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Old 05-12-2008, 09:14 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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xenon bulbs

What size bulbs are headlights? I just took delivery of my convertible, and would like to upgrade the bulbs. I think they're H4's. Is that the correct size?

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Old 05-12-2008, 09:24 AM   #2 (permalink)
 
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They are H7. But you cant just swap out halogen bulbs for Xenons. You need to installs Ballasts, as Xenon's dont have filaments and need a source of high voltage to ignite the gas.

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Old 05-12-2008, 10:10 AM   #3 (permalink)
 
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Thanks for the info PassionforPassionCT. I think I'll just replace the bulbs with ones with a more blue/ white tint, instead of going for the Xenon system.

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Old 05-12-2008, 03:42 PM   #4 (permalink)
 
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OK, I replaced the H7 bulbs, no problem. But now I want to change the amber 194 parking light bulbs, and I can't figure out how to remove the bulbs. How do you get the bulbs out?

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OK, I replaced the H7 bulbs, no problem. But now I want to change the amber 194 parking light bulbs, and I can't figure out how to remove the bulbs. How do you get the bulbs out?
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