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Old 06-07-06 | 04:17 PM
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I need some suggestions as to what i should replace my stock DRL bulb to something else. if anyone has any pics then that would be great. thanks guys
Old 06-07-06 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by PNice972
I need some suggestions as to what i should replace my stock DRL bulb to something else. if anyone has any pics then that would be great. thanks guys
Poorly asked question--why exactly do you want to replace the DRL bulb? You want brighter, whiter/bluer or what?! If you want a lot brighter, there are 100w bulbs, although they tend to burn out faster and may melt the harness. If you want to better match the HID, a lot of people use Silverstars ( they are a little whiter than stock); there are also all sorts of HID-look-alike blue bulbs, although they are not as bright and as DRL they are still yellowish. There are also people who really get fancy and replace the DRL with true HID (you will have to deactivate the DRL function to avoid damaging the ballast at DRL's lower voltage). Most lighting pictures don't accurately reflect the true color due to variation in camera and the light condition when the photo was taken). There are more info at the Lighting section of the forum.
Old 06-07-06 | 08:04 PM
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well, i wanted it to look whiter during the day. it looks so dull and yellow.
Old 06-08-06 | 06:37 PM
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jlin i have a question
i have put the silverstar fog lamps on look really great nice and bright white
i also installed refractor 5 led parking lamps which are blue that look great as well
i wanted to install a blue drl bulb to match the parking lamp any suggestions ?
thanks for u time
Old 06-08-06 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by S.F.IS350
jlin i have a question
i have put the silverstar fog lamps on look really great nice and bright white
i also installed refractor 5 led parking lamps which are blue that look great as well
i wanted to install a blue drl bulb to match the parking lamp any suggestions ?
thanks for u time

A blue DRL = blue high beam. Why on earth would you want ****-poor usable light when you need usable light the most?
Old 06-10-06 | 08:50 AM
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b/c i live in fort lauderdale the chance to using ur high beams is like once a year if that
i want the drl to look like the parking lights thats all
any one have any suggenstions for drl bulbs to match the refractor 5 led ?
Old 06-10-06 | 08:51 AM
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same thing i am looking for
Old 06-10-06 | 01:20 PM
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^same here..

are silverstars still yellow in DRL mode?
Old 06-10-06 | 02:09 PM
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^same here..

are silverstars still yellow in DRL mode?
Yes. I have them and the DRL (25% Power) looks like ***. Well no worse than stock but still yellow.
Old 06-10-06 | 03:23 PM
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^ wow like *** huh? Okay well guess I'll leave the drl's alone then.
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