quick bulb question

hi peeps , could you tell me what size the bulb is , its the second click on the control arm , head light i think .

i want to get the replacement before i try to change it .

thanks peter .

Dipped beam - 9006 on a UK spec.

H3 for the fogs and 9005's for the full beam - the Philips ones from Envy are very good if you fancy something uprated.

thanks m8

No worries, just promise me that you'll double check the fitments, I don't want you swearing at me when you come to do the swap

whats those bulbs like from envy , ?

Originally posted by peter richards

whats those bulbs like from envy , ?

Vast improvement, I don't know about you but with the standard bulbs I could hardly see a thing without the fogs on too - the Philips ones mean you can see where you are going and they look nicer too.

They really make a difference.

Originally posted by mcanny

Vast improvement, I don't know about you but with the standard bulbs I could hardly see a thing without the fogs on too - the Philips ones mean you can see where you are going and they look nicer too.

 

They really make a difference.

I'll second that, great value for money compared with going HID. Get your sidelights done too, or they'll look very yellow compared with the other Philips BlueVision bulbs.

hi guys no luck so far , ive tried 90006 , and 90005 , both dont fit .

the body is to big , and the three small lugs on the outside are differant .

so ive left the one i took out with the guy in the shop ,he said he will try to match it .

cheers peter .

Just cut or file the lugs off, it only took a couple of minutes and they fit fine now.

hi tom , the guy in the shop did file the lugs , but the body of the bulb seemed to be to big ,

Peter are you UK or J-Spec?

the fast one of the two, lol

Originally posted by peter richards

the fast one of the two, lol

In which case the bulbs I mentioned should fit, if you were unlucky enough to own one of the slow ones then you'll have problems

So to confirm, on your UK car (the one you meant I presume )you need 9005, 9006 and a H3 - no idea about those J-Spec ones

ha ha ha , ive done a search , but the threads just say about filing the lugs down.

ok fast mcanny any ideas , oh and dont say buy a uk spec lol.

you need to file the lugs and the circumfrence (sp?) a little bit

hi tim , its the inner part thats too big , the bit with the rubber seal on it . you cant file that bit can you .

Originally posted by peter richards

ha ha ha , ive done a search , but the threads just say about filing the lugs down.

ok fast mcanny any ideas , oh and dont say buy a uk spec lol.

Sorry Pete, I saw the scoop and presumed you were a man of taste

I can't help with the J-Spec bulbs sadly but I have read tales of people modding the UK ones to suit - isn't it the norm to use 4x9005's and mod them accordingly?

The 9006's won't go on because of the middle bit being too big but I guess it can be altered.

Your only problem with using 4 9005's will be that the dipped beam set should have the ends "dipped" in that paint stuff that masks the end of the bulb, the full beam ones don't have this.

9005:

http://www.powerbulbs.com/products/philips/pbv9005_large.jpg

9006:

http://www.powerbulbs.com/products/philips/pbv9006_large.jpg

hi mikey m8 , that first pic will that fit mine , or is the inner diameter to big , how much are they .

Originally posted by peter richards

hi tim , its the inner part thats too big , the bit with the rubber seal on it . you cant file that bit can you .

Err yeah, I did, the inner part.

If you look at the actual headlamp plastic from the outside of the car, it has the correct type of lamp to use, embossed on the cover. (rigth at the bottom) Which is what I ordered, But there must be a diffrent spec for the same part number in japan:conf:

Originally posted by peter richards

hi mikey m8 , that first pic will that fit mine , or is the inner diameter to big , how much are they .

I got mine from a company on the net, It was if you buy the dipped you get free side lights (in blue look V.cool) then buy the main beam you get another free set of lamps, I got some yellow fogs. Also look good.

have you heard the saying , "how many people does it take to change a light bulb" .what a pullarva (sp)

the one that i took out didnt have paint on the end .

Originally posted by peter richards

hi mikey m8 , that first pic will that fit mine , or is the inner diameter to big , how much are they .

Probably best for a fellow J-Spec type to answer that one for you, I'm just going on what I've read on here in the past.

I *think* the 9005's will do the trick for you though, you'll need to make some small modifications to the lugs though I think.

I think I paid about £24 a pair for mine.

thanks for the advice guys , im absolutely none the wiser. lol

Ok I ordered from this placebulbs r us but, I had to cut the tags, and file down the diameter (off the bit where the rubber sits). It cost me £48ish and i got side lights,dipped,main and fogs. Only if you put in 2 seprate orders. All of them fitted apart from the main (i think) . I think the main and dipped are diffrent wattage too. Hence diffrent arrangement of the tags that stick out.

Think that covers it.

I just used 9005s for the main and dipped beam. Works fine, and the beam pattern is also fine although you do have to file down the lugs as people have said. I bought some Philips BlueVision ones from http://www.powerbulbs.co.uk www.powerbulbs.co.uk . They're very good, much better than the standard ones. They were doing an offer where you got free BlueVision sidelight bulbs as well, but I don't think they are any more. I think Envy do them as well.