buying ebay piaa's....these really them??
 

yes i used the org's search feature to find the kind of headlights are the best...it said piaa xtreme whites, i searched ebay and on these it says extreme white plus, cool blue. are these the ones that produce real bright white light and great in the rain? thanks

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PIAA-...spagenameZWDVW

those are the ones that cause eye fatigue and piss the other drivers off...

but yes, those are real PIAAs...

for that money just goto ltbmotorsports.com and get them from there.

Link: Piaa at LTB

Are they worth it tho? not trying to steal your thread or anything. But i dont believe that ebay BS picture showing the blue headlights. Do they give out that blue look?

I would buy just the Piaa Xtreme White ones with out plus. It should said 4150k on the outside of the box and from Piaa Japan. These are the ones I have and out of all the bulbs I ever got I like this one the best. I used them for 6-8 months so far and no burn out on any of the bulbs...

I've had great experience with MTEC from Japan. Looks IMO just as bright and white as Piaas, have a LIFETIME warranty, and cost $25 from eBay. But be careful of fakes....

These are the worst type of bulbs you can buy for driving in rain. Effectiveness of high temperature bulbs goes way down in this type of situation. Even my real HID lights aren't as effective showing the wet road. My regular fog lights greatly help since they are a lower color temperature. Imitation HID bulbs suck when it comes to actual light output and if you are looking for the safest way to go, regular halogens, silverstars, etc are the best way to go short of doing a true HID conversion.

Actually, the BEST halogen bulb is the OSRAM Silverstar from Europe. It shines white, and doesn't have a blue coating! :clap:

:snap: :laugh: ......

J, you dont want Xtremem White plus. You want the Xtreme White.

Orsam silverstar doesn't have H3... :(

these are only 4000k temp.. you will NOT see any blue.. they will be completly white any only white.. bluish color start coming in at 5000k+... if you want bluish white, get 6000k..

I use silverstars.. not blue, it even looks yellow up close.. but far away will blind you

My $8 eBay no name H3 bulbs do the same :wall:

so whats the verdict? what are the best bulbs to get?

I noticed your looking at 9004 bulbs, is that what the maxima takes, cause i thought it was h4?

No, but Philips VisionPlus does and it is of equal if not better light quality/performance.

http://www.autolamps-online.com/halogen/visionplus1.htm

Also, I've said it before and I'll say it again, PIAA are extremely overpriced. In addition, when buying halogen bulbs if the bulb is labelled "extreme" and/or "white" it typically is coated/tinted/capped so it appears whiter/bluer. In reality this effect limits the light output on the road (in laymans terms). Currently, the three bulbs you can buy to replace stock headlamps that will increase overall output (others will make it worse or the same) are Osram Silverstars, as mentioned above, Philips VisionPlus, as I mentioned, and GE MegalightPlus.

I own some PIAA extreme white plus.... i don't think they really "blind" people or if they are GREAT in the rain... i bought it from a website that i searched up on the org here when I was looking for some new headlight bulbs... don't get me wrong they are way better than stock bulbs but I suggest just save up and save for HIDs or something... i should have listened to the person that told me that but I just wanted to save some money and have some decent bright headlights... it's bright but not that bright..

I WANT HID!!! :D

First of all, I have these same exact bulbs in my car and I bought it from this same person on ebay. The bulbs looks pretty good. It produces a whiter light than oem..not that much of a blue tint. I have it on my headlights and when I turn on my oem fogs I can see that the headlights are definitely whiter (not HID white of course).
Its been raining for the past couple weeks here in Philly and I have been driving in the rain at night with no problems and Philly highways don't really have those reflectors seperating the lanes. I turned off my fogs to see if I could see the road and I could but its better with the fogs on because its closer to the road.



Doesn't it cost more to get it at LTB? $6 something shipping.

Probly a few $ more.... However, LTB is a good company to deal with. I had one burn out on me before a year, two days later there were two new ones on my doorstep.

I just dont trust ebay sellers, especially if there is a problem. If I am going to spend $60+ on headlights I am not going to get stingy over a few more.

trust me you will become a slave of PIAA... I was one.... they don't last long enough.... it is your choice

If you really like PIAA, and I like mine, try and buy from a local dealer, that way you can bring them back if you have a problem.

Dont Buy PIAA's, they are great lights but they will burn out in less than a year and you cant buy single replacements. Go with something like Nokya's, they are less expensive and produce a nice white/blue light with good output. They wont break the bank either.

MTEC on eBay, "lifetime warranty" > bulbs burnt out = $7 + old bulbs > new bulbs in mail...but mine have yet to burn out so I don't know how it works.