Maxima and I30 Owners I need bulb advice..PIAA vs Sylvania

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Mr.Twister
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Okay I am debating on wether I should put the PIAA Yellow Plasma bulbs in my foglights, and 1156 PIAA Superwhites in the adjoining side marker lights.

Do you think I should go with PIAA or Sylvania.

Thanks, I will read all comments.


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Piaa ion crystal in the fogs, and the chrome dipped bulbs for the corners.

IPCW offers the chrome bulbs i speak of. basically they make it seem as though there is no bulb in the housing, then when they turn on they are amber. looks sweet.

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jltibbs wrote:Piaa ion crystal in the fogs, and the chrome dipped bulbs for the corners.

IPCW offers the chrome bulbs i speak of. basically they make it seem as though there is no bulb in the housing, then when they turn on they are amber. looks sweet.
Do you have this setup? It sounds fantastic, but I would like to see it.I was thinking bright yellow fogs, bright white headlights, and bright white side marker lights.

but im open to suggestions.

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PIAA is vastly superior to Sylvania in terms of quality & reliability. It's expensive but for a reason. I had PIAA bulbs in my fogs on my Honda and never had one problem with them but the Sylvanias in my headlights burned out 3 times. The only reason I put them back in twice after the first time was because they replaced the pair twice for free. Definitely go with the PIAA.

I also had chrome turn signal bulbs in my Honda that would blink amber. They look really good but they were nowhere near as bright as the stocks.

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Mr.Twister wrote:
Do you have this setup? It sounds fantastic, but I would like to see it.I was thinking bright yellow fogs, bright white headlights, and bright white side marker lights.

but im open to suggestions.
heres a shot with that basic setup. only difference is that instead of just bright white halogens i have 8K hids, instead of ion crystals i have 3K hids, and orange corner bulbs. this is what look you can expect, just not the same intensity. you can click on the pic to get some other shots/ideas.


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Nice lights. Even in the daylight the PIAA's look bright yellow.Is that a cefiro sports grill? You know those red and clear tails are the only A32 aftermarket light upgrade that looks good.

I have the same rims on my i30 too! I love them.

Very nice car

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Okay, I decided to go with PIAA Xtreme Whites for the headlights, and PIAA Xtreme whites for the side markers. I went to Japantown in SF the other day and bought these ION Yellow H3's from a Japanese company called B-Bulbs. They look really cool and light up the road tremendously. They give off a very yellow light with just a slight marbling of violet.

I will take pics once everything is in and post them up here.


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