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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 07:01 AM
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I have a 2010 tc and iv'e already changed out the halogen in the projector housing with an hid, but i'm wanting to get rid of the halogen park light bulb in the high beam housing. I believe from what i've read its a 168 bulb? Does anybody have a picture of what the bulb looks like alone so I know what to order. Just want to make sure I am ordering the right thing?
Old Mar 21, 2011 | 07:47 AM
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168 is the exact same as a 194 bulb. Its a small wedge bulb. As long as the bulb you order says either 168 or 194, you will be fine.
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Ok hey spicy is this basically what I need then? Says 168/194, but just wanted to makes sure seems like they have 1,000 different arrangements for the leds?
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 11:11 AM
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^^ Yea, that'll work.
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Yes, that will work just fine.
Old Mar 22, 2011 | 07:08 AM
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ordered them up today. Probably will do some interior led lighting next. Also anybody got any pictures of some led tag lights on a tc. Just curious what it looks like before I spend 5 bucks lol
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I do, but no pictures.
Old Mar 22, 2011 | 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Spicy_McHaggiz
I do, but no pictures.
fail spicy go snap a pic for me haha
Old Mar 22, 2011 | 08:43 AM
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Maybe when I run into work at 6:30 I'll grab a pic. MAYBE.
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Originally Posted by Spicy_McHaggiz
Maybe when I run into work at 6:30 I'll grab a pic. MAYBE.
eh no worries I got bored and googled it earlier a bit. Ill be picking up a set of these too. Just need the bulbs and not a new housing or anything right?
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Once again, simple 194 bulb that goes right in.
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^x2, simple install, your car owner manual should tell you how to replace all the lights, they don't say the bulb sizes for the wedge bulbs(which you now know are 168/194). Changing the ones for the license plate is easy, it's the ones for the parking lights up front that are a pain, with little room and their location it'll take a moment, well for me it did.
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Would both of you recommend that I use the same type of bulb pictured above or should I use something with more or less LED's on it? I don't want it to be brighter than the sun where i get pulled over, but I don't want it too dim either.
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You could have 50 led's on it and not get pulled over. Any of the LED wedge's you find to place in a car will be fine.
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Hey cronic you'll be fine with those leds in the picture above. I installed them on my bosses 370. They're bright day and dusk. Here's a droid pic.

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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 06:19 AM
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Sorry to bump an old thread here, but the license plate lights are wedge bulbs right?
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Yep same size.
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