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Old 04-19-07, 11:53 PM
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They were out

so what kind of bulbs do i need and which ones do yall use for the white effect not the stock yellow
Old 04-20-07, 12:21 AM
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194 LED or polarg M4.
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is there any major difference between these ?

i thought those polarg m4s are for the inner headlights
Old 04-20-07, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by LiLS
is there any major difference between these ?

i thought those polarg m4s are for the inner headlights
Polarg M4 are halogen bulbs, just bright white.
LEDs are LEDs.
Here is a pic. LED to the left, M4 on the right. You can't get a better response.
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Old 04-20-07, 12:30 AM
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M4s provide more light, b/c they are a bulb. LEDs are directional, they have to actually point in the direction you want to be truly effective.

I used PIAA Leds. Here they are at night.
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Old 04-20-07, 12:50 AM
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what do you guys think looks better on the GS?
your first pic the one on the left looks better
2nd pic doesnt show that much light output and seems a lil blue.
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I just got some polarg m4's and they look good but they don't go well with my LED tails. I'm going to switch to LED. For regular halogen tails, I think the M4's look great.
Old 04-20-07, 02:19 AM
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I use polarg M4's as do most of the others. Looks white, and lights up the license plate nicely
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Where do you pick up the M4's from?
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I don't think the Polarg M4 looks best for license plate lights. I'll agree with what Chris said. I also have LED tails and they aren't that bright compared to the LED tails. I had some extra M4s laying around so I just popped them in there. I'll probably get LEDs when the Polargs burn out.

Bill: You can get both of them from Ebay. There are many members that get their LEDs from superbrightleds.com (sp?) though.
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i think ima do LED also...so which LED one are the best?

piaa?
Old 04-20-07, 07:58 AM
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I have the PIAA platinum white series wedge bulbs in mine (non LED) they look very nice (pure white and clean).
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I use Polarg M4's...
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M4's here. If I went with LED's im sure the sheriffs here would pull me over in a heart beat
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Originally Posted by LiLS
i think ima do LED also...so which LED one are the best?

piaa?
I bought mines from superbrightleds.com. I got the wide angle one, which has 5 leds pointed in diff. directions which is perfect for the lic. plate. I think it was:WLED 5-LED Wide Angle LED bulb $ 2.99 (each). good luck


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