Technical Changing sidelight bulbs impossible?

[01101001]

PIAA make some, I've got them in mine as have a few other people on here, they make a huge difference;

Before:

After:

I have no idea of any shop that still sells them though, PIAA seem to have removed them from their shop. I'm sure there will be some available somewhere online though.

Maybe i am missing the point but are the DRLs for people to see you? I can see the yellow ones a lot better than the white/blue lights.

 

[RobW]

Why anyone would want blueish lights is beyond me. The one Lloyd has got are absolutely fine and any bluer would just be silly.

only explanation is that they are a chav and have been turned to the dark side by Max Power

 

[306maxi]

Maybe i am missing the point but are the DRLs for people to see you? I can see the yellow ones a lot better than the white/blue lights.

Yes DRL's are purely there so that you can be seen better in the daytime.

Oh and based purely on that photo I feel that the yellow bulbs make the car more visible.

 

[Luxy]

Maybe i am missing the point but are the DRLs for people to see you? I can see the yellow ones a lot better than the white/blue lights.

and presume this sort of modification is notifiable to insurance companies ...

 

[306maxi]

and presume this sort of modification is notifiable to insurance companies ...

As long as the bulbs are e-marked no it wouldn't be.

 

[Alex_gregory_uk]

You can buy the bulbs from here:

http://www.priracing.com/product.ph...27-8w--pair-/a4a8368e85d10cafa4b294f3be9b4264

or these

http://www.priracing.com/product.ph...ite-t20-double-580-large-capless-27-8w--pair-

Although I am not sure quite what the difference is.

I have a set fitted to my car and you can see the results in my album:

https://www.fiatforum.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=2153&ppuser=

Hope that helps.

Alex

 

[Daniyella]

HI
THESE ARE THE ONES YOU WANT FROM HONG KONG TAKE ABOUT A WEEK TO COME BUT THEY DO LOOK GOOD.NOT EASY TO PUT IN BIT OF A FIDDLE
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PIAA...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

CHEERS PAUL

These are different to all the others that everyone else has says

 

[Alex_gregory_uk]

That one from Paul looks to be right, the T20 double is the bulb you need but they have the wrong photo shown.

 

[Daniyella]

Its cheaper to buy them from Priracing than ebay and they arrive much quicker

 

[306maxi]

Stuff from Hong Kong on eBay is usually counterfeit as well.

 

[ben]

If there's still a shortage around christmas, let me know and I'll bring a few boxes back

 

[Daniyella]

Yeah thats a good idea i need a Narita trip and i can get some myself

 

[sikersh]

Its cheaper to buy them from Priracing than ebay and they arrive much quicker

I don't know, the bulbs I bought from HK only took a week, which isn't too bad and they were a little bit cheaper.

Stuff from Hong Kong on eBay is usually counterfeit as well.

The PIAA bulbs I bought off Ebay from HK are the genuine article and have made the car look very very

 

[pmw123]

i don't know, the bulbs i bought from hk only took a week, which isn't too bad and they were a little bit cheaper.



The piaa bulbs i bought off ebay from hk are the genuine article and have made the car look very very :d

same here genuine

 

[Lloyd71]

Maybe i am missing the point but are the DRLs for people to see you? I can see the yellow ones a lot better than the white/blue lights.

You can, and that's because they're double the wattage of the PIAA ones IIRC. I think the standard ones are too bright though, the difference I noticed on the Isle of Wight was huge, the yellow ones really look like normal lights and can be quite harsh on the eye whereas the white ones just make you more visible.

 

[grimwau]

You can, and that's because they're double the wattage of the PIAA ones IIRC. I think the standard ones are too bright though, the difference I noticed on the Isle of Wight was huge, the yellow ones really look like normal lights and can be quite harsh on the eye whereas the white ones just make you more visible.

They are slightly brighter 27W as opposed to the normal 25w of the standard bulb but the photos don't tell the whole story. To the naked eye they do appear to be more visible than the yellow ones in real life.

 

[sikersh]

To the naked eye they do appear to be more visible than the yellow ones in real life.

Agreed, they look a lot cleaner and sharper.

The Osram 'Night Breakers' on my dipped are brilliant as well, goes to show what difference a bulb can make.