Boston Driver

...PIAA must have reformulated the bulb. I have no more of the "original" PIAA Super Plasma bulbs, and just replaced one with a "newer version" PIAA Super Plasma GT-X (H3), and it looks yellow. Sorry, no pics, but I am sad...oh well.

I ordered a couple pairs of the Hoen H3s to see if they are any better. We'll see, at least they are less expensive. JMacs4.2 got a pair of those and he is happy.

ESN

Didn't PIAA come out with a 55W bulb that shows even whiter than Super Plasma?

Press

thanks for the update

VONBOTTLE

the PIAA extreme white 55w are fairly close

DasUberAuto

At least, in the fog, I had always thought a broader color spectrum of light will improve visibility, specifically colors that were more yellowish/orangish so that there would be less light reflecting back to you from the fog.

If you "match" the color of your fog lights to your headlights, wouldn't this render foglights less effective?

Thanks!

Boston Driver

and they were a bit less white than the original Extreme Whites.

Boston Driver

...but I rarely ever drive in fog. Most of the time, the fogs are just running as daytime running lights, independent of the lowbeams.

The one time I hit some HEAVY stuff (up in Maine, late spring, golfing trip) and need the fogs, the whiteish fogs were of great use. I arrived at the "camp" late in the evening, and the fog was really thick. I was able to run the fogs independently of the headlights, which made it easier to see the dirt road I was trying to follow. I am not sure I would ahve made it without being able to run the fogs independently. The glare from the fog caused by the xenon headlamps was too much.

However, yes, I would imagine that yellowish lights fog would be better in these situations, but I am not sure if the yellow lights would have helped me see the dirt road that evening in Maine. I'm not sure I would even want to test that again. It was kind of white knuckle 5 MPH drive for a couple of miles. We dirt road, cliff to the water on one side. No thanks.

Boston Driver

FYI - Your package is on the way ))

DasUberAuto

Thanks for the anecdote--I was considering going PIAA ion crystal (yellow) but maybe I'll stay stock

Tgr_Clw

Xenon match halogen (clean.) oem halogen (t-dot b6) and yellow halogen (tgr_clw)

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