kensteele

Polarg M6 on the right, 19169 on the left. For me, I immediately noticed how much brighter M6 is when compared to 19169. Took about 5 minutes to switch the bulb on the right side without dismantling anything; probably longer on the left (will do tomorrow). fyi, both are much brighter and much better than stock bulb.







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* 2001 Acura CL Type S * Blk/Blk * Navigator * Spoiler * Moonroof Visor * V1 *
* Since 3/31/2000 *
* Road Warrior *

oonowindoo

haha faggot!!!!
=)
our cars r not made in japan.. so take ur freaking front license frame off. THEY R MADE IN OHIO!!!!!!

SidVicious

Hey... the Polarg's look sweet. Good thing I gots me some on the way.

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2001 CL Type S w/ NAV in Silver | Mobil 1 |
1992 Ford Ranger XLT in Silver | F-150 Springs | 3" Body Lift | K&N Filter | Flowmaster Exhaust

superdds

thanks for the photos. very helpful.

WiLd~CL~TYPS-@SS

oh yea..made in japan !
the m6 sure look brighter, i am goin to get it..bye 19169

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k&n air filter
piaa 19169
cannon winter floor mats

kensteele

Really! Are you sure?

Whatever....

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* 2001 Acura CL Type S * Blk/Blk * Navigator * Spoiler * Moonroof Visor * V1 *
* Since 3/31/2000 *
* Road Warrior *

superdds

he's right, our cars are made in marysville, ohio. hell, the cl doesn't even exist in japan. the design was actually done here. only 25% of our parts are manufactured in japan.

kensteele

Come on guys, I'm joking, this has already been discussed.... http://www.acura-cl.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/003025.html

I'm sure most of us knew this the day we bought the car, have you ever seen a vanity license plate before?

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* Since 3/31/2000 *
* Road Warrior *

superdds

just checking

but, i wasn't the one who called you a faggot.

oonowindoo

i did so what?? HAHA =) BITE ME BITCH!
i dont know ur license just LOOK TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO,,, um..gay? UGLY? weird to me =) well if u wanna keep it on there, it s cool

vuduvida

We were talking about bulbs, right?

Just when you thought it was an easy decision... Might want to hold off on buying them for now. PIAA is about to release a new set of bulbs that are "the closest color yet to HID" (their quote). The 19169 equivalent will be the 19172 and it looks like they'll have an 18w equivalent to the Polarg M-6 with the 19224. They're not quite yet available but they're listed on some sites as available for pre-order and on PIAA's site at:

http://www.piaa.com/wedgebulbs.html

typeR

as appossed to air bags LMAO



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Llumar platinum plus
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16" coupe wheels
215/55/16 nitto's
20% smoke titanium
black chrome kit

frederix

Auto bulb depot should have them soon:

http://www.autobulbdepot.com/mini_bulbs.tpl

Rod

Yeah, the Polarg definitely looks nicer. Any word on a Polarg or a soon to be released PIAA wedge bulb that'll fit our road lamps and that's around 10 watts, instead of 16 or 18.

I'll probably go with the PIAAs for now, until the summer heat shows wether or not the housing on some of your cars can take the extra heat without melting.

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Satin Silver Metallic/Ebony

Stock, for now at least.

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tel1sps

I have found that the polargs are capable of lighting the road in front of the car. What a concept for road lamps

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-Muds, Spoiler, Hardwire 8500, Polarg M-6 lamps, K&N filter #33-2178.
Planning: Comptech Headers, Sways, 4/12/01

spiroh

Kensteele,

Thanks a lot. The more I look at my lights, the more Im starting to like the Polargs. Now I hear about the new PIAA bulbs!! The insanity never stops.

Spiro

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RED AEM CAI
Polarg M6 Roadlamps

Scorpius

Get that stupid oriental license plate thing off of there. That is 100% rice.

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vuduvida

Rod: I'm not aware of any 10w wedge style bulbs yet but I'm going to keep looking (I want them also!). As soon as I hear of something, I'll post it here.

Silver™

Xeypher already has the PIAA 19172's. Does anyone know how he likes them?


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vuduvida

"Xeypher already has the PIAA 19172's. Does anyone know how he likes them?"

I'd bet he has the 19173's (the yellow ones) since the 19172's aren't available yet.

Ashburner

Maybe a dumb question, but, why would you buy the 5 Watt bulbs instead of the 18 Watt bulbs?

