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Old 12-06-2006, 06:45 AM
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Anyone tried these out?

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Old 12-06-2006, 07:27 AM
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Interesting.
Old 12-06-2006, 07:49 AM
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$75 for a pair of wedge LEDs. damn.
Old 12-06-2006, 03:48 PM
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thats pretty expensive for some wedge lights but if your just looking to get a nice blue color try searching for premiertek inc. there in lawrenceville ga. but they sell on ebay. I just picked up two pair for ten bucks, four led's on each bulb and replaced both sets in the front headlight assembly, they look great. With just the driving lights on it lights up the whole assembly.
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Wow, cool, but $$$
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I would never pay that money for them, I just thought they were cool. There were threads awhile back about all the problems w/ LEDs in headlights and I was thinking that there was no problems w/ the PIAAs. I may just get some of the 2 LEDs to stick in the headlights.
Old 12-06-2006, 06:03 PM
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way to expensive... ripoff?
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http://stores.ebay.com/Premiertek-ne...QQftidZ2QQtZkm
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Have you purchased from them? if so, how long did they last?
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a little off topic, but will these be a direct replacement for the parking lights?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/194-1...9829QQtcZphoto
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Originally Posted by xedes
Have you purchased from them? if so, how long did they last?

No ive never purchased from them just found them from the post above. Considering its an LED I will bet they will outlast the entire car itself, LED's dont really burn out since they are not technically a bulb and filament but a Light Emitting Diode and have a very very long life.
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Originally Posted by acmw
a little off topic, but will these be a direct replacement for the parking lights?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/194-1...9829QQtcZphoto

Yes I would like to know this as well I am sure its in your owners manual but I dont have access to that right now since my car is back home
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exact same ones i got, they fit perfect. works as a 194 and something like a 198 can't remember the other crossref numbers. looks great.
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yes they are direct replacement for the 194 size bulb, and crossref for the 198 or something like that, can't remember the other crossref. They also sell red and amber, and led's for the interior dome light as well.
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Im going to order some of there HIDs and see how they are.
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194/168 = same
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Originally Posted by gNaRKiLL
Considering its an LED I will bet they will outlast the entire car itself, LED's dont really burn out since they are not technically a bulb and filament but a Light Emitting Diode and have a very very long life.
LEDs do indeed, but not all are created equal. Many members here have had burnout issues with LED wedge bulbs they bought online from small vendors. Consensus has been that many vendors either overdrive their LEDs or use cheap resistors, hence the burnout issue. PIAA LEDs in general seem to have lasted for folks, though.
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I always hated PIAA bulbs. As I have used some of their bulbs on my honda before. And they would always burn out. And they are way over priced. This is just my opinion. You can get better LED's on ebay for a cheaper price.
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My understanding is that poor construction and crappy materials result in a tendancy for the bulb to burnout in high temperature situations (such as the headlight housing). This is why the superlumination bulbs burn out.

PIAA is a good name, if they are real they should last a while I assume.
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Originally Posted by xedes
194/168 = same
Thanks for clarifying that....i get lost when they do $h!t like that


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