Chrome bulbs - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

F3dzo · 06-30-2012, 05:49 PM

My first official physical mod! No more amber bulbs! Name: ImageUploadedByTapatalk1341089367.635964.jpg
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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):

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

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Originally Posted by CaptainSlow

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

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

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

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?

10-19-2012, 10:51 AM	#5
CaptainSlow Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Mid-Michigan Posts: 799 Thanks: 392 Thanked 388 Times in 180 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Probably not fog lights (those would be clear)...probably for the turn signals. Here is a picture from another post (Moshpit37's car): 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). __________________ Ultramarine 2013 Scion FR-S 6MT

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T-SoL Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Ultramarine FR-S MT Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 40 Thanks: 10 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	nice where did u get it from and how much?

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White64Goat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ CBS LTD MT, 02 WRX Location: Fred. Co. Md. Posts: 2,351 Thanks: 65 Thanked 1,113 Times in 628 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	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.

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Jeffboyarrdee Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Subaru brz limited wr blue Location: Los Angeles Posts: 140 Thanks: 56 Thanked 42 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	any pics with them installed? id love to see these in action. These are for the fog lights im assuming?

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JayeM86 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Whiteout, Stock DD Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Where did you get the chrome bulbs?

11-02-2012, 05:17 AM	#8
OjiGeorge Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: White 2013 FRS Location: Langley, BC Posts: 450 Thanks: 441 Thanked 146 Times in 92 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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.

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