Nighttime visibility with PIAA LED bulbs
LAMPS with light-emitting diodes, more commonly known as LEDs, are revolutionizing functionality and styling of automotive lighting. Engineered with a brilliant cutline and anti-glare technology, this bulb upgrade replicates the stock beam shape and directs the light to where you need it most.
LEDs are fast becoming an industry standard on many headlamps, taillights and fog lamps of mainstream vehicles for better nighttime illumination and safety. According to a report by the American Automobile Association (AAA), “Halogen headlights found in over 80 percent of vehicles on the road today may fail to safely illuminate unlit roadways at speeds as low as 40 mph.”
LED lamps are allowed by law as long as they are in accordance with Republic Act 4136, Article IV, section 34 which is in force since 1964. The ruling says that the LTO allows the use of lighting accessories. The provision says: “Headlights – Every motor vehicle of more than one meter of projected width, while in use on any public highway shall bear two headlights, one on each side, with white or yellowish light visible from the front, which, not later than one-half hour after sunset and until at least one-half four before sunrise and whenever weather conditions so require, shall both be lighted.”
The law further states that, “All motor vehicles shall be equipped with devices for varying the intensity of light, and the driver must dim the headlights or tilt the beams downward whenever the vehicle is being operated on well-lighted streets within the limits of cities, municipalities, and thickly populated barrios or districts, or whenever such vehicle meets another vehicle on any public highway.”
LEDs are compact, extremely energy-efficient, and can turn on and off almost instantly. PIAA offers this LED lighting bulb upgrade is available in two color options: Xenon White 6000k or Ion Yellow 2800k.
PIAA lighting systems are available in dealers nationwide and in Blade Autocenter stores in SM, Ayala and Robinsons Malls.