PIAAs

Hey what do you think of piaa headlights and fogs? Are they worth the price? If so which ones, super plasma, etc.. or should I just buy the 20$ xenon lights??

good quality. you dont have to replace them every 2months like those junk ones. :D

yea but I want the fogs and headlights to match, someone told me to get the super plasmas.. deo you know about them? anygood?

you can always get the superwhites from piaa for both which will match colors. dont forget the clearance (wedge) lights. you need to change that too.

PIAA offers the Super Plasmas in:

H4 for your headlights
H3 for your fogs (new)
"wedge" bulbs (new) for your clearance/parking light and for your side markers.


PIAA's are definately the best quality and last way longer. The Super Plasmas are as close as you can get to HID "color", but are only as bright as any other halogen bulb (ie no where even near the brightness of real HID)

How do your Piaa last, cuz i have several friend with those burn out in last than a year, couple even use 2 pairs a year

Ive had my Piaa's for almost 7 months now and they are still going, strong as the day I bought them. Great quality and the best bulbs you can buy imo. Another great thing about them over cheap shit bulbs is they wont burn out your wireing harness. You get what you pay for.

I am currenty running the PIAA plasmas I think.:confused: The purplish ones's? Yeah, those are quite a pretty penny but they are top of the line. They look sooo good on the G20. It will resemble the bulbs in the Lexus's and Acura's.:hehe: Very nice.:D I went with some cheap bulbs before and they lasted me like 2 or 3 months. I paid like 80$ for mine and I've had them on for like 5 or 6 months now and they are still going strong to. They are backed by a manufacture warranty too I think.

The best thing is to get the real thing, then u really dont have to worry about them blowing out, plus the coverage is soooo much better.. I love my real xenon's

there you go, so many choices within piaa. :p

Yeah, Im running PIAA Xtreme Whites in my headlights and fogs with no problems. I love the upgrade namely because I do a lot of driving at night. For a $100, its probably the best non preformance upgrade that Ive done. Buy them from Luke (www.digitalracer.com) he would appreciate the business....

Yep, just bought 2 pairs from Luke. He's very easy to do business with! :) He also has some good prices so check him out.

well i got opti blue ones from ebay they cheep ones cost me 15$ had them about a year no prob, they also look better then the superwhite piaas, but those super plasmas (the puruplish ones) those are real nice go with those if u want the PIAA name

what about those Philips HID light stuff....do they make it for the g20?

I believe they make "universal" kits .. They should work on the G20.

I dunno I think ima just gunna get some 20$ bulbs for now... cuz the piaas are expensive! :buck

Originally posted by G20 SpoRt 2002
I dunno I think ima just gunna get some 20$ bulbs for now... cuz the piaas are expensive! :buck

Well, from experience I can tell you:

-You will pay $20 for cheap bulbs.
-They WILL burn out.
-You WILL scratch your head and buy another $20 set.
-They WILL burn out.
-More headscratching.
-Now you will buy $50 bulbs.
-They WILL burn out and you will notice your harnesses are finally melted.
-You will replace the harnesses and wiring and buy PIAA's and tell this same story to someone a few months down the road who is thinking of buying $20 bulbs.


That route will have you spending $200+ in a 6 month time period. Buy the PIAA's and forget about it!!

Originally posted by b-b00gie

That route will have you spending $200+ in a 6 month time period. Buy the PIAA's and forget about it!!

I agree. I have had the same experience. Plus, he didn't include the price to replace the harnesses which for me was over $300 from the stealership. Just buy the PIAA's and you will be glad you did down the road.

why not skip all the burning and replacing and get a real HID kit, they are to be used 2000+ hours, which is about the lifetime of the vehicle for most people...take a pair of piaa 50-80 dollars times 6 pairrs, and you get a real HID with twice the light output
Get a HID if you have extra 400 bucks in your wallet now, dont waste tiem going through other bulbs

where can I purchase the philips HID lights?

hehe, but you're posting here on g20.net..which means, you will be in an accident before the HID's life is up. :D

oh hell no, hope no major accident that will total my car
i got into several accident before when i drove my older car, but not yet in this car
philips kit, you can find them at ebay, but go try other brands, cuz philips are pretty yellow

I would only go with the Real HID's. No fakes no phonies and no perpatrators. Who here has the real HID headlamps?

Originally posted by b-b00gie


Well, from experience I can tell you:

-You will pay $20 for cheap bulbs.
-They WILL burn out.
-You WILL scratch your head and buy another $20 set.
-They WILL burn out.
-More headscratching.
-Now you will buy $50 bulbs.
-They WILL burn out and you will notice your harnesses are finally melted.
-You will replace the harnesses and wiring and buy PIAA's and tell this same story to someone a few months down the road who is thinking of buying $20 bulbs.


That route will have you spending $200+ in a 6 month time period. Buy the PIAA's and forget about it!!


