Syvania or PIAA H4 White halogen bulbs? Any difference? they are too expensive to just buy and try and not like. Freggin $30 bucks wtf???
monster parts has 1 for $10
is that for one or two?
That's for one bulb.
I bought the Philips X-Treme Power H4 when my high beam burnt out. Pricey at $40 shipped for a pair, but I've been very happy with the brighter (claimed +80%) light output. Very clean and white/yellow.
From my experience, although not specifically H4:
Standard Sylvania bulbs = crap for light = good bulb life
Fancier Sylvania bulbs = a little better light = crap bulb life
I would have to replace the fancier sylvania bulbs almost 2-4 times more often.
I noticed this in my car (low beams & driving lights), and was spending almost $100 a year on those stupid fancier sylvania bulbs. I have now mostly switched back to the standard sylvania bulbs.
The bulbs that didn't get used too often (highbeams), still work.
No experience with the PIAA bulbs.
I use both (have 5 vehicles, 1 (the RX7) is for sale! . If you buy sylvania, get the silverstar's, they are top notch. I have used both and only had to buy them once.
got a PIAA on mine... def. brighter/whiter output over the stock bulb
PIAAs are hella expensive at autozone. How long do they last?
hasn't burnt out yet... put it on the bike pretty soon after I bought it (8k miles so far)
I've had the PIAA for about 7k miles now. +1 on being WAY brighter than stock. No issues.
I tried the Sylvania Silverstar from Autozone. I didn't notice any improvement, and it burned out within about 4 months. Yes, I was careful not to touch the bulb. Replaced with a PIAA that I bought at Cyclegear. Noticeable improvement in light output. Its only been about 2 months with the PIAA, so I don't know yet about lifespan.
Ebay has a few PIAAs in pairs for about the same cost as cyclegear has em.
http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1=&L2=&L3=&L4=&item=TUC_20-0148_G (http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1=&L2=&L3=&L4=&item=TUC_20-0148_G)
ivan did they come in pairs or just singles?
also are the ebay ones fake? they look like they are japanese branded. and anyone can make a bulb and say its piaa and charge premium. i dont feel like paying $50 bucks for some crappy offshelf H4 $10 bulbs.
Quote from: He Man on June 30, 2009, 05:42:30 PM
Ebay has a few PIAAs in pairs for about the same cost as cyclegear has em.
http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1=&L2=&L3=&L4=&item=TUC_20-0148_G (http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1=&L2=&L3=&L4=&item=TUC_20-0148_G)
ivan did they come in pairs or just singles?
also are the ebay ones fake? they look like they are japanese branded. and anyone can make a bulb and say its piaa and charge premium. i dont feel like paying $50 bucks for some crappy offshelf H4 $10 bulbs.
The PIAA (Extreme White Plus) that I bought at the local Cyclegear was a single bulb. I may have paid too much for it, but I needed a replacement ASAP so I didn't really shop around.
+1 on single boxed
any cars run H4? I've seen the PIAA H7's in pairs, obviously...
I dunno. No reason to run H4 in a car since the low beam is used the most, wait scratch that, theres a lot of morons riding highbeam in the city. Why? I dont know, theres a mother make the beast with two backsing street lamp every 20 feet.
Quote from: TobyDanger on June 28, 2009, 08:13:58 PM
I bought the Philips X-Treme Power H4 when my high beam burnt out. Pricey at $40 shipped for a pair, but I've been very happy with the brighter (claimed +80%) light output. Very clean and white/yellow.
+1 you can get them online at Philips X-Treme Power H4 (http://www.powerbulbs.com/product_detail.asp?prod=43) you get the pair then split the costs with a friend [thumbsup]
Quote from: Dannog on July 01, 2009, 09:17:24 PM
+1 you can get them online at Philips X-Treme Power H4 (http://www.powerbulbs.com/product_detail.asp?prod=43) you get the pair then split the costs with a friend [thumbsup]
I've been using Phillips VisionPlus on all my vehicles for about 5 years and have yet to have one burn out. I bought some Xtreme Powers a couple of months and haven't got to use one yet.
yeah, been running the Phillips x-treme, frickin brilliant [thumbsup]
have the oz monsters now run em too! (and only some of that is hero worship of yours truly!) [laugh]
and Monsterparts have the PIAA for $10 and reports from some down under suggest it's good gear too.
H4 Silverstar on my bike... still operating after about 12k miles.
Silverstars in my car. They are quite old at this point. They were in my old car when it died, and I swapped them when I traded it in for the new car... 4 years ago. They are definitely better than stock bulbs, cleaner whiter light over stock.
Just for boasting about their life, Karma is gonna make them burn out in the next couple days... I can feel it.
Reading this, I suddenly realized I haven't had a car that uses light bulbs in almost a decade and a half.
I've put about 3,000 miles total on two different bikes (each with Silverstars) over 3 years, so I'm in no position to judge bulb life from any perspective. The light is purtier and more brighter, though...
+1 for Phillips x-treme, I've installed them in my van and they are the "Dog's", bought them online for £18-90p delivered from the channel islands [thumbsup]
[coffee]
Quote from: Spider on July 31, 2009, 01:03:55 AM
(and only some of that is hero worship of yours truly!) [laugh]
Yeh Yeh - Spider Imports - you know we all follow your lead [cheeky]