sorry to bring this up again,what size h/light bulbs for Jspec supra

[Guest paulsupra69]

i know this has been addressed before nbut after reading so many things am abit confused.

i own a jspec supra tt and want to get the correct size bulbs for the headlights.

I know they are different/smaller sized low beam to the UK spec.

[merckx]

I can never remember what mine are.

 

... If I ever need to replace a bulb I just have a look at the old one.

[part_timer]

Main – HB3

Dipped – HB4

Fog – H3

Side – W5

 

You cant get J spec ones in England you have to file the UK ones slightly to make them fit.

[supra steveo]

get the whit ones from halford and use a dremmel to trimm the bottom 2 lugs back a tad

[Nic]

The correct bulbs for the J-spec plastic headlights (early and late model) are:

 

Low = 9006J

High = 9005J

 

The J variant of the bulbs are a different fit to the standard 9006/HB4 and 9005/HB3 bulbs. The 9005/HB3 bulbs will fit in place of the 9005J, but the 9006/HB4 bulb will not fit in the low beam (the diameter of the body of the bulb is too big). As an alternative you can use a 9005/HB3 bulbs in the low beam as well (note you will need to trim a rib on the connection with the harness so that they will fit, very easy to do), ie

 

Low = 9005HB3

High = 9005/HB3

 

Here are pics of each bulb to illustrate the differences, note the difference in the diameter of the 9006J (20mm) and 9006/HB4 (22mm) body; this is what causes the fitment problems.

 

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/3983/90059005jub0.jpg

 

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/3517/90069006jkg6.jpg

 

Note: the UK spec glass headlights do not have this problem, they are designed to fit Low 9006/HB4 and High 9005/HB3

[Nic]

ps. can we add something like this to the FAQ section.