LMAO :hehe: I will also need a haircut after all that head scratching... HEHE lol, I wont burn my harnesses though if I have the right wattage! :)

"Kai
2000 G20t--Tinted front and back, K&N drop-in, Razo pedals, Alpine 7863 headunit, Hella HID kit "

I do, hella 7000k HID kit

mrc- you never really considered that you are on a phony nissan disguised as an infiniti? :p this is only a small time wannabie a luxury car. i would rather have a nissan badge on my g20 and call it a primera. :D

Originally posted by kenchan
mrc- you never really considered that you are on a phony nissan disguised as an infiniti? :p this is only a small time wannabie a luxury car. i would rather have a nissan badge on my g20 and call it a primera. :D Yeah I know I'm only Nissan. Butttttt.... I'll take it for what it is and people seem to think I'm ballin or something and I like the attention it gets me.he he:hehe: , mmmmwhooooo ha ha haaaa.:evillaugh :devil:
But I also kinda like the name Primera. Has a nice ring to it. Id keep the everything but the G20 emblem and replace it with Primera. he he Infiniti Primera...:cool: Now that soundz good, I'm a black genius.:huh:

Would you put a Toyota badge on your Lexus (if U had 1) Kenchan???
:hehehe:
And Mrcoilz...You ARE ballin' in your Infiniti (that's all u can do in 1)!
:smoka:
As for ~"G20"~I personally like it "I like it alot". Its fun to say.
My G-twinny-twin-twin, my G - 2 - 0h my goodness,my 420,my G-twin, my In-fin, my In-fine-iti ................

One Love!
f-bOmb!:smoker2:

I just changed my opinion on PIAA's as of this rainy morning on the way to work I found out that my car had a black eye. ;) I paid muthaf*ckin like 80$ for mine and I have only had them on for about 1/2 a year now. :mad: I'm pretty pissed b/c I'm thinking tha cheap ones would have lasted that long maybe. :angryfire Does anybody know if you can get the same bulbs as the QX4's for our G20's? :confused:

mrc- you probably got some oil from you hands on them. i drive mine in 20F weather in the snow and still no problems. hehehe. :D

Originally posted by kenchan
mrc- you probably got some oil from you hands on them. i drive mine in 20F weather in the snow and still no problems. hehehe. :D KENCHANdawg I handled them like a baby when I put them in so I don't know where they went wrong. I will try to send them back b/c I sure as hell ain't paying another 80 bones for a new pair. I also might try to get those QX4 bulbs. I love the way those look.

Ya, I think the PIAA's have a 1 year warranty so no worries.

Originally posted by Mrcoilover
KENCHANdawg I handled them like a baby when I put them in so I don't know where they went wrong. I will try to send them back b/c I sure as hell ain't paying another 80 bones for a new pair. I also might try to get those QX4 bulbs. I love the way those look.

arent the qx4 headlights HID's??

Yeah, that is what i heard about piaas too, they dont last really long, 2 pairs in 1 year...that happened to 2 of my friends already

YES, the new QX4 has HID

Originally posted by napakapa
Yeah, that is what i heard about piaas too, they dont last really long, 2 pairs in 1 year...that happened to 2 of my friends already

YES, the new QX4 has HID
damn!:mad:

mrc- hummm... did you breath on it? :confused: i was EXTREMELY careful not to let the bulb touch ANYTHING when I installed mine. also, are you turning off your headlight switch before you shut off the engine and start your car? piaa recommends to do that too as fluctuations in the power can shorten life.

i'd say these will last at least 2 yrs.

the qx4 bulbs fit in the p11 G20??

Originally posted by Shobo
the qx4 bulbs fit in the p11 G20??

They said the QX4 was HID.
The G20 uses halogen light bulbs and is not HID.
You would have to get an HID kit to have that look and brightness of a QX4.

Originally posted by Shobo
the qx4 bulbs fit in the p11 G20??
Fo real, I need confirmation.:D

Originally posted by "G"-sus!
Would you put a Toyota badge on your Lexus (if U had 1) Kenchan???
:hehehe:
And Mrcoilz...You ARE ballin' in your Infiniti (that's all u can do in 1)!
:smoka:
As for ~"G20"~I personally like it "I like it alot". Its fun to say.
My G-twinny-twin-twin, my G - 2 - 0h my goodness,my 420,my G-twin, my In-fin, my In-fine-iti ................

One Love!
f-bOmb!:smoker2:


PIAA headlamp bulbs have a 1 year warranty. Goto wherever you bought them from...and they should replace them for you.

Originally posted by napakapa
why not skip all the burning and replacing and get a real HID kit, they are to be used 2000+ hours, which is about the lifetime of the vehicle for most people...take a pair of piaa 50-80 dollars times 6 pairrs, and you get a real HID with twice the light output
Get a HID if you have extra 400 bucks in your wallet now, dont waste tiem going through other bulbs

I tend to agree with you. You can find some good HID kits from the following link:
http://store.autotoys.com

But be advised, they are expensive!

I have PIAA's on my ride and I noticed that my wedges (168), which are plasma blue, at first were almost too blue. But after a week or two they seemed to have faded a little. I don't think my eyes simply adjusted to them, but regardless I like them better now!

L8R
f-bOmb!:smoker2:

what kind of wedge bulbs match the piaas the best??

Originally posted by G20 SpoRt 2002
what kind of wedge bulbs match the piaas the best??


piaa wedge bulbs...no 168. Works great