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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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THX FELLAS...Now The Next Question Is... What Kind Of Bulbs Should I Put On Top And Bottom? Top Meaning The Little *** Bulb Right Next To The Hid? Any Suggestions?

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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by QuickSilver
THX FELLAS...Now The Next Question Is... What Kind Of Bulbs Should I Put On Top And Bottom? Top Meaning The Little *** Bulb Right Next To The Hid? Any Suggestions?
I used super white LEDs plus put super white LED fog light bulbs

parking light LEDs: www.v-leds.com

fog light leds: www.ijdmtoy.com

they match pretty good...I did the same with my clear corner markers and then put 6000K HIDs so now all lights match
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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 08:19 PM
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Did an out right good job.
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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 03:14 AM
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GOOD WEBSITE REX...WHAT'S THE PRODUCT NUMBER YOU USED TO GET ALL THE LEDs? SORRY IM A PAIN, BUT YOU'RE A GOOD SOURCE AND I WANT TO GO IN THE DIRECTION YOU WENT WITH YOUR SIK RIDE...
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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
the foglight rewire is pretty easy to do and you'll love it.
Have you thought about changing out the bulbs on the fog lights? they're sort of 'yellowish' compared to HID's.

Here's the Hoen bulbs I used.
i was pointed to the hoen bulbs b/c one of my oem fogs is out. i havent gotten it yet but it looks great.

jedi - oem or not, did you change the bulbs yourself?? manual says to have the dealer do it, but i gotta figure i could do it myself. what's so hard/dangerous about it??
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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by QuickSilver
GOOD WEBSITE REX...WHAT'S THE PRODUCT NUMBER YOU USED TO GET ALL THE LEDs? SORRY IM A PAIN, BUT YOU'RE A GOOD SOURCE AND I WANT TO GO IN THE DIRECTION YOU WENT WITH YOUR SIK RIDE...
http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...RG-Results.htm

here ya go...all the bulb part numbers
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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 2tone
i was pointed to the hoen bulbs b/c one of my oem fogs is out. i havent gotten it yet but it looks great.

jedi - oem or not, did you change the bulbs yourself?? manual says to have the dealer do it, but i gotta figure i could do it myself. what's so hard/dangerous about it??
2tone; I did change out the bulbs from home, it's actually pretty simple. I got the bulbs from http://www.hoen-usa.com/ and theyr'e holding up very well.

To replace the bulbs, you can actually do it through the inside of the wheel well. Just take off the plastic shielding (held on by a few plastic clips), reach in and unhook the bulbs.
There is a D.I.Y. on it around here somewhere, I'm sure the search function can find it.
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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
To replace the bulbs, you can actually do it through the inside of the wheel well. Just take off the plastic shielding (held on by a few plastic clips), reach in and unhook the bulbs.
There is a D.I.Y. on it around here somewhere, I'm sure the search function can find it.
sweet, i'll search for it - i saw the "do not replace yourself, only at the dealer" in the manual and was wondering why they would even say that. i think i'll replace it w/ an oem bulb for now b/c i'm broke, but those hoen's look awesome. thanks for the tip.

EDIT: in case anyone else needs it...DIY fog bulb replacement

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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 03:22 PM
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^for the HID's im guessing they say for the dealer to change them so someone doesn't get shocked with 25,000 volts, guess they do not want lawsuits.

I have not had to change mine so I cant give you any input on difficulty.

EDIT: just found this online

Quote: "A blast from a crushed 100 bar hot HID bulb will send glass pieces into your skin and eyes and potentially fill wounds with mercury, which is very poisiness. Room will be filled with toxic fumes. Very high startup voltages can give you electric shock if closer than 1.5 inches or 4 cm. A headlight assembly will protect you from all this included UV rays. "

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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 05rex8
http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...RG-Results.htm

here ya go...all the bulb part numbers
THANK YOU SIR! AGAIN, VERY HELPFUL...
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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by EdwardsB
^for the HID's im guessing they say for the dealer to change them so someone doesn't get shocked with 25,000 volts, guess they do not want lawsuits.

I have not had to change mine so I cant give you any input on difficulty.

EDIT: just found this online

Quote: "A blast from a crushed 100 bar hot HID bulb will send glass pieces into your skin and eyes and potentially fill wounds with mercury, which is very poisiness. Room will be filled with toxic fumes. Very high startup voltages can give you electric shock if closer than 1.5 inches or 4 cm. A headlight assembly will protect you from all this included UV rays. "
yikes, that sounds terrible! from what i remember, which was a little while, it only says for the dealer to change the fogs, not the headlights (maybe it says not to change the heads if you have hid's, i don't remember). the oem fogs are not hid, so i guess it can't be as dangerous for the fogs??
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