paddynewman Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Having searched around, i've not come to a conclusion of which lights/bulbs to get. Car is due an MOT soon, say next week and a bulb is dead. Halfrauds said they dont have details of my car and I dont really have the time to take them out and drive there, working all day Any idea of what bulb to buy? A link on ebay? its just a stock j spec 1994 NA... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iky Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 HB3 fitted fine for my dipped beams, fog was H3, not sure about main full beam, there is a thread somewhere with definite answers. Mine is a 96 J-spec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddynewman Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Mines pre facelift, not sure if that makes a difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 No, It's the same fella, It's only UK spec that differs from what Iky said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abtin90 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 You can you autobulbsdirect to find out what bulbs you need and then you can always buy the bulbs from eBay as they are a lot cheaper Here's the link: http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 (edited) Having searched around, i've not come to a conclusion of which lights/bulbs to get. FAQ section is your friend Basically for all J-spec headlights you need Low - 9005/HB3 - you will need to remove rib on wiring loom connector so it will fit High - 9005/HB3 In term of colour 4300K is pure white, the higher the Kelvin number the bluer the light will be, 6500K would be the highest I would go, above that and you could have problems with the MOT and/or the Rozzers. Edited January 12, 2011 by Nic (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Unfortunately 4300k looks nothing like the above picture, imagine it between 4300 and 3000. 6000k is the best colour IMO. Of course that is only going off of the ones I have (6000 and 4300), not sure if different manufacturers produce different results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abtin90 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Unfortunately 4300k looks nothing like the above picture, imagine it between 4300 and 3000. 6000k is the best colour IMO. Of course that is only going off of the ones I have (6000 and 4300), not sure if different manufacturers produce different results. Yeah I have 6000k aswell and it looks perfect. I installed 8000k on my old car but they were too bright and I wouldn't recommend them or anything else above 6000k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo2810 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Thirded.... 6000k hits the spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmax Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I have the 6000K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Paddy, the detailed info is here: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?142251-Which-headlight-bulbs-for-JSpec-and-UK-Spec&highlight=9005j I managed to find some high wattage Xenon 9005j bulbs from somewhere on the internet with a bit of searching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 halfords do do them but you need to trim the lugs down with a dremmel or a standy blade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo2810 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Just get a set of HiDs, you know you want to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddynewman Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 thanks for all of that! gone for 6000k lets see how they work when the car is back on the road! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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