PIAA 2190 2100X Xtreme White Lamp Kit
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Product Feature
- Fog lamp enhances headlight ability in inclement weather; features multi-surface reflectors
- 12V-H3 55=85 watt bulb in Xtreme White
- Features silver PPS composite housing, chrome-plated trim ring, glass lens and multi-surface reflectors
- Includes two lamps, pre-assembled wiring harness, relay and switch
- Backed by limited warranty (bulbs excluded from warranty)
Product Description
The PIAA 2100X Series Xtreme White SMR Fog Lamp Kit features a 12V-H3 55=85 watt bulb which provides 85 watts of light for 55 watts of power to enhance headlight abilities in inclement weather. This lamp features compactly designed silver PPS composite housing, a chrome-plated trim ring, a glass lens and multi-surface reflectors which produce a razor sharp horizontal cutoff beam to control the light's focus. The Xtreme White color produces brilliant, cool white light with a blue tint. The complete lamp kit includes two lamps, pre-assembled wiring harness, relay and switch, and is backed by a limited warranty (bulbs excluded from warranty).PIAA 2190 2100X Xtreme White Lamp Kit Review
Compared to: PIAA 1500XT ion crystal fog lights.Strengths: Decent light output with included H3 Xtreme White bulbs. Fits 1500XT brackets with a little work.
Weaknesses: Less focused beam pattern than 1500XT units.
Details: After my wife backed into my truck and destroyed my 1500XT's, I bought & installed the PIAA 2100-series fog lights, PIAA part no. 2190. Fairly easy install if you already have PIAA brackets in place. The 1500XT brackets will fit the 2100's with a little outward bending (the 2100 lamps are a bit wider in back). I'm not quite sure why PIAA just doesn't make standardized bracket widths -- you'd think this would reduce their production costs. Wiring harnesses are standardized, thank goodness, so no rewiring. Right away I could tell that the beam pattern is significantly less focused than the 1500XT -- there's more scatter upwards and downwards. I could actually see some of the beam pattern hitting the top of my garage door with the lights properly oriented and aimed. Beam pattern within the "bar" of focused light was also less consistent. I'll enter a followup review once I put the lights through some real-life testing. Don't know if the scatter issue will be significant. And I'll probably switch to some ion crystal bulbs eventually.
11/13/2010 Update: After 2 months of use, I'll raise my initial review to 3 1/2 stars. My comment re: less focused beam pattern still holds -- when you're in a garage/tunnel, you can see light patterns on the ceiling. However, in real life outdoor applications you don't notice it. The fog lights nicely fill in the dead spot below your low beams and increase sideways coverage as well.
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