jSoong

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hi, i purchased the PIAA 19224's off ebay. i tried replacing the stock burnt out road lamps bulbs. it plugs in, but the piaa's are too big (and noticeably bigger than the stock road lamp bulbs) for the housing and doesn't fit inside... did i get the wrong one???

here's some text from the listing:

Part Numbers: 19224 Bulbs: W2
These Xtreme Whites are rated at 18W (12V) and they fit any vehicle application with the following manufacturer bulb codes: W2, 921 & 912.

M.J.H.

They look too big to fit, doesn't surprise me. I tried to get amber 12-LED wedge bulbs to fit in the housing and they wouldn't either, I was pissed.

02CLNOS

those are the same ones i got and i broke the first set i put in. i had to ream out the opening (JUST A LITTLE BIT) then you have to put them inwhile turning the balb. The blue paint on the bald is the thick part. try that and see if it works
NOTE= its better is you have the lamp out of the bumper.

RYANGP

no you got the right ones, but they are considerably bigger than stock hence more light output, so you can dremel the housings slightly to make it fit

nbennettksu

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yea they're a little big, I had them a while back. They'll go in, just got to put a little force behind it. Getting them out to change them out is a PITA.

MADMAN187

I had no problems with it..You just have to make sure ur putting it in straight and dont be affraid to push a little. I did it without bumper removal just jack your car up and get it in there.

nbennettksu

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wait until you try to get that sucker out

kyle77777

Just went and looked at a spare set i have of these and you got the right ones. Just push hard i guess?

darketernal

If u dont have dremel, use a round file to make the hole slightly bigger. Thats what I did and it works great!

dhorman

I rolled a piece of sandpaper (200, maybe 400 grit) into a slight conical tube and reamed out the opening. You don't have to take off much. You'll like the way they look w/ your HID's!

nbennettksu

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yea PIAA are bright as a mofo. I put the PIAA yellow ions in mine.

thevikas87

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hmm...they fit fine without any excessive pushing from me...

Mr3.2S

yeah mine went right in first time.

2CLean

Weird, mine went in just fine as well.

thevikas87

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what is this talk of how its difficult to get them out...?

jSoong

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UPDATE!

i finally found a long philips to take out the actual road lamp.. and i got them in!, easily in fact. it was a simple nudge for the bulb to fit in the housing. it didnt fit as easily before cause i was toying with where to push the bulb in when the road lamp was still attached to the bumper.

thanks for the suggestions, they definitely helped!! otherwise, i woulda been too cautious to push the bulb in all the way through..


before i installed the bulbs, i tested it out in my trunk for fun and it lit up signifcantly brighter than the stock/regular bulbs.. i think i'm gonna be changing all of my interior lights to extreme white..

ironsurfer129

Show us some pictures when you done with all the lights, it will certainly enlighten me.

jSoong

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will do. i have yet to take pictures of my car and post em.

jSoong

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flash:


no flash:


side:


lights off, haha the blue bulbs are hella noticeable. i also changed the turn signals to chrome-amber. it looks a lot better in the daylight.



i'm more than satisfied with the turnout. they're pretty damn close to HID white. highly recommended!!


oh yeah, and i used meguiar's plastx to polish those headlights. the surface was all old and worn down lookin'. it worked wonders and now the chrome glimmers in the sunlight so much more! search plastx for more info.

thevikas87

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this thread was done by me over the summer https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190415