-Ash

vuduvida

I'd think most that went with 5w did so out of concern of the 18w bulb melting the housing. I know that was my reason, especially in Arizona where summers can be consistently above 110 degrees (that alone might melt them -j/k). Others might have been concerned about the extra current draw (albeit small) on the wiring harness. If the 18 watters successfully make it through July, I'll switch.

Come to think of it, the CL-S has already been through a summer… Did anybody in a *hot* region (esp, AZ, NM and TX) have any problems last year with 18w bulbs???

Ashburner

Thanks for the input but it's hard for me to believe that all of these manufacturers would make an 18Watt bulb that would not work in your car. You would have to think they have gone through extensive testing.

Does our manual say anything about maximum wattage??

-Ash

vuduvida

The 18w bulb was not designed for our car. It's a different bulb design (a 194 vs. stock 168) yet still fits in the wedge socket. The 18w bulb is much larger than the stock 5w so that places it's outer edge closer to the front plastic housing with more than 3 times the stock wattage. That's why there's concern.

Our manual doesn't say anything about max wattage since they want us to stay stock (5w). That leaves it up to trial and error on our part.

Ashburner

Ah Ha.... Thanks TinMan... I appreciate the explanation. I guess someone should do some research to see how much the new plastic and wiring costs to replace.

-Ash

typeR

fuc% the 19172's what about the 19224 18watt or 19225/6 27 watt???


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tint 20% all around

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16" coupe wheels
215/55/16 nitto's
20% smoke titanium
black chrome kit

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MikeS 18

BTW, I just installed the M6 and they fit through the holes okay. They are about 2.5 times the size of the 169's and 2.5 time brighter than the 169's.

I also noticed that my driving light lense is totally sandblasted by the road sand from this winter. crap crap crap.

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vuduvida

typeR: Not exactly sure what you want to know... Again, there's more info at:

http://www.piaa.com/wedgebulbs.html

typeR

i saw them at that link will those numbers fit???27 watt???


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satin silver metalic
Llumar platinum plus
tint 20% all around

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'98 ACCORD V-6 sedan
16" coupe wheels
215/55/16 nitto's
20% smoke titanium
black chrome kit

vuduvida

I don't know for a fact but it looks like that 19224 is PIAA's answer to Polarg's M-6. That 19225 probably won't fit since the base looks wider than our socket. Even if it did fit, would you feel comfortable with that hot of a bulb in there?

Hollywood

Dork.

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Miss "Jackie Black" Black on Black 2001 CLS | Tint | airbox gutted | resonator replaced by straightpipe (mistake) | 12" JL Audio sub | PIAA 19170s | spoiler | mobile 1 | 14.6185 at 96.09mph 1/4 mile

work is the curse of the drinking class.

goldn1

where is the best place to get the polargs online?

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2001 Acura CL Type S, black/ebony, spoiler, 35% tint, V1, comptech springs, weather mats, piaa19170-doors, piaa19169-road lamps, pia19168-map lights
aim:silvn1
goldn1

kensteele

http://www.eautoworks.com/

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* Since 3/31/2000 *
* Road Warrior *

kensteele

It's daylight savings time and the evenings are still somewhat light when you use your headlights.

After getting another glimpse of the side by side comparison during the twilight hour, I'm almost convinced the 19169 is unacceptably dim compared to Polarg M6 and almost reminds me of the stock bulb.

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* 2001 Acura CL Type S * Blk/Blk * Navigator * Spoiler * Moonroof Visor * V1 *
* Since 3/31/2000 *
* Road Warrior *

KavexTrax

enough already sheesh.


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2001 CL-P Monterey Blue, Parchment interior
Polarg BlHybrid M-6 Road lamps
Polarg/PIAA super white interior lights *bling bling*
HP Quantum 28 -- 31% metallic tint all around
Blue Lady Dragon

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Jayru

[QUOTE]Originally posted by tinman:
The 18w bulb was not designed for our car. It's a different bulb design (a 194 vs. stock 168) yet still fits in the wedge socket. The 18w bulb is much larger than the stock 5w so that places it's outer edge closer to the front plastic housing with more than 3 times the stock wattage. That's why there's concern.

Our manual doesn't say anything about max wattage since they want us to stay stock (5w). That leaves it up to trial and error on our part.[/QUOTE

thhe worst thing is you will blow a fuse or melt the fixture. I say go for it.

Brack

I have 3 Polarg M6's. Does anyone want to buy them? $18 for all 3, includes shipping.
e mail-brack@theoregonshore.com

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Mike
Satin Silver CL Type S
lower,firmer,more free flowing