PIAA Tera LED Park Lights (White)

[Noel]

PIAA Japan has just released a new 1W power rated LED that is 12 times more powerful and brighter than it's original LED series. This raises automotive lighting to higher standards with stronger light emissions and reduced power consumption with a designated lifetime of approximately 5-6 years. Not bad for a product with an approximate RRP USD$50+ ~ $60+ for a set.

http://www.piaa.co.jp/whatsnew/upfiles/TERA.jpg

[robert_tg]

Can this be used for back-up lights ?
I'd do anything to get brighter back-up.

[Noel]

Back-up lights? Where are the back-up lights located? Sorry, term definition not familiar ...

[johnej]

they are in the spots where your fog lights are.. Inner portion of the tail lights farthest from the fender

[Noel]

Oh do you mean rear reverse lights? If so, there are brighter applications using conventional bulbs ... Blue coated/white light emitted bulbs from Raybirg will increase visiblity by 100% at least. I'm currently using them.

[TSX 'R' US]

I want some LED fog lights :D

[Noel]

PIAA makes em too. :thumbsup:

But I'd stick to HIDs. :spin:

[TSX 'R' US]

hmmm....checked PIAA's website...and I'm not sure if those LED bulbs will fit for the OEM fog lights...

[228]

o i got one already...its LED......so bright.....but forgot which brand...

[Acura604]

o i got one already...its LED......so bright.....but forgot which brand...

hey 228, where in van did u buy them from?

..and how much?

[228]

m...i bought it @ parker place........my bulb is not look like that....but it's reli bright...
i think it's HYBIRD....japanese brand

it's like 20bux.....about.....not sure.....i got to check with my bro coz my bro it to me...i will let u know later....

[Noel]

Very impressive product from PIAA. Each LED comes with it's own individual ballast that needs to be wired for power. This light output is pure white, very similar to HID headlights with no faint of any yellowish accent. This is indeed significantly brighter than any replacement park light bulbs or LEDs I've ever seen. After all, I don't think any manufacturer has made ballast powered LEDs except PIAA.

[Peregrine]

I split this thread, because its topic has split. The discussion about the Reverse Lights and Raybrig R112 is now at: http://www.tsxclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15683

[puiyingbread]

Noel, what about all these, are they all 168 bulbs type?
anyone have their parts number??

2 of them are 18X brighter, but some of them (or all of them) need to use the resistor, so will they all fit after install the resistor (or they already build-in the resistor) ?

http://www.piaa.co.jp/bulb/bulb_02/images/h376_main.jpg
http://www.piaa.co.jp/bulb/bulb_02/images/h371_main.jpg
http://www.piaa.co.jp/bulb/bulb_02/images/h374_main.jpg
http://www.piaa.co.jp/bulb/bulb_02/images/h370_main.jpg
http://www.clublexus.com/gallery/data/500/9251Raybrig_SMD_LED2.jpg

[puiyingbread]

just found some interesting information~~

PIAA H-370(aka TERA) ---------- 12X brighter, 4500K, splicing req, US$65
PIAA H-371(SUPER TERA) ---- 12X brighter, 5500K, splicing req, US$69
PIAA H-374(SUPER TERA) ---- 18X brighter, 4500K, plug'n'play, US$80!!!

the one that in the first post is H-370 which need the following mod....
http://www.priracing.co.uk/e/PIAATera.pdf

[BlueTSX05]

damn I would love to get these for my license plate lights but I would want the ones that are plug and play

[puiyingbread]

then u need to pay wt u get~~~it should around 75

[Acurasrule]

I just got finished installing the Wide Angle Superstar w/ Heatsink': 1 LED, from autolumination for my license plate lights.... they look awesome! They are only $7.99 each, so you need two of them.


They plug right in, no need for any mod's etc. Night and day difference over stock. Very bright white. They also have them in other colors etc, but for license plate, white is the only way to go.


These same LED's are what I used for my door lights, again they plug right in, and are very bright and give off a very wide spectrum of bright white light.


If anybody's interested, all you need is 4 total, 2 for the license plate lights, and 2 for the doors, and they look sweet.

[BlueTSX05]

acurasrule, show some pics of the license plate lights

[Peregrine]

It's ironic that you guys are actually improving bulbs for a license plate :). If I were to do anything with them I'd actually want to make the illumination worse, to stay less conspicuous :grinno: - don't need cops and other ppl to actually notice my license plate. Besides, NJ plates are yellow, so even if I upgrade to pure white light, it'll still show a yellow plate, so there's really no improvement from stock yellowish light.

