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Lights Direct 2U offers a full line of high end yet affordable PIAA Truck Lights and other PIAA Accessories. Among other manufacturers of automotive lights, PIAA Lights are considered as one of the most sought after truck lights in the market. Well known for its one of a kind Lights Technology and its Race Proven Quality, customers can never go wrong with PIAA.

PIAA LIGHT TECHNOLOGY

PIAA lights have been the acknowledged leader in innovative automotive lights for decades. Visionary light design, inspired light engineering and quality PIAA components are the hallmark of PIAA's lights reputation with drivers of distinction. Propelled by PIAA's Technical Design Center, PIAA products cross the line from ordinary to extraordinary. The new P-4000 Quattro light with two large main beams, oversized reflectors, and two marker bulbs stacked vertically in the center, features PIAA Plasma Ion Crystal and Xtreme PIAA White technology... is just one example of PIAA’s innovative light lines.

PIAA LIGHTS - RACE PROVEN QUALITY

"PIAA Lights are Dependable and reliable under the most severe racing conditions," note racing professionals. PIAA lenses are computer designed for optimum performance and are made of hardened prism cut glass to withstand the rigors of off road racing and normal highway hazards. PIAA's lights feature a specially designed polyphenylene sulfide composite, aluminum or stamped steel housing. These materials make it possible for the lights to operate using higher wattage bulbs without sacrificing bulb life. PIAA quality makes PIAA lighting systems the serious driver's choice.

 

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PIAA GLOSSARY

Ampere (A or Amp): The unit of measure for electrical current. Basic formula for finding Amp draw (Amps = watts ÷ volts)

Candela: A unit of measurement for the luminous intensity of a lamp at a specific spot in the beam. Dichroic A glass reflector and bulb assembly that allows heat to dissipate through the reflector and away from the bulb thus increasing bulb life.

Dual Filament Bulb: A bulb having two filaments encased in one glass tube. In the case of halogen headlight bulbs with dual filaments, one filament for the low beam and one filament for the high beam. The most common dual filament halogen headlight bulbs are H4, HB2, 9007, and 9004.

Dual Lamp System: A PIAA innovation that places two types of auxiliary light systems into one housing, usually a driving light and a fog light.

High Intensity Discharge: A light source in which light is produced by a stabilized arc that burns at a much higher color temperature which creates a whiter light output than a standard halogen bulb. This arc is generated with an igniting system and ballast.

Kelvin Color: Kalvin temperature is a unit of measure for the color of light – it is not necessarily related to the heat of the light source. A higher color temperature represents a color closer to actual sunlight.

Lens Fluting: A process in lamp design that molds the lens to control the beam pattern by deflecting the light to the desired point in the beam. Lens fluting usually looks like vertical cuts in the lens.

Lumens: A unit of measurement for the amount of light that a bulb puts out. Example: common light bulbs emit approximately 170 candela per 10 watts of electricity.

Multi Surface Reflector (MSR): A reflector designed to control the beam pattern with a computer designed surface to project the light precisely to the desired point in the beam without the use of fluting.

NHTSA, D.O.T.: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation. Sets the laws and guidelines for the preservation of safety on public highways.

Projector Lens: An ellipse shaped lens that concentrates a beam of light coming from a set back bulb and reflector. The beam is usually controlled with a shield to give the beam a very sharp cut off point. This makes a great fog light or headlight low beam.

S.A.E.: Society of Automotive Engineers. Publishes the recommended practices, design specifications and testing procedures for all automotive systems.

Xenon: The gas used in H.I.D. systems that produce the extreme white color. Xenon gas is also used in some halogen bulbs to produce a whiter light and to keep deposits off the glass tube.>

XTRA: A PIAA term used to designate high efficiency bulbs that are designed to produce greater light output than its rated power consumption. (Example 55watts = 85watts of light output)