Looking to replace my headlight bulbs on my '95. Boy, there's a lot
of confusion and confusing marketing out there - especially on ebay
with a lot of knock-offs from Asia and false brightness ratings.
After researching this, PIAA superwhites appear to be a waste of money... best bang for the buck seems to be the "Narva" brand from Germany. Hard to find!!! ANy one have any experience with these?

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Ok , maybe alot of people will flame me for this, but do not get PIAA, there are definetly a waste of money. I have a set and took them off due to the fact that I could not see well when it is raining, and sometimes when there are enough light from street lamps , my light beams just disapears! Now you may wonder what the heck I am talking about ? Well I went to Autozone , and purchase a set of Sylviana (if spelt correctly) 9004, x-travision , now they are definetly brighter than the stock bulbs and I like them so much that I took of my PIAA Super Whites, which I paid at a rip off place in Queens(Speed World) for $80. I have them , and will sell for half the price to any PIAA idiot that comes around
Oh check the search , someone did a full page(with side by side pics) comparison on these bulbs, Xenon, Piaa super whites and some other bulb . Remember White does not always means bright, and a beams pojection is what makes you see infront of you, that I think is important, not if a ricer could see your blinding white light from 10 cars behind! ok now flame me , I am willing to take all the remarks. Just had to vent.

Get yourself a pair of Philips BlueVisions.

Brighter and whiter than stock but at stock wattage.

If you want to "look cool", go get some PIAAs.

If you want to see better at night, get the Philips BVs.

I don't even own Philips BlueVisions but I'm quite eager to get them simply because of Philips stellar reputation and so many good reveiws about the blues

DW

PIAAs or Die!

Then again if you like replace your bulbs twice a year go with anything other than PIAAs. PIAAs are the best quality/best vision/best everything. Come on now, what a dumb question...

i got a GREAT deal on my piaa's, i really like the sidemarker and fog lights now, but the headlights still look yellowish to me (much whiter than stock still). However, I also believe that my visibility is increased with them.

Note: I have been using the extream whites not super whites

my reasons for going piaa are twofold, they have FANTASTIC service and will send replacements if they go out, and they are DOT approved and I keep the box in my car to show any idiot cop who may want to pull me over.

where's the comparison page at.. i couldn't find it on the search.. thanx!

Those who are touting the excellence of PIAAs are simply trying to justify spending $60 on a pair of headlight bulbs.

Read and enjoy:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ght=headlights

Ahhhhhhhh ... the joys of research.

Sylvania SilverStars. Worth every penny of their approx $USD25.00 price tag. The Narva's are nice too, made in Germany. Not as nice as the SilverStar's - that's why you rarely find SilverStars on sale anywhere. (Advance had them once for $23.00 once.)

Speaking of Germany, I noticed a Jetta one evening that seemed to have awfully bright (non-HID) whites. One of these days I'll have to call a VW parts dept and ask what/how much for their stock bulbs. Bet they're Narva's.

I used PIAA superwhites and they do look cool, but I couldn't see well with them. I have Eurolites now, which are much better, but I'm still looking for something brighter. I've heard a lot about the PIAA Extreams. Did you, or anybody, notice that the Extreams are a lot brighter than the regular SuperWhites? Is it worth me swapping out my Eurolites?

i have no experience with any other bulb but the sylvania coolblues do a nice job. they emit a very nice white light with really no blue, and the amount of light is perfect, i have no trouble seeing in any condition. i picked them up for about $25 for the pair.

go 6,000k HIDs like Iam

Ant

silverstars are awesome... nice and cheap... i got them not too long ago.. and they are way brighter than stock.. now all i gotta do is rewire my corners to make them kinda match...

Do you have a pic of your Eurolites? How long have they lasted so far? I'm thinking of picking up a pair, but i don't want bulbs that are gonna blow every week....

