Terminator Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 I have first refusal on a set of second hand UK lamps no bulbs though. Please can any of the UK owners tell me which bulbs I'll need for main and dipped beam. I presume the sides will be the same? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 It's been a while since I changed mine over, but the bulbs are 9005 and 9006. Can't remember which ones are which though. I don't remember having any issues with sidelights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Phil, As Matt said, bulbs are 9005 and 9006. Sidelight bulbs are the same as the J-spec ones. For guidance, they are £127 +VAT new from Toyota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted August 28, 2004 Author Share Posted August 28, 2004 Thanks for the info guys. I need to know which is which as I may not be going for standard bulbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Hang on a min, I'll go look BRB ............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 9006 bulbs (aka HB4) in the Dipped beam 9005 (aka HB3) in the Main beam I've got blue 55w bulbs in the Dipped and 100w blues in the Main beam (For Off Road Use Only) EDIT, These are the ones I'm using. http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/high_perf.htm http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/hb3-4_bulbs.htm They're bloody good for the money, especially the 100w ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supradibbs Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 from halfrauds paid about 30 ish quid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 £127 for bulbs????!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Originally posted by Justin £127 for bulbs????!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: No, you wally. £127 For the headlights WITHOUT bulbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 I'm sure he means £30 for the set. Phil, try to borrow some standard ones first. The UK beam pattern is far superior to that of the crappy JDM lights. I tried some uprated bluey bulbs in my UK lights and in honesty, I found the standard ones to be better. Although the bluey ones looked better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted August 28, 2004 Author Share Posted August 28, 2004 Originally posted by Jake 9006 bulbs (aka HB4) in the Dipped beam 9005 (aka HB3) in the Main beam Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 Here's another place to get them, quick delivery. http://www.powerbulbs.com/index.htm I got some Phillips Premium 9006 for my 97 my facelift lights-dipped beam and they don't fit The "O" ring on the boss should provide a snug fit, but was about 2mm too big. The photo shows a 9006 bulb (not the actual one) 9006 I had to remove the "O" ring and reduce the diameter of the boss, I refitted the "O" ring even though I had removed the groove that it used to sit in. They fit okay but they definately aren't designed to fit the facelift dipped beam. Next time I need some bulbs for the healights I'm going to go to Halfrauds and measure some first to make sure they fit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 Originally posted by merckx I got some Phillips Premium 9006 for my 97 my facelift lights-dipped beam and they don't fit Yes, the bulbs for J-Spec lights are different to the UK ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 A hot knife sorts that out no problems just gotta trim the lugs so the oversized one isnt oversized anymore. I even went as far as putting the 65 watt phillips blue in both main and dipped as my lenses are so shabby. You have to take a hot knife to the plug point slots as well to manage this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 Yeah, that's the secret, use 9005 in both main and dip and trim the lugs and socket a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 Originally posted by Jake No, you wally. £127 For the headlights WITHOUT bulbs Doh. :looney: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Obviously I am talking modification of the 9005 and 9006's to fit a J-Spec car. The UK bulb holders take the 9005 and 9006 without modifications. The same principles apply to the 9005's though you can modify them by cutting out the socket alignment slots so you can stick a 65 watt 9005 into the dipped beam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 I've got facelift headlights and just checked them, if you open the bonnet and look on the black plastic part above where the bulbs are located there are bulb codes moulded into the plastic. On the top the writing says 'Japan 12V 55W', 'USA HB4 12V', and then slightly lower down near the bulbs is marked '9006J' '9005J' So the facelift low beam code is 9006J and the high beam is 9005J. If someone could check a UK-spec and a pre-facelift j-spec hopefully they also have the bulb code marked on and we can get a definitive answer to what bulb fits which headlamp. Has anybody tried fitting a j-spec bulb (with the smaller diameter body and locking tabs) in a UK-spec headlamp, do they fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 http://www.sp.koito.co.jp/autosply/miwakekata/harogen.html Found this site that shows diagrams/photos of the 9005J/9006J and the 9005/9006 bulbs and sizes of the locking tabs. So it would appear: UK-spec headlight bulb code is 9005/9006 J-Spec headlight bulb code is 9005J/9006J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 http://hid.shopseek.info/qa.html This site also shows the difference between the 9005/9006 and 9005J/9006J bulbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Mine says the same thing J-spec N/A 93 plate. 9005's definitely fit in both with a little lug modification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 So it seems both J-spec facelift and pre-facelift headlights are 9005J/9006J We just need someone to check the UK headlights to confirm that they are definitely 9005/9006 (HB3/HB4 US bulb code.) It would also be good to establish if the smaller 9005J/9006J will fit the UK headlamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted August 31, 2004 Author Share Posted August 31, 2004 Great work guys. Anyone know if the Jap 9006J lamp will fit the UK socket. Save me buying bulbs I don't need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 At a guess I would say its just a case of trimming some lugs. One thing though, you will probably find that your j-spec bulbs are 55w and there are very much better 65w phillips definitely do them available that go straight in a UK so it might be worth investing in a set and keeping the j-spec bulbs as backups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jusie Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 I have just bought and had fitted my uk lights as mine where j-spec and they are very dull i bought both my lights and a set of philips blue vision bulbs from envy. they are very bright and fit fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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