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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 07:09 AM
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Default Changed Low Beam, Park, & Signal lights to White w/ PICs

I changed my low beam head lights with Luminics Ultra White, signal and park lights with xenon white bulbs. The white bulbs gives a pure white color with a tint of blue mainly due to the reflection of the blue bulb itself.

You can see the difference between the luminics color and the fog lights. (The stock low beam is the same color as the fog lights.)
I choose Luminics over Silverstar due to all the reviews on this site plus it was a lot cheaper shipped! so thanks Luminics!

Installation took about 30min, this is my first time installing headlight bulbs. It was as easy as changing bulbs in ur lamp, except the park lights took a lot longer becasue they are on really tight, and really hard to twist due to its position and location. I would suggest wiggling and turn at the same time make sure you know which direction to turn it to. you can tell which direction to turn by looking into the headlights.

Anyhow, I am very happy on how it all turned out!
I'll be getting Luminics UV for my fog lights as soon as i figure out how to take out the bottom plate. Its way too deep and tight to reach from the top.

on with the pics

Signal light and park light both on:



Low beam + park + signal + fog lights



Low beam + park + fog
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 07:43 AM
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nice, headlights are so @_@ to me. i just want HIDs and clear side markers but never put my time into figuring the stuff out.
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 07:57 AM
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not diggin the signal light. is a white blinker legal in CA? the rest is cool.
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 08:05 AM
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been hearing a lot about luminics. not sure i wanna go with them over silverstars just yet. silverstars are pretty solid and will probably last me longer.
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 09:32 AM
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Heh...the front of the car looks like a jack-o-lantern. Never really paid attention to how the front of the tC looks with all the lights on.
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 09:44 AM
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Looks cool man, I thought the signal looked a bit odd, surely thats illegal
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 12:15 PM
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change the foglights!!!!!!!! haha, nice looking though!
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 12:25 PM
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whats wrong w/ the signal light ??? it's the same as all the other tc's out there !!
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 04:31 PM
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I have done my low beam and high beam with Sylvania SilverStar! Looks great!
But not the turn signal, it just looks weird not having it orange!

Taken by my O2 Mini PdaPhone w/ 1.3 mp cam!




Low Beam:



High Beam:

Old Apr 20, 2005 | 04:34 PM
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where did you order your luminics or silverstars at?
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 04:35 PM
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What size bulbs fit into the turn signal ones? in the front? I went to autozone..and they dont evem make the replacement bulb yet...the original bulb says JAPAN on it..HA! i was like COOL! then i said BUT I WANT A DIFFERENT LIGHT COLOR HA!...so yeah what size? I heard 7440 will work?
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 04:35 PM
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Wow, those luminics are much whiter then the factory fogs!

I'm wondering, are the factory fogs the color of stock head lights?

If so, I think I've just been sold on whiter head light bulbs!
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 04:42 PM
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When you took the pictures for the turn signals did you just flick them on and just timed it right when they lit up or is there a way to actually have them on all the time like parking lights...

I changed the light in the turn signal too and it looks awesome, and really bright
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobyroo2002
What size bulbs fit into the turn signal ones? in the front? I went to autozone..and they dont evem make the replacement bulb yet...the original bulb says JAPAN on it..HA! i was like COOL! then i said BUT I WANT A DIFFERENT LIGHT COLOR HA!...so yeah what size? I heard 7440 will work?
yes, the front turn signal, or "eye booger" light is the 7440. get some chrome/stealth amber bulbs for that one! you can get them here pretty cheap: http://www.cardomain.com/item/APC504144B
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by icdedppl
Originally Posted by scoobyroo2002
What size bulbs fit into the turn signal ones? in the front? I went to autozone..and they dont evem make the replacement bulb yet...the original bulb says JAPAN on it..HA! i was like COOL! then i said BUT I WANT A DIFFERENT LIGHT COLOR HA!...so yeah what size? I heard 7440 will work?
yes, the front turn signal, or "eye booger" light is the 7440. get some chrome/stealth amber bulbs for that one! you can get them here pretty cheap: http://www.cardomain.com/item/APC504144B
EYE BOOGER

SAWEET BRO! thanks. Those were the ones i was planning on getting...but i dont think they were APC they were a different brand..but the same amber chrome ones. Now that i know the size i am gonna order..THANKS!
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 05:13 PM
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looks good I did that a while back on mine, changed out the lowbeams, the signal bulbs, and the parking lights. All white so look good, thought the signal ones look a lilllll blue on mine.. good choice though
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 05:30 PM
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the stock head lights are the same color as stock fog lights.
when taking the pics of turn signal i just turned the blinkers on and snapped away.
The turn signals are legal as long as the color is either white or amber.
The park lights are 194, turn signals are 7440.

yeah, my next replacement would be the fog lights, plan on getting the luminics UV bulb, and after that I wanna figure out how to get rid of the orange corners in the headlight housing, and how to change the color in the side view mirrors.
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 05:33 PM
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Thanks for that info. I think I'm sold on getting some
Hyper Whites!
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 06:05 PM
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cool.
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 06:35 PM
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whats wrong with our factory low beams? i mean sure swap them...swap everything...modd this biotch out...but i was wondering how much brighter they are than our factory halogen head light bulbs?



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