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12-03-2002, 11:55 AM

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Turn signal bulbs- silver colored but blink amber OR white

I just found a great deal on 1157 turn signal bulbs that are chrome colored but blink amber or hyperwhite. I paid $6.95 per bulb and it got rid of that horrid blue colored (and amber for you stockers)bulb that is visible in my front turn signal.

Streetbeatcustoms.com has them available in both amber and hyper white. I don't think they are listed on the website, but ask them for them. No, I don't work for them, but I am VERY happy with the way they look and perform. MUCH better than spraypainting bulbs.

12-03-2002, 11:58 AM

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Re: Turn signal bulbs- silver colored but blink amber OR white

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I just found a great deal on 1157 turn signal bulbs that are chrome colored but blink amber or hyperwhite. I paid $6.95 per bulb and it got rid of that horrid blue colored (and amber for you stockers)bulb that is visible in my front turn signal.

Streetbeatcustoms.com has them available in both amber and hyper white. I don't think they are listed on the website, but ask them for them. No, I don't work for them, but I am VERY happy with the way they look and perform. MUCH better than spraypainting bulbs.

and i thought you were done modding your car?

12-03-2002, 12:01 PM

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and i thought you were done modding your car?

Bulbs don't count. Oh, and neither does the NX remote bottle opener that I am installing this weekend.

12-03-2002, 12:03 PM

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Bulbs don't count. Oh, and neither does the NX remote bottle opener that I am installing this weekend.

haha...well, let me be the first one to welcome you back then!

12-03-2002, 12:09 PM

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You can get em at Pep Boys too, work real nice I think. Especially when you make em stealth running for the no amber night light

12-03-2002, 12:22 PM

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Do they make titanium bulbs for the W2 size?

12-03-2002, 12:24 PM

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are we 1157 in the rear turn signals too?

12-03-2002, 12:27 PM

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how do these compare to the polarg visual G bulbs?

12-03-2002, 12:35 PM

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are we 1157 in the rear turn signals too?

No, they are 1156 single filament.

12-03-2002, 01:02 PM

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i have them for the rear

12-03-2002, 01:17 PM

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Re: Re: Turn signal bulbs- silver colored but blink amber OR white

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Do they make titanium bulbs for the W2 size?

What is W2??

The bulbs I bought are made by APC. They are not titanium colored- they are chrome. I don't see them anywhere online.

12-03-2002, 01:55 PM

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Re: Re: Re: Turn signal bulbs- silver colored but blink amber OR white

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What is W2??

The bulbs I bought are made by APC. They are not titanium colored- they are chrome. I don't see them anywhere online.

W2 is the rear backup lights on a 2k2

12-03-2002, 02:11 PM

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is there a bulb paint we can paint blue PIAA's and make them look silver/titanium and do no loose loght quality?

12-03-2002, 02:14 PM

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you can make your own, search around, basically u just spray a silver paint (high temp) really lightly over the amber bulb.

12-03-2002, 02:22 PM

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you can make your own, search around, basically u just spray a silver paint (high temp) really lightly over the amber bulb.

That's what I did. Beats the heck out of paying $7 PER BULB.

12-03-2002, 02:27 PM

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That's what I did. Beats the heck out of paying $7 PER BULB.

what kind of paint did you use and where did you get it?

12-03-2002, 02:28 PM

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you can make your own, search around, basically u just spray a silver paint (high temp) really lightly over the amber bulb.

I tried that but it was really dull when the headlights were on. I don't want the "stealth" mod either.

These are much brighter than the spray painted ones. Also, the paint did not stick evenly to the bulb when I tried it (more than once).

$7 per bulb is well worth it IMO. I was about to spend almost $30 for the set online at autolamps.com or something like that.

12-03-2002, 04:01 PM

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A buddy of mine had these and they worked great for a few months. After that the coating began to fall off and it started to look just like a regular amber bulb.

12-03-2002, 04:48 PM

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I'd love to see some pics of how they look at night and in the daytime too.

12-03-2002, 05:29 PM

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Well, they aren't AS bright as I thought they were, but they are good enough for me. Maybe I will go do the stealth mod right now.

Headlights on

Headlights off

12-03-2002, 05:32 PM

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Blinker on

Headlights on (side view)

12-03-2002, 05:43 PM

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Looks good. I would definitely do the stealth mod though.

12-03-2002, 05:47 PM

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Oh, almost forgot... The gayest cat in the world.

I love my new digital camera.

12-03-2002, 05:59 PM

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Is it just the pic? It doesn't seem very "amber" at all...

12-03-2002, 06:02 PM

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Is it just the pic? It doesn't seem very "amber" at all...

Those are the hyperwhites. They aren't really white OR amber....

12-03-2002, 06:23 PM

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Those are the hyperwhites. They aren't really white OR amber....

I bet from far away they blend real nice though...

12-03-2002, 07:11 PM

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That cat looks so comfortable...I'm going to bed now

12-03-2002, 10:46 PM

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i tried painting my 1157s silver with light coats of high temp paint but when i put em in a couple days later there was smoke or something coming off of the bulb when they were on(not completely dry)??? I have the polarg Gs in my rear turn signals. They are nice but I paid like 20 per bulb for those....

12-04-2002, 12:18 AM

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Looks good. I would definitely do the stealth mod though.

what stealth mod are you guys talking about?? is there a write up or whats the deal with it?? thanks

12-04-2002, 01:17 AM

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what stealth mod are you guys talking about?? is there a write up or whats the deal with it?? thanks

STEALTH Running Lamps(FREE Mod)
Eliminates the AMBER running lamp filament on the 1157 bulb used for a 2K-2K1 headlamp, but still uses the blinker filament. This mod makes the headlamps only produce white light until the blinker is activated, which looks better in my opinion especially with clear front corners.

1)Remove the bulb/socket from the headlamp housing.
2)Remove the bulb from the socket.
3)Place SMALL piece of black electrical tape over ONE "knub"(small contact on bottom of bulb).
4)Reinstall bulb into the socket.
5)Turn on hazards(or blinker with keys in ignition). If it flashes reinstall bulb/socket into the headlamp housing, if not, remove bulb from the socket and move the electrical tape to the other "knub".

I have pics of mine on my web page if you want to see how it looks.

12-04-2002, 08:16 AM

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The Philips silver visions would be awesome if they made them in 1157, they don't as far as I know. Anyway, I got mine off ebay, they aren't pure silver, they are very lightly yellow in the housing, but getting more so it seems. They were 5 bucks a piece, stock yellow when on. I'm gonna get the APC ones this weekend and try them out. 10 bucks at Pep Boys I think. Looked good on another ride I saw

12-04-2002, 08:39 AM

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what kind of paint did you use and where did you get it?

I just used cheap silver paint from wal mart.

I have a 4th gen and I put this on the 194s in the sidemarkers and on the 1156s in the blinkers. You cant see the bulbs at all through my diamond clear bumper lights in the day, but when they flash, or at night, they are still plenty bright amber.

If I had a digicam, I'd take pics...

12-04-2002, 08:53 AM

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I just used cheap silver paint from wal mart.

I have a 4th gen and I put this on the 194s in the sidemarkers and on the 1156s in the blinkers. You cant see the bulbs at all through my diamond clear bumper lights in the day, but when they flash, or at night, they are still plenty bright amber.

If I had a digicam, I'd take pics...

Are you running them stealth? I would have kept the spray painted bulbs in there, but when the headlights are on, they were very dull. They were very bright when the blinkers were on, but the low level just wasn't cutting it for me.