last post for the night...not into whoring AW right now...but: are there more powerful bulbs for
04-25-2004, 07:30 PM
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last post for the night...not into whoring AW right now...but: are there more powerful bulbs for
the rear brake lights?
And does PIAA or HOEN make bulbs for the turn signals or reverse?
Does anyone know the bulb numbers?
And does PIAA or HOEN make bulbs for the turn signals or reverse?
Does anyone know the bulb numbers?
04-25-2004, 07:41 PM
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having a hard trime loacting bulbs for sale?
i am about to begin my quest....
how do you mean 45 degree angle? never gone into the tail light assemble of this car before.
how do you mean 45 degree angle? never gone into the tail light assemble of this car before.
04-25-2004, 07:48 PM
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My advice is to not put higher wattage bulbs in our cars...
I haven't seen problems with the rears (only because nobody has tried yet), but higher wattage bulbs in the fronts have a tendency to burn the relays between the bulbs and the switch. This turns into a couple hundred bucks in repairs. This was a common occurace with the B5 crowd who tried out the 70watt fake xenon bulbs. Cheers! Mike
04-25-2004, 07:50 PM
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Nah...they're plenty easy to find...at least LED ones are.
It's just that LEDs have a narrow field of view, so they must be angled directly behind the car. The problem is, the socket for the brakelight is angled at a 45 degree angle to the back of the car (and the housing has reflectors that direct the light backwards). This wouldn't work with LEDs.
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/56235/tail_open.jpg">
^^The bulb on the far left is the brakelight^^
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/56235/tail_open.jpg">
^^The bulb on the far left is the brakelight^^
04-25-2004, 07:56 PM
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Np...btw interesting tidbit.
The car notifies you specifically which bulb is out. I tried it with all of the bulbs...heck, it even tells you about the foglight. And what's more, you don't have to turn the light on for it to tell you it's blown.
Smart car, eh?
Before I disassembled the unit, I knew it did it with the brakelights, but not the others.
Smart car, eh?
Before I disassembled the unit, I knew it did it with the brakelights, but not the others.
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04-25-2004, 07:57 PM
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I would just get these..they almost look like leds
but then again, i wouldn't really concern myself with the tail-lights
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