Having Problems Matching the HID bulbs!!
10-10-2002, 06:05 PM
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Having Problems Matching the HID bulbs!!
Man, I've tried PIAA extreme white wedge bulbs for matching the HID's on the side marker of the main housings, I bought the LED bulbs from autodynamic, the single LED, for about 10 bucks a pair, WHICH IS DIM AS HELL!! With those LED's in it makes it look there is no light there at all cuz the HID is so bright, any one have any suggestions on how to get a nice bright white bulb for the 168?? Maybe something Raybrig or something? NEED SUGGESTIONS! thx in advance
10-10-2002, 06:38 PM
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I cant find anything either. I have the super bright LEDs that matched pretty well but the first set didnt work the second set stopped working two weeks later 
I have nothing now and i kind of like it 
I have nothing now and i kind of like it
10-10-2002, 08:26 PM
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ooo, aha, anyone know anything about raybrig white bulbs, i heard they make some pretty white bulbs, any razo bulbs too?
10-11-2002, 12:36 AM
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right now i got the PIAA ion yellow 168 wedges in the clear corner, but i don't know how well it'll match if i put it on top and on bottom? maybe it'll look a little funny?
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Hello,
Right now I am using the #921 Bulbs. I think they are Polargs. They are really bright and blend in with my imitation Hyper whites really well. I have them for the top corners and bottom corners. They are 18W so they are bright. They don't overheat if you may think it does. These bulbs fit into the socket perfectly.
You should get yourself a couple of pairs. You won't be disappointed.
-James-
*Edit* BTW I have the clear bumper lens so that's why I am using two pairs. If you have the yellows just get a pair and they will match really well.
Right now I am using the #921 Bulbs. I think they are Polargs. They are really bright and blend in with my imitation Hyper whites really well. I have them for the top corners and bottom corners. They are 18W so they are bright. They don't overheat if you may think it does. These bulbs fit into the socket perfectly.
You should get yourself a couple of pairs. You won't be disappointed.
-James-
*Edit* BTW I have the clear bumper lens so that's why I am using two pairs. If you have the yellows just get a pair and they will match really well.
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Originally posted by Blacura
um he's trying to match HIDs, not hyperwhites
um he's trying to match HIDs, not hyperwhites
10-11-2002, 05:42 PM
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alright cool, well anyone got pics of the 921 polargs? what's the going rate for them, 10 a pair? know of a good site to buy them at?
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athlon, have you lined up your car right next to a car with HIDs? The color is way different, and obviously the brightness. Obviously the inner workings of the different bulbs are different. The tungsten filaments in the halogen bulbs can only get so bright and so white before the filament fails.
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Then what you're saying is that they don't have bulbs that will match. Unless you do a whole HID conversion which there are none. So for the CL it would be the 9006, 9005, and H3 if you have fogs. Therefore what about the 168s which are normally 18W? 194s are interchangeable but are a measly 5W.
I don't want this to turn out into an argument as I barely know you Blacura and I apologize for not having HIDs, so to simply put it, there will be no brighter bulb for our corners than the 921s that are rated at 18W (IN MY OPINION). And therefore, if they are brighter and are superwhites, hyperwhites, xenon and krypton injected bulbs, or what have you... then they are our best bets. You can go all yellow but it just doesn't look that good.
azn5ucka86: I will post pics as soon as I get a digital camera tomorrow. I'll take pics of the 194 5W Xenons and of the 921 18W Xenons and let you see how much of a difference there is. Then you could also tell whether they are good for you (and others) or not.
-James-
I don't want this to turn out into an argument as I barely know you Blacura and I apologize for not having HIDs, so to simply put it, there will be no brighter bulb for our corners than the 921s that are rated at 18W (IN MY OPINION). And therefore, if they are brighter and are superwhites, hyperwhites, xenon and krypton injected bulbs, or what have you... then they are our best bets. You can go all yellow but it just doesn't look that good.
azn5ucka86: I will post pics as soon as I get a digital camera tomorrow. I'll take pics of the 194 5W Xenons and of the 921 18W Xenons and let you see how much of a difference there is. Then you could also tell whether they are good for you (and others) or not.
-James-
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athlon, i'm not tryin to start shit, sorry if it came off that way. hey man i didnt have HIDs either til like 2 weeks ago. I haven't tried every single kind of wedge bulb so i cant talk like i know what i'm tlakin bout. i'm happy with my leds even tho they're not bright, just cause the color matches. I am however curious to see pics of your wedges with your headlights. 18w does sound like a lot, do you get any bubbles on the lens from the heat?
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alright thanks man, pics will help alot thanks again
Originally posted by athlonxp
Then what you're saying is that they don't have bulbs that will match. Unless you do a whole HID conversion which there are none. So for the CL it would be the 9006, 9005, and H3 if you have fogs. Therefore what about the 168s which are normally 18W? 194s are interchangeable but are a measly 5W.
I don't want this to turn out into an argument as I barely know you Blacura and I apologize for not having HIDs, so to simply put it, there will be no brighter bulb for our corners than the 921s that are rated at 18W (IN MY OPINION). And therefore, if they are brighter and are superwhites, hyperwhites, xenon and krypton injected bulbs, or what have you... then they are our best bets. You can go all yellow but it just doesn't look that good.
azn5ucka86: I will post pics as soon as I get a digital camera tomorrow. I'll take pics of the 194 5W Xenons and of the 921 18W Xenons and let you see how much of a difference there is. Then you could also tell whether they are good for you (and others) or not.
-James-
Then what you're saying is that they don't have bulbs that will match. Unless you do a whole HID conversion which there are none. So for the CL it would be the 9006, 9005, and H3 if you have fogs. Therefore what about the 168s which are normally 18W? 194s are interchangeable but are a measly 5W.
I don't want this to turn out into an argument as I barely know you Blacura and I apologize for not having HIDs, so to simply put it, there will be no brighter bulb for our corners than the 921s that are rated at 18W (IN MY OPINION). And therefore, if they are brighter and are superwhites, hyperwhites, xenon and krypton injected bulbs, or what have you... then they are our best bets. You can go all yellow but it just doesn't look that good.
azn5ucka86: I will post pics as soon as I get a digital camera tomorrow. I'll take pics of the 194 5W Xenons and of the 921 18W Xenons and let you see how much of a difference there is. Then you could also tell whether they are good for you (and others) or not.
-James-
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