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RSCD_HireD · 02-01-2003, 07:00 PM

I want to get all of my light in my 94 camry PIAA.....can anybody give me a list of ll the bulbs I need and where I can find a real good price for them...so far ive seen a good price at www.otpauto.com

Structureboy · 02-01-2003, 07:13 PM

9006 for your low beams
9005 for your high beams
194??-for sidemarkers ?? PIAA doesn't make them for this application
You can always also check your toyota owners manual for the right applications.

I don't believe there's a better place to buy PIAA bulbs than optauto.com

RSCD_HireD · 02-01-2003, 08:18 PM

well this is what i found T-6 for my interior dome 168 side bumper 1156 signal and 9006 and 9005 but now im not sure do i really want PIAAs or not.........what is the advantage that PIAA bulbs have over any other?

91camryDX · 02-01-2003, 09:12 PM

168 and 194 bulbs are the same size so either one will work.

Structureboy · 02-01-2003, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by RSCD_HireD

well this is what i found T-6 for my interior dome 168 side bumper 1156 signal and 9006 and 9005 but now im not sure do i really want PIAAs or not.........what is the advantage that PIAA bulbs have over any other?

Well, if you want the color of HID without the price of paying for an HID kit then that's the reason why I bought my PIAA bulbs.
I think in the market, there are only two manufacturers who produce these kinda bulbs, PIAA and Sylvania.
I've heard good things about Sylvania silverstars too. Comparitively, both are about the same in output and color.
but, silverstars are cheaper i believe...

RSCD_HireD · 02-01-2003, 10:53 PM

so what would u do?PIAA or Sylvania?

Structureboy · 02-02-2003, 05:14 PM

Personally, I would have loved to have had enough money to buy an HID kit. Like a lot of the guys here have said, there's no comparison- and there really isn't.

As far as silverstars and xtreme white plus go- I'm gonna go with the PIAAs.
although the silverstars are cheaper, from the photos I've seen of the silverstars and comparing them with my piaas, I like the piaa color better. It seems more whiter. Also, in my opinion, a company's reputation has a lot to do also with where it is sold. With PIAA, it's sold at places like optauto.com, and a lot more-specialty auto stores. While, with sylvania- Yes, you can buy them at any pepboys,autozone (those places are scary with all their APC alteeza tails)/ but that says a lot about what kind of image the company has.
Don't get me wrong- both companies have great quality.but going into the local autozone is kinda uncomfortable (the people who work there, what they sell, etc.)

PIAA bulbs are made in japan, i expect silverstars are as well. I've had mine for about 8 months now- but I take certain precautions when I turn my headlights on/off- to prevent voltage bursting the bulb.

overall, when I first tried to find these HID-wannabe bulbs 8 months ago, I don't think there were any silverstars around. PIAA had been around for several months at the time, and there really wasn't any bulb like it.
Nowadays, you got selection. PIAA, sylvania, razo, raybrig (these are freakin' bright! 5000k),polarg etc.

Oh, and someone mentioned something about a warranty with PIAA bulbs. Unfortunately, there isn't. The lamps have the limited lifetime warranty, but not the bulbs.