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Old 07-17-2001, 04:55 PM
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Fog Bulb Replacement

I am looking to replace my stock fog bulbs with the yellow bulbs that are combined with the HID headlights on Lexus'. Does anyone know what kind of bulbs these are?
Old 07-17-2001, 05:13 PM
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Good luck, if and when u find em, tell the rest of us
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Check out site http://www.autofreak.net/lightf.html for yellow PIAA bulbs.

I order the PIAA Xtreme white for my fogs. Hope to have them this week and install this weekend. Should match my HID headlamps fairly close.
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Check out site http://www.autofreak.net/lightf.html for yellow PIAA bulbs.

I order the PIAA Xtreme white for my fogs. Hope to have them this week and install this weekend. Should match my HID headlamps fairly close.
I have that installed. BTW, that's not as white as the Super Plasma.
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The Super Plazma bulbs are a little brighter but give off a blue purple ish light. IMHO the Xtreme white bulbs match our HID lights better.
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i got the piaa super plasmas... they look better then the supper whites.... its also closer to the hids then you think... from close you might see the blue but from a distance they match perfectly.... thats what my friends tell me....
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The PIAA Xtreme White bulbs are whiter that the Super White Bulbs.

These are the bulbs I ordered
http://www.autofreak.net/lightf.html
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what is the model number for the piaa's?

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I think these are the yellow ones:

PIAA Ion Yellow Bulbs.
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Originally posted by dj5
Check out site http://www.autofreak.net/lightf.html for yellow PIAA bulbs.

I order the PIAA Xtreme white for my fogs. Hope to have them this week and install this weekend. Should match my HID headlamps fairly close.
Which PIAA model numbers fit our fogs?
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Originally posted by daverman

Which PIAA model numbers fit our fogs?

9006 model number fits our fogs.
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9006 bulbs may also be referred to as HB4 bulbs.
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Those of you that have already made the change, what size arethe bolts that must be removed? I plan on putting mine in this weekend, but I need to get some tools first.
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Just put mine in this afternoon. You don't have to remove any bolts and no tools are really needed. You can un-snap the splash guard and reach in and twist out the bulbs. Does help if you have ramps to drive up on.

I replaced mine with PIAA Xtreme white, but now think the PIAA Super Plasmas that someone spoke about earlier may match the HID bulbs a little better. The Xtreme whites are much whiter but still don't match the headlights exactly.
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Originally posted by dj5
Just put mine in this afternoon. You don't have to remove any bolts and no tools are really needed. You can un-snap the splash guard and reach in and twist out the bulbs. Does help if you have ramps to drive up on.
What do mean by spash guard? Also I don't have ramps, so can I still do it your way?

What about the rest of you guys?
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If you look under the car there are splash panels under the card.
You can take a srewdriver and pop our the little push buttons.
You can pop them back in when finished. You can still do with out the ramps, the ramps just made it a little easier to slide under the front end. It will be obvious when you take a look.
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guys check this out: http://store.autotoys.com/cgi-bin/wf...N/Product/1187

think this will fit our fog light, it says replacement for H4 bulb......
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Originally posted by bryce11
guys check this out: http://store.autotoys.com/cgi-bin/wf...N/Product/1187

think this will fit our fog light, it says replacement for H4 bulb......
Yes, that will fit (see at the bottom is says "9006".) But the PIAA Super Plasmas or X-treme whites are whiter but also cost nearly twice as much $.
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Originally posted by dj5
If you look under the car there are splash panels under the card.
You can take a srewdriver and pop our the little push buttons.
You can pop them back in when finished. You can still do with out the ramps, the ramps just made it a little easier to slide under the front end. It will be obvious when you take a look.
dj5 is right. I wish I did this when I replaced mine. I feard that I wouldn't be able to get the snaps back in. I removed the 10mm screw (had to buy a new extended driver for this) and removed the whole lamp assembly. It was relatively easy but I didn't have ramps either. Still it worked out okay.

Next time, I doing it dj5's way.
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I like buying stuff on the net, but didn't want to light bulbs to get bumped around in the mail. Looked at several shops for the PIAA plasma's but they all carried super whites only. Ran across these Eurolites Xenons that were only $30 a set. Thought what the heck, can't loose much if they turn out to be bummers. They were perfect! Color matches headlight exactly. Don't know what the durability will be but what a find.
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Are you sure our fog lights are H4 bulbs?? Autobulbdepot thought they were H3. What did people pay for there bulbs?
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Originally posted by darkalley
Are you sure our fog lights are H4 bulbs?? Autobulbdepot thought they were H3. What did people pay for there bulbs?
The bulb size is HB4 or 9006. I got mine for $85 at a local shop.
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where in NJ did you get them. I live in union Nj
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Good luck finding the PIAA Ion Yellow. And double good luck on getting em under $100 bucks. When I picked up my car in March, the first thing I looked for was the yellow lights, to match the Lexus and the Cedes... but ultimately decided it wasn't worth it.

$100 + for a bulb or $450 for a hid kit. Hid, makes a bit more sense to me.
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I was just told Piaa doesn't import a 9006 plasma bulb. where did you guys get your?
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Originally posted by darkalley
where in NJ did you get them. I live in union Nj
Van Iderstines (spelling) right on Route 22.
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which bulbs did you get in at van Iderstine
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where can i get the plasma bulbs????????
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