Blakvrtbeast

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whats up guys? i have an06 tl , went ahead and i ordered the PIAA Yellow bulbs 9006 part # on box says HB and i think at the top is says 131 , anyways i take out the stock fog bulbs and the 3 pieces that twist in are bigger on the stock bulbs and on the PIAA one they are smaller and i cant get the bulbs to fit correctly i guess u can say because i guess it doesnt have enough of a tab to lock it in place ... any one have this issue ? do i have the wrong bulb or what ??
thank you in advance

dwb993

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Wrong bulb---you need 9006.

Bearcat94

So you're sayin they shipped the wrong bulb?

Blakvrtbeast

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ill email them but it seem like that part # corresponds to that bulb

dwb993

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Didnt he say the box read H8? Thats what I get for reading without my glasses.

Blakvrtbeast

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no i said it said " HB "

Blakvrtbeast

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Blakvrtbeast

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factory bulb is on the left and the Piaa is on the right notice the tabs that lock in place ... thanx and hope someone can help out

Blakvrtbeast

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anyone ?

dwb993

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Can u post a pic of the packaging?

Blakvrtbeast

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ill post it on monday , spoke with the people i bought it from and according to the marking on the packaging these are the correct bulbs

Blakvrtbeast

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Blakvrtbeast

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anyone ever encounter something like this ?

dwb993

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Sorry---I did a bit of research and it looks like HB is some sort of hybrid type bulb that fits both a 9005 and 9006 socket (I may be wrong on this). Can you return the bulbs for an exchange to 9006?

Blakvrtbeast

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i returned the bulbs but they were the 9006 ?

dwb993

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They definitely were not 9006. Like I said, HB is supposed to fit 9005/9006, but obviously that is not the case.
Also note that H11=9006. I see you can order the PIAA Plasma Yellow in H11. Try that and they should fit no problem.

Blakvrtbeast

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thanx for the input , where does it state that H11=9006 ?
thanx

dwb993

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I saw it on a site that explained bulb sizes somewhere. I know it is true because my Accord fogs came with H11 bulbs and they are a direct swap for my OEM fogs (06TL, same as you).

Blakvrtbeast

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the H11 mounts on the housing with Metal tabs that are a lot closer together. the 9006 use plastic tabs and are spread out a lot further, also the H11 have a smaller silicone O-ring to seal.

pwr2panda

another name for 9006s are HB4s...it could be in reference to that.