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Old May 7, 2010 | 05:56 PM
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Has anyone had any experiance with those blue lights , how do they show during the day. I just about got wacked yesterday, my buddy said he noticed my running light wasn't very bright. Any thoughts anyone.
 
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Old May 7, 2010 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by dkin01
Has anyone had any experiance with those blue lights , how do they show during the day. I just about got wacked yesterday, my buddy said he noticed my running light wasn't very bright. Any thoughts anyone.

Turn on your brights....
 
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Old May 7, 2010 | 09:13 PM
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I just picked up a piaa super white light today.... H4 is the # on it....stock i believe is 55/60w low/high beam....the piaa is something like 105/110w...have a few buddies who run these and they really like them...once the rain lets up i'll test mine out :/
 
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Old May 16, 2010 | 08:49 PM
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Has anyone had any experiance with those blue lights , Any thoughts anyone.
They burn hotter & don't last as long as regular bulbs.
 
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Old May 16, 2010 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by dkin01
Has anyone had any experiance with those blue lights , how do they show during the day. I just about got wacked yesterday, my buddy said he noticed my running light wasn't very bright. Any thoughts anyone.
Here's a good article on those types of bulbs.

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...good/good.html
 
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Old May 17, 2010 | 08:24 AM
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I have a set of Hella 100W H4 bulds that are blue from my old car and the bulds are almost new, but I don't want to burn up the wiring since they do place alot of drain on the wiring. Like was said always use the brights in the day time.
 
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I have the SilverStar H4. the chart shows they are brighter and they are.http://www.autobarn.com/images/miva/...sstarchart.gif
 
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Old May 18, 2010 | 08:23 PM
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Thanks everyone, for now I got the H4 bright whites and running them on high.
 
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I've used the PIAA and Hoen in the past with good results. I steer clear of anything too blue though. The main reason is I personally just don't like the look of them on a cruiser. Secondly the bulbs are tinted, so because of that it can slightly reduce the amount of output.
 
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