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Old 01-12-2010, 08:07 PM
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I put in new license plate lights

I got PIAA 168 bulbs in white





Difference between the bulbs


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Old 01-12-2010, 08:50 PM
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Looks nice Vas.
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Old 01-13-2010, 07:41 AM
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Thanks!

It looks a lot darker in the picture for some reason.
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Old 01-13-2010, 08:06 AM
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dude you need to get LEDs because the 168 in white are super dim
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^I'm realizing that now. Which is actually fine because I'd like to replace the 168's in my map lights.

Where can good LED's be found?
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Never mind. Found them on amazon.
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It looks much brighter in this picture(phone) - this is a much better presentation of what it looks like in person.
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The color difference looks good. Light outputs a little low though. I plan on doing that as well when I finish up some other stuff.
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dude you need to get LEDs because the 168 in white are super dim
The LED ones are bad ass! I redid all of the interior lights as well as the trunk lghts.
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Hows the light pattern? Wide or narrow?
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Old 01-13-2010, 11:11 AM
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It's somewhat narrow.

I'll try out an LED on Saturday at a (new) AZ member's house, we'll also try out his 19's and see how they look
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Lol, if I can find washers that I need Bring your camera, hopefully it would be dark enough in the garage to see the difference, unless we do it at night
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Originally Posted by vas25tl

I got PIAA 168 bulbs in white





Difference between the bulbs


After shots

Very nice! where did you get the bulbs at?? would love to do that to mine.
Thanks for any help,
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Old 01-14-2010, 07:37 AM
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I got them at Amazon. If you want something brighter, go with LED bulbs.
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Here are mine LED's on my TL,







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^Looks good! Much brighter than my PIAA's.

I looked at them yesterday, stood outside and stared for a while and I think I'll leave them how they are right now. They do look brighter in person than in above pictures and I don't mind them being a little dim.

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Less popos see you riding dirty
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yea only downside is that car stands out and really easy to spot at night. I think I might go back to stock bulbs.
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I like PIAA's better..dim looks looks real tite and classy lol
im gonna get me some soon.
Thanks for the help though!
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I tried LED's yesterday and compared them to the PIAA's and honestly, in person it did not make much of a difference.
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Has anyone changed the fog light bulbs to a whiter one like we did to the cl's?

I've searched and haven't found anything.
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I have HID's in mine, does that count?. I put in some whiter bulbs at first, but it burnt out after a couple of months.
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I would love to get some yellow fogs like my old GS400 but meh...too much work.
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