I had Narvas, one died. They were good, but they weren't all that. When one died, I replaced the pair with some Wagner 9004s that was also good. Couldn't really tell the difference between the Narva and them. COmpared to stock, they were both great, compared to each other

DW

Thanks for all the info. I like the idea of going to a VW parts dept. and finding out what the new Jettas are running. Seeing how a lot of the new Audis are running Narvas, I wouldn't be surprised if the VW group, of which Audi is a part of, runs these too.
Going to check out Sylvnias and Philips after this post. I've got it narrowed down to three brands! Thanks.

ok, I know for a fact that this dude had it in his sig. He had a comparison on bumber clears (euro dimond cut), vs. the old clears, and bulbs comparison. I am not sure how to find him but it was on one of the 4th gen forums that I found him. I will try to locate him , but I bet most of you know who I am talking about.
It was a real nice piece.

I like your input

Oh I missed it , check the link in the post under yours , there is a comparison there . Happy reading.

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I have the Piaa superwhites and I only got them because of a carparts.com coupon.
Plus that was before this board even existed. If I know what I know now, I would
definately save my money and buy the BV bulbs. The Piaa's are good, but not worth
the money.


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I'll have a pic this week when I put my rims on. I'll post it then. I've had them about 8 months. They have a 1 yr warranty I think. I got them from crutchfield but you can probably get them anywhere.

i'm a 5th gen guy, but this may apply to both 5th and 4th gens. I have Philips BlueVisions bulbs right now on my 01 maxima and looks way way better than PIAA WHATEVA?????. I also have a pair of the Philips that has 30% more lightbulbs stored away for long distance driving. They give a good pitch of light and very bright..

I use Eurolites in all my bulbs....
http://www.aieonline.com

Philips BlueVisions are the bulbs for you.

If you've got a 2000-2001 5th Gen...Philips Vision Plus.

Fact: PIAA does not make the best quality bulbs.

Look at my sig

I don't have any experience with the Piaa Xtreme 9004 lights, but the superwhites are decent. For the money though, get the 9004 Philips Blue Visions. It's slightly whiter than stock, so it won't give that HID look, but you'll actually be able to see when you drive.

where can i buy some Philips BlueVisions for my headlights at???

Online: http://www.autooptiks.com

What type of rims are those? Your sig discription was a little confusing. Says its not chrome, but it looks chrome to me. What are those?

Thanks for replying to the post , I have been trying to locate you for others to see what I have been talking about. Thanks once more.

i have Philips BlueVisions and they are nice. looks nice, shines nice and makes the car look so different..

I ordered a set of "PIAA Xtreme's" from Stillen when I had to get them to ship me a $10 part to up the overall purchase price higher than $50. I was NOT impressed with the cool "white blue" light. It's still yellow! I was running pure ricer Hiper bulbs before, which are essentially a "white blue" light. HOWEVER, it actually looks like I have headlights now! You can see the ground in front of you and everything!

Considering I was running 85w Hipers, and now am running 65w PIAA's, the difference is unbelievable. I do not like PIAA's as I think they are tremendously overpriced, but as far as Hiper's go for overall vision. Stay away -- FAR away!

If anyone is interested, I can get super white xenon bulbs from a company called kool-glo. they are american made, but i kid you not these are some of the best headlights i have ever had. I will post a pic of stock comparison later... they are a crystal clear white light with a bluish tint. i was parked next to a friend that had a set of piaa's and he loved mine, becasue his "superwhites" looked stock. cost would be $25 per pair plus shipping (prob around $30 total). let me know if anyone is interested....after seeing pic, if anyone would like to buy them, just send me an email at thedjmayhem@hotmail.com and i will reply back to you. by the way...they are hi wattage....100/80W, and I havent had any heat problems

i just orderd some phillips bluevison hopefully they work good im tired of having a "cool blue light" that dosen't light up the road

Bluevisions look like stock. Slightly less yellow, and slightly brighter. The "blue" in the name is a little misleading... It isn't blue and it isn't white. It's yellowish...

Most Superwhite lights just have a blue coating to filter the light. But if the coating is too blue (which usually means more white look) their is less light output. Even if they are higher wattage, the visible light isn't as good.

Look at my light comparison, the "whiter" looking lights were harder to see with, and they were 80/100s.

what about the sylvania silverstar? It is more expensive but is it worth it?

They cost two times more than Philips BlueVisions and don't put out much more light. NOT worth it.