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Lights near the HIGH beams?

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Old 12-12-06, 05:31 PM
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Default Lights near the HIGH beams?

Does anyone know what type of light to use in place of those small ones next to the high beams so when you have you HID lights on, the ones beside themm don't look so yellow?
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those are called wedge bulbs. i think the type is m4. go with LEDs or polarg.
Old 12-12-06, 05:48 PM
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I have Polarg M4 bulbs.

Any #194 bulb will work.
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Polard M4's my friend...
Old 12-12-06, 07:37 PM
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Not a fan of the yellowish stock wedge bulbs. I have Polarg M6's in there now.
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polarg m4 is the direct replacement. m6 is higher wattage so they go out more easily.

the bulb type is 194, m4/m6 is just used by polarg
Old 12-13-06, 01:30 AM
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How hard are these bulbs to change? I have a high beam that just blew out. Better change both sides.
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changing the high beam is easy

changing that small bulb at the bottom of the housing takes a lot of patience. s small hand helps too
Old 12-13-06, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by gserep1
How hard are these bulbs to change? I have a high beam that just blew out. Better change both sides.
I just changed out the wedge bulbs last week. The passenger side is cake. But the driver side takes a lot of time and patience. Be prepared to rough up your hands a bit.
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Originally Posted by mrurmil
I just changed out the wedge bulbs last week. The passenger side is cake. But the driver side takes a lot of time and patience. Be prepared to rough up your hands a bit.
Yeah, driver side is more tedious especially if you have big hands. I had to remove the high-beam bulb for some extra room.
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Originally Posted by rominl
polarg m4 is the direct replacement. m6 is higher wattage so they go out more easily.
Interesting. I feel better now that I bought 2 pairs.
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Originally Posted by MrG4Life
Not a fan of the yellowish stock wedge bulbs. I have Polarg M6's in there now.
yeah.. like he said.. if you want to get the bulb dont get the yellowish one
get real yellow.. hehe..
BTW.. i can't get the white ones.. too much white.. need to add some color to the white car, it's either purple or yellow..
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That yellow is actually not bad. Add's a taste to the car. I have the Polarg M4's on mine, HID's + yellow fog's. Looks good on my pearl white.
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Originally Posted by 6HIDsGS300
BTW.. i can't get the white ones.. too much white.. need to add some color to the white car, it's either purple or yellow..
I guess it matters somewhat on the color of your GS. A touch of yellow probably ain't bad since your car is white.
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Originally Posted by 6HIDsGS300
yeah.. like he said.. if you want to get the bulb dont get the yellowish one
get real yellow.. hehe..
BTW.. i can't get the white ones.. too much white.. need to add some color to the white car, it's either purple or yellow..
Hey 6HIDsGS300, I think the purple bulbs would be a good look with your Hids... Just my opinion though... What part of NY are you from anyway??

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