow.


From what I have heard, the bulbs last 4 tims longer than halogens...
majic
05-05-2005, 12:36 PM
nice Ex-Rolla.. i\'m sure a lot of poeple would be interested in knowing that

just to clarify, for xtec the warranty is lifetime with the MANUFACTURER, whereas the ProLumen is only 1yr BUT Matt (umnitza) provides lifetime warranty on ProLumen products.
midnightfxgt
05-05-2005, 02:20 PM
That is part of what scared me off of them also. Who is to say that Matt will be selling them in a few years? Look how long his deal with Xtec lasted. And, the local warrenty at Lockdown I liked a lot :)

-John
majic
05-05-2005, 02:36 PM
Originally posted by midnightfxgt


That is part of what scared me off of them also. Who is to say that Matt will be selling them in a few years? Look how long his deal with Xtec lasted. And, the local warrenty at Lockdown I liked a lot :)

-John

i know.. i bought it before the whole fiasco though (also Lockdown didn\'t carry them at the time).. plus Matt has exclusive distributor rights for ProLumen in NA (there might be another person in Miami from what i hear) anyway.. worse comes to worst, it\'d get \'substitute\' bulbs... lets just hope i don\'t have to go through warranty ;)
Ex-Rolla
05-05-2005, 04:53 PM
Still Waiting for the reply
wab8611
05-05-2005, 05:36 PM
well i guess im going to go with the xtec kits..i will go down to lockdown when they are in stock
Ex-Rolla
05-05-2005, 06:27 PM
Originally posted by wab8611


well i guess im going to go with the xtec kits..i will go down to lockdown when they are in stock

Good Choice....

You\'ll be much happier with an HID kit
wab8611
05-05-2005, 06:32 PM
does anyone know where i can get silver xtreme bulbs.. i remember back in the day there was a group by on here with vision bulbs... http://www.visionbulbs.com .... i was wondering if anyone wants to start a group by again.. or is there anywhere i can get them in the GTA
Ex-Rolla
05-05-2005, 07:45 PM
Hey Guys, here is the question i asked

\" I understand that the bulbs and ballasts are warranted for life, but what if the bulbs burns out under normal use… is that also covered? And what is the usual life expectancy of the bulbs?\"


and here is the answer

\"Yes, they are covered. Life should be about 7 years or more.\"


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wab8611
05-05-2005, 09:47 PM
... thats good so for sure..as soon as i get some $$$ i\'ll fly down to lockdown