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Old Oct 6, 2005
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i can use these for turn signals right? and also they only go on when i use the turn signal NOT when i turn on my light?
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ya just gotta make sure the filament is for the correct terminal otherwise they will stay on only with parking lights. those bulbs suck btw not very bright.
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which bulbs would you reccomend that are single filament?
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well what do you want from them? all those coated hyper bulbs will be very dim.racinglab also has the raybrig 7440 clear bulbs that are 2x brigher than stock. I have em in my reverse lights and wow they're nice. Not hyper white, but they are brighter than stock making them also appear whiter.
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get the led..........ones.....it also make your turn signal blink faster......and they are bighters...but not from sides
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i dont want led...but i like the idea of the raybrig ones. maybe i'll just order those ones
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if you want pics, lemme know?
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i use to hve this on my car dont buy.......they suck thats why i use led....but its up to now...
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i also have the raybrig in the license plate lights and sidemarkers. Very bright and nice.





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lol gearbox has all the lighting goodies
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looks very nice gearbox. i really like the brightness of them.
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yea its not a trick. they really are brighter than stock without using more wattage. i also used one for the front dome light so it matches the one in the rear that comes brighter stock (8v instead of 5).
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it depends on what you want it guess. Leds are nice but the viewing angle on leds is lower then halogens. So your light won't luminate the same area. If you want hyper white turn signals i suggest you just go with the blue cloated or white leds.

If you want more light, then i suggest just staying stock or going with the clear cloat bulbs.

Here's mine with the clear cloat bulbs. I think the hyper white signals are too ricey for me.





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those look pretty good. i want hyper white cuz it would match with the mtecs i just got. the temp is like 4700 so it's pretty blue. i'll try to post a pic soon
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mine are mtec 4300k. They match well with them. Hopefully i'll be finished with my hid retrofit by next monday.
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Hey guys, I bought sum xenon hid lightbulbs of ebay for like 2 bucks i figure even if i don't use em what the hey for my 04 2dr civic dx. I was wondering if i need a wiring harness for them they ae 9006 for low beams and the input power is 90/100W.
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What is the stock wattage for an 04, would anyone know i don't have an owners manuel.
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its 55watts. Make sure the bulbs actually say they need 90w and not just output light like a 90watt bulb. If they actually require 90w then it'll fry your stock harness. You can make a wiring harness, but it'll probably just be cheaper just to buy xenon bulbs that are 55w.
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The 03s and 04s
are totally different right. Does the same go for wattage.
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I dunno man it's weird it says in the description Bulbs produces High Wattage light output with only a standard Watt current draw and no mods required.
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thats just appearance. they won't actaully be brighter. stock clear bulb will put out the most light compared to coated (white looking) bulb.
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the 01-03 were h4's and the 04-05 are 9006. I think the wattage is the same. You want more brightness or more light? You will lose light if you go outside of stock, but it will seem like you have more because white is brighter then yellow.

Just in rain, white light sux because it gets reflected back. Honestly any bulb with the blue coat will give you white light. There's almost no difference between $20 walmart bulbs and $70 PIAA bulbs.
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