hey i posted earlier about a problem of fitment about my polarg 1157's....i had two nubs that were on teh same level so i shaved them off and figured i was sent 1156's insttead. so i figure i got a rewire in the process but to make things SHORT- *did you guys have any problems with the corners BURNING OUT?* thanks

 

hey bro, i re-wired my corners about 5 months ago and have had no prob's with the lights burning out. It's a smiple soldering job and it looks great when completed. Hoping you think the end result is worth the trouble.

LOL

 

i just shaved the nub closer to the bulb off and inserted it backwards, works great, no burn outs for me

 

is it ok to have rewired corners and put hyper whites polarg (whatever brand) and while it's rewired or should i rewire it back to normal..

Chris

 

I had two Polargs burn out and blew a fuse each time it happened. Only one bulb would burn out per side, and I believe the fuse was for the corners and the lights in the side of the tail lights next to the blinkers. My corners are rewired; I don't use shaved bulbs. I went just over a year before blowing the 2 bulbs as well. Now I have had the stock bulbs back in my car for a year with no problems I think I may have been drawing just enough current to blow the fuse and somehow I managed to blow a bulb each time as well. ericdwong mentions this in the MaxFaqs.
-hype

 

i rewired and i got polarG 1157 in there, i believe. or 1156, which ever one is the dual filament. rewire is easy, and i've had no problems and the bulbs look great. i didn't even solder. i jus cut one wire, and spliced it into the other one.

 

i used a pair of 1157 Cuzo hyper whites (35/5w) and shaved the ****/reversed the bulb and it lasted me from Sept 2001 to March 2002. I think re-wiring my corner lamps caused me to have some problems with blowing a fuse. I think it was the parking lamps fuse, so i changed it from 7.5amps to 10amps and everything went ok.

I have to admit that it really looked cool how bright they were. I think I ****ed off alot of drivers that were beside me at night just cuz they were so bright. In March, one corner bulb just didn't light up anymore, so I replaced it the regular way. I noticed that the burnt out hyper white bulb was extremely dark blue compared to a new hyper white bulb. Now I decided to go back the way it was before and hopefully I won't have to deal with burnt out corner lamp bulbs for awhile. It such a hassle to take that corner lamp off. arghhh. hope this helps!

 

Question if you just take the lil nub off as i did on mine does that equal the brightness of rewiring...i think mine are pretty bright

 

I rewired mine not to long ago, but i love the end result. Remember to change the fuse from a 7 to a 10.

 

I had basically the same situation as yourself except I used Polarg bulbs. I don't remember the wattage on them, but I'm wondering if there is a way to use lower wattage bulbs that are brighter than stock, but draw less current than some of the bulbs we have been using. I loved the way my headlights and corners matched, but it was a pain to change them, the bulbs aren't cheap, and aftermarket bulbs just don't seem to last as long. Switching to stock bulbs solved all of my problems even though my corners are still rewired
-hype