Re: headlight bulbs(more specifically PIAA Platinums)

[Lawrence C Leung <l.leung@juno.com>]

How did you install the driving lights. Any instructions, pictures. I'd
be interested. Also in Euro's.

Larry - '89 2CTQ, '85 GTi (Solo2)


On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 12:57:03 -0500 Shaun Folkerts
<fiatlancia@earthlink.net> writes:
>Okay, here's your BTDT. There's a local performance shop nearby with a 
>great
>service department. I explained to them the inherent problems with my 
>200's
>headlights and that I would buy the PIAA platinums ($59/pair) if they 
>were
>demonstrably brighter. They invited me to pull the car into the shop, 
>they
>broke open the new package and we installed one. The PIAA bulb put out 
>a
>flatter light. About the only way I can describe it. Perhaps just 
>whiter, not
>as "yellow", but definitely _less_ light output. Very disappointed, I 
>asked
>them to pull that bulb, I wasn't interested. They fully agreed that it 
>was
>worse than the 2/$15 Sylvanias! A good example of "know your 
>product."
>
>As a temporary fix, I installed 55watt driving light bulbs on the 
>inboard
>(front running light) portion of the headlights. With those on, the 
>lighting
>doesn't even improve when I flip the lever from the parking light 
>position to
>the headlights on position. Which means they are a tremendous 
>improvement, but
>also illustrates just how pathetic the DOT headlights are.
>
>Anyone selling used Euros right now?  ;^)
>
>Shaun Folkerts
>'89 200QW
>
>Todd Phenneger wrote:
>
>> Yea Allan,
>>         I saw that too.  They have the Super Whites AND the
>> Platinums.  Not sure I get what the difference.  The Superwhites 
>have a
>> coating.  Maybe the Platinums are more of a Xenon bulb.  Better gas 
>inside
>> to burn hotter.  Not sure though.  Would love to hear a BTDT.  
>Myself,
>> I'll probably go with some of the Phillips bulbs.  Or Astra.  Or 
>Hella
>> just came out with a super white sort of bulb.  Cant remember the 
>name but
>> they are actually pretty cheap.  Like $15 a bulb for the Hella's.
>> l8r
>>         Todd
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>> >Allan wrote:::::
>> >Or how about even more expensive bulbs...Has anyone had any 
>experience
>> >with
>> >the new PIAA 9004s that I think are called Platinums. They're an
>> >imitation
>> >of the "blue-light" thrown off by the latest high tech bulbs(I 
>don't
>> >believe
>> >it, but the name of them escapes me - it'll come to me as soon as I 
>click
>> >'send'!)  I don't want to spend upwards of $70 for the "cheesey" 
>look.
>> >Anyone know if they are real lookin', or too fake for us cool 
>Audifans?!?
>> >
>> >Thanks...
>> >
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>>         Todd Phenneger
>>         1983 ur-q / black / getting a MC
>>         1984 4000 Turbo quattro (Faster than your average 4kq)
>>         1987 4000 quattro / Saphire Metallic Blue/ Girlfriend's
>>         1996 A6q / Volcano / Dads Car
>>    *****1985 5kt / PARTING OUT!
>>   *     http://www.uidaho.edu/~phen9461/motorsports.htm
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