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Old 04-18-2008, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by wrathletik1
Psyh, remember to get the H1 size, not H3. UNV mentioned the PolarG lights were more yellow. If I had known this, I would've bought those instead.
Correct H1 is the correct sizing not H3. The polar's are far more yellow then the piaa's.
Old 04-21-2008, 10:59 PM
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I just got the PIAAs in today, rushed home from work to install them...and I can't do it. Big hands FTL, I tried to go through the hood and remove the airbox for the intakes. Did most people go through the wheel well?
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any pic of the h1 5k fog bulb?
Old 04-21-2008, 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by wrathletik1
I just got the PIAAs in today, rushed home from work to install them...and I can't do it. Big hands FTL, I tried to go through the hood and remove the airbox for the intakes. Did most people go through the wheel well?
I have huge hands and I did it by just moving the intakes....
Old 04-21-2008, 11:47 PM
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^^^ that's good to know, I have puny hands so that means I can do it your way!
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Yup... Was a Center and had to grip the ball like crazy.... I banged my hands up a lil but in the end I was satified...
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Originally Posted by wrathletik1
I just got the PIAAs in today, rushed home from work to install them...and I can't do it. Big hands FTL, I tried to go through the hood and remove the airbox for the intakes. Did most people go through the wheel well?
i did wheel wells. its so easy that way
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yea i did one with moving the intakes and the other through the wheel well.... much easier the wheel well way...
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Originally Posted by TerribleONE453
yea i did one with moving the intakes and the other through the wheel well.... much easier the wheel well way...
ya its a little more work through the wheel wells but your hands with be thanking you many times over
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Originally Posted by TerribleONE453
yea i did one with moving the intakes and the other through the wheel well.... much easier the wheel well way...
ya its a little more work through the wheel wells but your hands with be thanking you many times over
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yea not to mention its just easier... its more work but the work is easier to do.. i have all kinds of cuts after the first one
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Originally Posted by MaxToTheG37
I have huge hands and I did it by just moving the intakes....
Then I must have freakin baseball mitts, cuz I tried again today and couldn't do it. I'll probably have to jack up the car.
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any pic of the 5k bulb?
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I have the 5k bulbs but havent installed them yet, tried the other day but space is pretty tight and couldnt do it. I may try this wheel well way though, I'll post pics when I finally do it.
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With the help of my Dad, I was finally able to install the piaa 2500k Ion yellow bulbs. They are not very yellow and look almost stock. All that work for nothing. Another side effect is that they emit a lot of heat. So much heat that my clearbra/overlay installer recommended I remove my tinted headlight overlays, and I had him do just that and replace it with ventureshield..

It's wierd because the piaas have the same wattage as the stockies, so I wouldn't think heat is an issue.

For those with the stock foglights, does it emit a lot of heat? I had the overlays on for about a week, and the clear bra installer could already tell it was starting to ripple a little bit in the foglight area.

I hope it doesnt overheat the headlamp housing. I'm thinking the PolarGs would emit even more heat.

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