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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 10:56 AM
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Best headlight/corner bulb matchup?

yea i have some Nokya Arctic White bulbs (i'll be buyin HID w/custom projectors when i got some money so these will do for now) and i bought some PIAA Super Plasma corners...but they dont quite match...

see them here...

will the corners be always mismatched like mine? or did i buy the wrong bulbs...? i talked to the guy i bought em from and he said that they wont completely match...any suggestions? and also in the future...which corners will look the best with 4300k OEM BMW Hella HIDs? thanx in advance...
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 04:45 PM
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I'm doing Eurolites right now (i know... cheep as hell bulbs, but they actually look great. They're super bright, and really white) with PIAA platnium super whites, and that matches up pretty well. I'll see if I can get some pics up soon.
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 04:49 PM
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looking at your pics now, I can say that the PIAA platnium superwhites burn a lot more white. The only thinng I don't like about them it that they're blue when they're not on. I just always drive with my parking lights on anyway, =p
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 04:57 PM
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I personally don't see the reason for a blue bulb.. cuz when they're lit they're not actually white anyway. Also itz a pain in the ass trying to match them so they actually looks good... Even those LED whites are blue when u actually try to decide wheiter they are blue or white.

but according to ur headlights(looks blue to me) you might wanna try one of those LED white for your corners on the top and the bottom...
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 06:37 PM
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so PIAA platinum superwhites? i'll get some soon...oh yea will the superwhites match good with HIDs too? and thanx for the suggestions yall i appreciate em...
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 07:31 PM
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I have Polargs in my corners...look at the pics in my sig...see if you like them
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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 12:11 AM
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Klepto are those polarg's M4/194?
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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 01:01 AM
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yup, those pics kinda suck..they're slightly bluish/purpleish
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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 01:16 AM
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mine don't match either
probably getting LEDs soon tho...wen i find some extra money
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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 08:41 AM
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but according to ur headlights(looks blue to me) you might wanna try one of those LED white for your corners on the top and the bottom...
LED? top and the bottom? what do u mean...? and where and how much can i get these LED bulbs?

and once again...which corners will match good with (oem hella bmw) HIDs?
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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 02:57 PM
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I meant.... replace the 168 bulbs in the front (upper/lower) side markers with LED bulbs. As far as I know.. most LEDs on the market pretty much has the same color. Meaning, they are all the same color tone.. so u won't get 2 different blue or white from 2 different sets of bulbs.

I'll post up a pick of my setup and u'll c what i mean......
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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 05:06 PM
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where can i get some LEDs and how much are they?

PIAA Platinum Superwhites...Polarg M4/194s...or LEDs...
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Old Mar 9, 2003 | 09:15 PM
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so basically...


My bulbs...

match better with these?

PIAA Xtreme Whites

or...


PIAA Platinum Super Whites

and also...which match up best with OEM BMW Hella HIDs?

thanx again for the suggestions yall...i appreciate em...i'll be buyin the bulbs as soon as i get some final judgements...
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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 12:18 AM
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Well, it's just my observation that the platniums burn whitter than the corners you have in the pics. They match really well with my Eurolites... you might want to check out their site to see a pic to compare coloring to your Nokyas.
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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 12:20 AM
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oh yeah... I bought mine for $11/pair through my local honda dealer. I believe that was through an employee discount, though.
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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 09:10 AM
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ey ricardo...do u have any pics of yo lights?
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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 04:42 PM
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umm... I don't have any right now... I should be able to take some tonight, though. I'll get em up as soon as I can... gotta take pics of the drop too! :o:o
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Old Mar 11, 2003 | 11:04 PM
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Also itz a pain in the ass trying to match them so they actually looks good...
very true...i just bought those PIAA platinum superwhites...and guess what? they dont match! another 20 bucks outta my wallet...im goin wit the polarg M4s that klepto got on his ride...
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