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F3dzo 06-30-2012 05:49 PM

Chrome bulbs
 
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My first official physical mod! No more amber bulbs!Attachment 9505

T-SoL 10-19-2012 03:53 AM

nice where did u get it from and how much?

White64Goat 10-19-2012 08:55 AM

Those were my second mod. after exhaust tips and then I installed the LED backup bulbs from HID Powerhouse and then I got my cat-back from SRT on Wednesday.

Jeffboyarrdee 10-19-2012 10:35 AM

any pics with them installed? id love to see these in action. These are for the fog lights im assuming?

CaptainSlow 10-19-2012 10:51 AM

Probably not fog lights (those would be clear)...probably for the turn signals.

Here is a picture from another post (Moshpit37's car):

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...S/DSC01763.jpg

I think it's a great look for people who don't want to wire up resistors for LEDs, but still like the clean look. This will probably be my first "modification" when i get my car next year (unless I can find an LED that is internally resisted somehow...don't want to cut any wires on the car).

JayeM86 11-02-2012 02:04 AM

Where did you get the chrome bulbs?

Zadkiel 11-02-2012 04:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainSlow (Post 507422)
Probably not fog lights (those would be clear)...probably for the turn signals.

Here is a picture from another post (Moshpit37's car):

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...S/DSC01763.jpg

I think it's a great look for people who don't want to wire up resistors for LEDs, but still like the clean look. This will probably be my first "modification" when i get my car next year (unless I can find an LED that is internally resisted somehow...don't want to cut any wires on the car).


A lot of sites offer a new unit that replaces the one under the steering wheel. This resistor eliminates hyper flash. The guys at HID Powerhouse have turnsignals that are superbright. Also pricey, but you get what you pay for in this instance. Installing the rear signals are tricky though. You have to partially place the bulb in the housing and plug it in.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15008

OjiGeorge 11-02-2012 05:17 AM

I'd recommend that you guys also look at LED bulbs. I had similar chrome ones, and while they look ace when off, they are rather dim when illuminated with a less crisp color. Also the chroming makes the flash less apparent as there is more cut-off of the light during the fade in and out part of the light cycle. I tried a set of cheapo LEDs on Ebay and resistors, and they were worlds better. The difference in brightness could be the difference between someone seeing your signal on a bright day, and someone catching it too late.

michaelahess 11-02-2012 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by OjiGeorge (Post 534198)
I'd recommend that you guys also look at LED bulbs. I had similar chrome ones, and while they look ace when off, they are rather dim when illuminated with a less crisp color. Also the chroming makes the flash less apparent as there is more cut-off of the light during the fade in and out part of the light cycle. I tried a set of cheapo LEDs on Ebay and resistors, and they were worlds better. The difference in brightness could be the difference between someone seeing your signal on a bright day, and someone catching it too late.

The LED ones I tried sucked compared to the Chrome ones I bought which are almost no different than the factory bulbs.

Too many damn variations in bulbs. Which did you buy?


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