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Old Jun 18, 2007 | 09:14 PM
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Dunno what it's called....the lights that blink when u put the turn signal or parking lights on.....ANYWAY! We have the orange bulb as of now.

I want that to blink white/blue instead of orange. Does anyone know what size bulb and where to buy some and which brand?

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Old Jun 18, 2007 | 09:18 PM
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It's a 7440 bulb... but it's very likely that it is illegal for it to blink anything but amber.

I have a set of chromed bulbs in mine that still flash amber. Looks MUCH better.
Old Jun 18, 2007 | 09:19 PM
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much better cos u dont see an amber bulb when u look up close?
Old Jun 18, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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^ you got it!
Old Jun 18, 2007 | 09:24 PM
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i went from amber --> hyper white --> to now yellow ;D
Old Jun 18, 2007 | 09:26 PM
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i had white and chromed white and chromed amber and yellow led... all 7440. it took me a while to get the look i liked. alot of the cheap bulbs dont fit well and one actually fell off inside the housing where it took pliers, patience and hours to get it out. i am now using the chromed amber. the led bulbs make them flash twice as fast, which is annoying imo. but any chromed bulb looks way better!
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Before:



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Old pics, but you get the idea.
Old Jun 18, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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yup that's what I'd like!
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Oh, and the bulbs I have are APC Titans... I got them from Cardomain, but haven't been able to find them just now. I've had them for 2 yrs+ though or around there... zero problems. Haven't had to replace any yet.
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Oh, and the bulbs I have are APC Titans... I got them from Cardomain, but haven't been able to find them just now. I've had them for 2 yrs+ though or around there... zero problems. Haven't had to replace any yet.
do they have that same brand but giving off white light? hope u can find them
Old Jun 18, 2007 | 09:32 PM
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i have those... got em off ebay, really good quality. one of the best small mods!!!
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Originally Posted by gcxandy
i went from amber --> hyper white --> to now yellow ;D
I want! tell me how, where, how much, brand? please
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Originally Posted by tC4italy
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Oh, and the bulbs I have are APC Titans... I got them from Cardomain, but haven't been able to find them just now. I've had them for 2 yrs+ though or around there... zero problems. Haven't had to replace any yet.
do they have that same brand but giving off white light? hope u can find them
Hmm... here's the chrome/amber page:
http://www.cardomain.com/item/APC504144B

They have a "super white" version of the 7440, but it's not chrome, it actually looks blue.

http://www.cardomain.com/item/APC504031B
Old Jun 18, 2007 | 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by ack154
It's a 7440 bulb... but it's very likely that it is illegal for it to blink anything but amber.

I have a set of chromed bulbs in mine that still flash amber. Looks MUCH better.
You will have to check local laws but at least in CA you can have white or amber for turn signal indicators (mirrors and the front ones in the headlights)

I know that Squall has white in his headlights for the turn signals.
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Ya, it's possible that white is OK... but you'd have to check locally, for sure.
Old Jun 18, 2007 | 09:48 PM
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http://www.superbrightleds.com/tail-brake-turn.html
Old Jun 18, 2007 | 09:50 PM
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Thank you ack :D

regarding the laws...what laws?
Old Jun 18, 2007 | 11:34 PM
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i dont like the turning thing on the lights your talking about.
reminds me of the eye boogers my dog used to get before she died
Old Jun 18, 2007 | 11:43 PM
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if u can find the chrome bulbs that shine white get those cuz all cops will see is the blue color of the bulb and not care that it blinks white. i got numerous tix for the blue hyper whites.
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towards the bottom of the screen

http://autolumination.com/7443_7440.htm



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