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Piaa h7 or Xenon HIDS - 1/18/2006 11:04:58 PM

Ricepowered01

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are HIDS really worth the extra $150 dollors. Can you see better than say Piaa h7 let me know which you guys like

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RE: Piaa h7 or Xenon HIDS - 1/19/2006 11:25:58 AM

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Good question.... anyone?

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RE: Piaa h7 or Xenon HIDS - 1/19/2006 11:56:33 AM

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i put the PIAA H7s on my ride. way too much voltage for that lil harness. melted it in about a week.

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RE: Piaa h7 or Xenon HIDS - 1/19/2006 12:38:53 PM

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i put the PIAA H7s on my ride. way too much voltage for that lil harness. melted it in about a week.

Are you using the regular wattage bulbs? I know that there are differences, and if you exceed the wattage settings from stock specs, you're liable to get melted harnesses. I just purchased a set of regular wattage (maybe 55w?) PIAA bulbs. I have yet to install them, but will post pics in a few months.

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RE: Piaa h7 or Xenon HIDS - 1/19/2006 1:25:39 PM

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the bulbs i was using were 100 watts. it didnt fry the entire harness, just the main plug. the 55w bulbs are not much dif. from the stock bulbs.

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RE: Piaa h7 or Xenon HIDS - 1/19/2006 7:11:09 PM

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Hey Mike, your ol' lady is hot. You guys swing?

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RE: Piaa h7 or Xenon HIDS - 1/19/2006 7:46:58 PM

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lmfao

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RE: Piaa h7 or Xenon HIDS - 1/19/2006 10:33:52 PM

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RE: Piaa h7 or Xenon HIDS - 1/20/2006 12:49:43 AM

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i dont know how the h7 is but i have a set of Toyota Is3 HID kit, it doesnt burn out any harness or anything and it worth it! its on my 600 RR and it lights the whole street up with ONLY the low beam, the high beam is a KILLER. i dont have a picture of it right now. everybody that i ride with wants me to retrofit it into there R6, R1, 600 RR and etc.

so i say YAY for the HID!

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RE: Piaa h7 or Xenon HIDS - 1/20/2006 1:20:25 PM

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i dont know how the h7 is but i have a set of Toyota Is3 HID kit, it doesnt burn out any harness or anything and it worth it! its on my 600 RR and it lights the whole street up with ONLY the low beam, the high beam is a KILLER. i dont have a picture of it right now. everybody that i ride with wants me to retrofit it into there R6, R1, 600 RR and etc.

so i say YAY for the HID!

How is it when it is foggy? I have heard great in good weather, but worse than stock otherwise. Thanks

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RE: Piaa h7 or Xenon HIDS - 1/20/2006 2:45:23 PM

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cjbettis... yeah in great weather... its the best!! you got me there.. in foggy condition its the WORST...!!!
here a picture of it with only low beam... and that is only 1 headlight, so imagine the other one being on as well.. hope this helps.

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RE: Piaa h7 or Xenon HIDS - 1/20/2006 3:09:16 PM

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yo mang...white light shines good and brightens everything up, but as you can see from the pix, there's really no contrast with the asphalt...yellow is best for short distances in front and contrast.

i run 1 phillips foul weather bulb (yellow) and one silverstar...i got the best of both worlds. HIDS are just too bright mang and has no contrast with the asphalt, so although brighter, you can't see details on the aspalt, like bumps, etc.

stick with 55W...or else you'll melt things.
as far as the 170 PIAA bulbs, they are not HID...just HID like bulbs. they just that xenon bulb stuff.

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RE: Piaa h7 or Xenon HIDS - 1/20/2006 7:18:49 PM

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hey thanks guys for the info and pics. newguyen what hids do you run and how much and where from please let me know thanks

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RE: Piaa h7 or Xenon HIDS - 1/20/2006 7:43:25 PM

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cjbettis... yeah in great weather... its the best!! you got me there.. in foggy condition its the WORST...!!!
here a picture of it with only low beam... and that is only 1 headlight, so imagine the other one being on as well.. hope this helps.

thanks for the pics, and nice tank guard.

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RE: Piaa h7 or Xenon HIDS - 1/20/2006 10:49:53 PM

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