Product Description

The PIAA Platinum 1100X Dichroic Driving Lamp is one of the industry's smallest dichroic driving lamps, with the 1100X compact design giving you versatility without sacrificing performance. Offering performance like HID at a fraction of the cost, each lamp uses a dichroic 12V 55=85 watt Super White bulb, giving you 85 watts of light for only 55 watts of power. It also features durable silver PPS housing, a chrome-plated aluminum trim ring, and a glass lens. The lamp kit comes complete with two lamps, pre-assembled wiring harness, relay and switch. This product is covered by a limited warranty (bulbs excluded from warranty).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10288 in Automotive
• Brand: Piaa
• Model: 1192
• Dimensions: 2.00 pounds

Features

• Compact design of 1100X driving lamp gives versatility without sacrificing performance
• Driving beam: dichroic 12V 55=85 watt Super White bulb
• Features durable silver PPS housing, chrome-plated aluminum trim ring, and glass lens
• Includes 2 lamps, pre-assembled wiring harness, relay and switch
• Backed by limited warranty (bulbs excluded from warranty)

Customer Reviews

Motorcycle lighting extraordinaire
I have mounted a pair of these on my BMW R1100RS. They complement the existing headlight by creating a triangle of bright lights, which makes the motorcycle conspicuous and provides oncoming vehicles with a visual reference for depth perception. Thus they are a safety feature. At night, they are significantly brighter than the headlight, and the beam pattern provides excellent visibility of either straight or curvy roads. The 110W power demand is manageable for my alternator. The units were easy to install, and the PIAA literature is clear and easy to understand. I have two minor criticisms. First, the housings are made of relatively flimsy plastic. My previous PIAA lamps had a heavier plastic housing but one was still broken by a stray rock. I would have preferred a metal housing. Second, the lamps are not easy to mount if you don't happen to have a rigid horizontal surface handy that you can drill into. I wish PIAA made mounting kits to allow mounting to vertical surfaces or round bars. Still, I would buy these again based on what the competition is currently offering.

I see the light...
PIAA 1192 Platinum 1100X Super White Dichroic Driving Lamp - Set of 2
These lights are wonderful. I bought them to mount as Aux. lighting for my Suzuki SV650. They are very bright and do their job well. The light beam has an oval shape to it, so be aware if you are going to mount it vertically as I did.
I would definitely buy again.

Cheesy, But Helpful
I had these installed on my '09 BMW GS1200. They replaced the Touratech Xenon Lamps on my '05. I had planned to switch them out, but the ballasts would not fit anywhere on the new frame. No doubt, these PIAA's are bright, but they're kind of tacky looking with their chrome bezels, silver painted housings and blue lenses. Very kiddy-biker, poser stuff IMO. Like I said, bright: Too bright, actually. The beam is very far-reaching, but diffuse. There is not pattern to adjust, just a flare of light that you can only adjust vertically. Blinding to look at actually, and they generate a lot of heat: After only 1-2 minutes the lenses are too hot to touch, which makes me wonder about their longevity. I did get a nice CNC billet aluminum bracket out of the deal which, if I decide to ditch these, will accommodate some new Xenon's which run cooler, have a more focused beam and longer life. Price is quite comparable between the two.

One nice feature on these lights is the activation switch used by my Dealer (Franks Motorcycles in Essex Jct, VT) lights are powered on and off by the off switch for the turn signals on the right bar. A small LED mounted on the engine cowl glows red or green (off or on), making the installation clean and OEM in appearance.

Bottom line: If Touratech made left and right side Xenon's for the '09, I'd buy them. Otherwise these PIAA's do provide a vast improvement over the stock lighting. That makes them worth the $870 I paid for the lights, CNC light bracket, switch wiring and installation.