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Old 02-09-2009, 08:35 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Yazovets View Post
For some reason, lots of the aftermarket bulbs don't last too long (for instance, PIAA bulbs usually don't last past 9 months max). However, as others mentioned you should be concerned with maximum light output. If you want longevity, just retain your OEM bulbs.
I don't know what you did with your PIAAs in the past but mine lasted a bit over 3 years and they still haven't blown out.

I currently have 9006 Koito Whitebeam II on my Camry and had them for over 3 years and still haven't blown out, but I recently bought a pair of PIAA GT-X Plasmas and well...I'm kind of disappointed at the output because it advertised they'll be a bit brighter and a bit of blue tint (About 5300k) , but compared to my Koitos (4100k), they're actually dimmer.
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