[Acurasrule]

I don't have any of the license plate light pictures right now, but here is a stock photo from autolumination...showing the led I used.... LOOK how bright it is... I'm telling ya, it looks awesome as a license plate light, and easy very easy to install, once you understand how you the bulb housing is setup, very easy to pull out, and pop in this one.

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/9792/194sshswwmxl5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[puiyingbread]

^Acurasrul, wish we can have a pic of your license plate with this LED~~!!

Pere, the license in canada is white~~so, it looks good on white LED, hhaha

[BlueTSX05]

ours in DE is blue so it looks sweet, right now I'm using tec-toyz and they are ok but I want something brighter

[Peregrine]

yeah, I was just joking, I know on yours it will look much better. But don't make it too bright... lol

[Acurasrule]

Ok, give me an hour, I'll take some pics tonight of the license plate light

[BlueTSX05]

alright your on the clock, he he

[Acurasrule]

BTW, does how do you install the "parking lights"? are they located in the headlight housing? I hear people talking about them, but not really sure where they are?

[BlueTSX05]

that I'm not sure of. was the install for the license plate lights just a plug and play, did the new lights fit in there good?

[Peregrine]

you mean the headlight corner bulbs? yeah, you can get to them from the rear of a headlight. Kind of tight to fit your hand in there, but i managed it, so you should too.

[Acurasrule]

you mean the headlight corner bulbs? yeah, you can get to them from the rear of a headlight. Kind of tight to fit your hand in there, but i managed it, so you should too.


Do you have to take off the bumper to do this? Do you know of any DIY for this, hint hint, maybe you can right something up quick ;-)

[Peregrine]

lol, no you don't. So here's your quick DIY: open your hood, find the bulb in the rear of the headlight, on its far side near the inner fender. Stick you hand in there, unplug it, and turn the bulb base to remove it from the housing.

BTW, James, since I just remembered, can you leave me feedback on ebay?
thanks
;)

[BlueTSX05]

can you change the inner bulb as well? the one inbetween the high beam and low beam, do you think there would be any advantage to upping the watts in there or going to an LED in the lens?

[Peregrine]

guys, do you ever read your manuals... lol, of course you can change all the bulbs from the rear of every light in almost every car. Are you talking about a bulb for your turn signal? I don't see any advantage of upping it to a higher illumination, but yes, you can change it from the rear. Just open the hood and look at the back of the headlight.

[puiyingbread]

Ok, give me an hour, I'll take some pics tonight of the license plate light

u are the man, i want something as bright as IS250/350

[BlueTSX05]

:slap: :troutslap read? whats that?,

thought just maybe something those of us that arent at technologically inclined as you Pete could do.

[puiyingbread]

^ every car come with a user manual.............inside it u can find tons of informations to take care about yr car......so, read it please

[Acurasrule]

Ok, here are the pics, only have my camera phone, but you can still see how bright they are, also, I'm in the garage with the overhead light on, so at night outside they would be even brighter.... OH yeah, don't mind the car, were in a blizard, so that's why it looks like hell ;-)

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/8853/img001201di0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/3223/img001211yn7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/4487/img001221zk3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3193/img001231wx0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9808/img001241ve1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/326/img001261mo5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[BlueTSX05]

wow they do look great, and they were $7.99 each or for the pair?

[Acurasrule]

$7.99 each.

[BlueTSX05]

sweet, I will be ordering tonight if possible, thanks for the shots, and they do fit in the housings nicely? the bigger LEDs are a tight fit

[Acurasrule]

Yeah these are totally different, they plug right in. The other ones for the map lights and dome lights are the kind that have to be in on both sides, and the led comes from the middle, where as these just plug in, and the side that sticks out is the LED. Perfect fit.

[puiyingbread]

holly...............i will get this very soon~~~but youris a signal LED, right?

and acurarule, they have lots of other LED products, do u know anyhthing the 4-star one?

[BlueTSX05]

yeah there seems to be several that we could use on their site for the license plate

[Acurasrule]

I'm thinking about getting this for the reverse light:

7440 32 leds (12 forward facing + 20 side facing leds)

INTRODUCING THE WEDGE MATRIX II LED BULB

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9623/7443wmatrix2wmio4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[puiyingbread]

32 LEDs....... :shock:

[BlueTSX05]

damn thats a lot of LED's in one bulb

[Peregrine]

:slap: :troutslap read? whats that?,

thought just maybe something those of us that arent at technologically inclined as you Pete could do.

:laugh: I'm lucky you don't live near me, or I'd be plenty busy with your mods... lol

j/k ;)
that'd be cool. I'm sure you'd be able to pick up a lot of tips first-hand.

[Peregrine]

...
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/8853/img001201di0.jpg
...

Damn! James, someone did a hell of a Picasso job on your plates :laugh:

j/k ;)
nice illumination :thumbsup: