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PIAA H3 85 W bulbs in 2K2 fogs??

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Old May 22, 2003 | 12:00 PM
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PIAA H3 85 W bulbs in 2K2 fogs??

Will 85W PIAA Ion Crystals cause any damage to my fog light wiring harnesses?? Is this a safe wattage to use for the fogs??
Old May 22, 2003 | 12:01 PM
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it'll melt em..u want 55w or less...someone told me stocks are 35w
Old May 22, 2003 | 12:35 PM
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Originally posted by NT2SHBBY
it'll melt em..u want 55w or less...someone told me stocks are 35w
Thanx for the update.
Old May 22, 2003 | 12:45 PM
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PIAA will not melt the stock harness. They are rated at 55w and have the light output of 85w. I have had them for over a year with no problems what so ever as well as over half the org. Get them you will be happy you did no more ugly yellow from the stock bulbs.
Old May 22, 2003 | 12:47 PM
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55W stock
Old May 22, 2003 | 12:49 PM
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Actually, upon looking further at the listing, the bulbs are 55W = 85W. The eBay posting is listed below. $44.99 +$7 s/h doesn't seem like a bad price for a PAIR of PIAA H3 Ion Crystals.
Old May 22, 2003 | 12:53 PM
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Originally posted by VMosser323
Actually, upon looking further at the listing, the bulbs are 55W = 85W. The eBay posting is listed below. $44.99 +$7 s/h doesn't seem like a bad price for a PAIR of PIAA H3 Ion Crystals.
Sorry, link is below.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ory=33709&rd=1
Old May 22, 2003 | 12:57 PM
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Actually, upon looking further at the listing, the bulbs are 55W = 85W. The eBay posting is listed below. $44.99 +$7 s/h doesn't seem like a bad price for a PAIR of PIAA H3 Ion Crystals.
Yeah those are fine....I have the super plasma version sitting in my garage waiting for install.....

Piaa does make 85 watt fog bulbs tho...they would fry ur harness
Old May 22, 2003 | 12:58 PM
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Get some HID Fogs in there. They're 35watts stock
Old May 22, 2003 | 01:03 PM
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go to www.optauto.com they have the h3 crystal ion for $18.50 per bulb plus shipping.
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PIAA Extreme White

$53.00pr. @ NOPI, no waiting. 55w H3's

They look awfully nice with the HID's....better than my Eaglites that fried after 1 year.

85w = Shift_melt redbounce

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I did not have the benefit of the .org when I put 85W PIAA's in my fog lights. Surprise, surprise, both of the fog lights were damaged by the heat and I had to replace them

Lesson learned the hard way...
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