I want to go with PIAA H4 and H3 for my fog lights in my E320 W124 1995

Any one did it and is it worth it
They also have a lot of choices in there bulbs, which one do I get

Hey Claude,

I just ordered PIAA Xtreme H4 bulbs for my car. I should be getting them in the next couple days, so I will let you know how they turn out and if they are worth the investment.

Later,
Giancarlo

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PAST MB's: 2006 E55 AMG | 1986 190E 2.3-16

Hey Claude,

I just got my bulbs yesterday and installed them. I will post pictures soon, but on first impressions I would say that it is definately worth the $70 for the upgrade. They look awesome. A huge improvement over stock bulbs. I got mine from Puma Access

Later,
Giancarlo

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PAST MB's: 2006 E55 AMG | 1986 190E 2.3-16

Tried the PIAA Superwhite bulbs on my OE 9004 and (Euro upgrade) H4 on my 1993 300CE coupe.

Noticeable difference with H4 bulbs -- I use the 80W/80W bulbs. Less of a difference with the 9004 bulbs, but that may be due to less-efficient reflector design on the OE 93-and-earlier cars.

Euro upgrade definitely recommended !!

Cluadel,

As the others have said, the PIAAs especially in Superwhite are brighter than stock but my personal favorite would be the Sylvania Silverstars. They are less expensive and since they are optimized bulbs, definitely much greater output than stock and even more than the PIAAs. Unfortunately, I don't think that Sylvania produces Silverstar versions for foglights but I could be wrong. I have also tried the PIAA Super Plasma and Super Plasma GTs and can report that the light output these bulbs produce are inferior to their less expensive Superwhite bulbs. The reason this is occuring is that the Plasma bulbs use a fairly dark coating in order to simulate the look of HID at the expense of brighter light output while the Superwhites have only a little coating. Be careful using any higher wattage bulbs, i.e. greater than 80 watts, because these types of bulbs could possibly damage either your wiring or headlight housing or both due to the higher electrical draw and increased heat generated. I tried these types of bulbs in my car and it would blow a fuse after several minutes of use. Hope this information helps.

I have installed those Hella Optilux bulbs in my headlights and must say that I am very satisfied with the results

Thanks to all who have helped me out on this thing

Claude

I have bought so many pairs of those aftermarket lightbulbs that I cannot remember how many I have tried. The only ones that are actually BRIGHTER(all of them can look somewhat whiter, but not really brighter when you drive at night) and really really white are the RAZO. And plus the RAZO won't burn your headlight housing or wiring harness either, which I know had happened to a lot of people who buy aftermarket bulbs. RAZO is the way to go, but if you have the dough, get the POLARG, which is more expensive than the RAZO.

My concern is the heat factor. I do not want to cook the wiring or the plastic housings.

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N. Hodges
1994 S350
1987 300 SDL (for sale)

I have the Piaa Ion Crystal H3 for my foglamps (190e2.6 with Euro-headlamps), and I am very much satisfied with them. They produce a very intense yellow in the main part of the beam, with a bluish-white tinge at the upper (and lower) fringes of the projected beam.

the bluish-white tinge at the fringe makes it ideal as a daytime-running lamp (my car does not have DRLs).

Foglights are where you should stick to OEM wattage. They don't dissipate the heat from higher wattage bulbs very well, so you might damage the housing and will surely have a lot of burned out lights.