What is the life expectancy or the PIAA 19224 bulb in the 2001 CL driving light? How has the light housings held up with increase wattage bulbs? Any problems with the increased wattage i.e. blown fuses or wiring problems.

I have a 2001 CLS and would like to use these bulbs to replace my yellow oem bulbs, but I do not want any problems. I have had enough problems with transmissions; mass air flow sensor; throttle position valve; idle regulator; seat covers; and rattles.

I had those in for a while. I had no problems. They won't melt anything. Just don't touch the bulb with your fingers when you put it in.

No problem what so ever. Just don't touch them with your bare hands/fingers as stated before.

Piaa bulbs don't really draw more electricity. They say 55 watt bulb = 85watt etc. Means it produces 85 watts of light. It is the cheaper ones that use unsafe methods to have the bulb burn brighter.

The 55 = 85 is because of the reflector inside of an actual PIAA lamp, so with just swapping a bulb that doesn't really apply. The 19224 is only a 5 watt bulb anyway...


I think...

Either way, doesn't matter, the 19224 works fine.

I have a 1st gen but for u 2nd gen, anybody ever use the osram sylvania HID light kit to replace their driving lights? I just curious if any of them can fit in those spots.

No problems, took less then ten munutes to put in.

Bill

The 19223 are a 5 watt bulb

the 19224 is 18 watt......

I've had mine in for a year and a half with no problems. Make sure as someone said earlier, don't touch the bulb with your fingers, otherwise they'll blow out a lot quicker.

Mine have worked well for....two weeks. I just installed them after the M6's blew out after 18 months.

auditt or ttparts or something is where I got them on the cheap...

19168 is the 5 watt bulb.

sorry for the brain freeze



to add ........ see ttstuff.comhttp://www.ttstuff.com/performance_electric.php

Thank yu' all for the feed back. I will try the PIAA 19224.