Luminic Bulbs

[amsgator]

well i found some 55W at automotivelightingusa.com but they dont have H3 :-\ is there anywhere i can get the exact wattage of the fogs?

 

[amsgator]

hm...PIAA fog lights are like 45 on ebay so should i just get PIAA fogs and MTEC low beams? too many choices.

 

[Kansei]

I haven't heard anything bad about the PIAA bulbs, a lot of people seem to like them.

 

[amsgator]

yea, i heard only good too. the low beams are like $100 a pair though, so i cant get them.

 

[Sveivo]

The quality of these is certainly subpar. They do look great, however. I had yellow ones and they looked super. Could not see with them at night though.

 

[amsgator]

yea i was gonna get the yellow ones of these and then cool blue MTEC for lowbeam i think. i dont want them to actually see, thats what i'll get the MTEC for. i'll just have these for looks i guess,.

 

[Sveivo]

yea i was gonna get the yellow ones of these and then cool blue MTEC for lowbeam i think. i dont want them to actually see, thats what i'll get the MTEC for. i'll just have these for looks i guess,.

I think they will look great in Fogs--they're really yellow. What a yellow bulb should be, I guess.

But it seems like changing out foglight bulbs is a pain?

 

[amsgator]

yea they are a pain. how long do they last?

 

[Sveivo]

yea they are a pain. how long do they last?

Mine lasted over a year, then one burned out. When I went to take them out, I noticed weird discoloration on BOTH, which I do not think affected the way they looked on the road at all.

And I wore latex gloves when I installed them, so I do not think there was a possibility of me touching them during installation.

 

[Sveivo]

I guess the bulbs are not so bad. I say in my sig that they suck, but they're not too bad--definitely better than Sylvania Silverstar. Haha.

 

[amsgator]

lol. u mean the bulb was kinda melted kinda like the pic on the first page my the original poster (OP)?

 

[Sveivo]

lol. u mean the bulb was kinda melted kinda like the pic on the first page my the original poster (OP)?

Ha, no the glass itself was intact. It only seemed that the yellow "coating" was coming off somewhat. Hehe.

 

[amsgator]

ok got ya. i think i am going to get the MTEC Cosmos Blue for the low beam and then the Luminics JDM Yellow for the fogs.

 

[amsgator]

Hey Dim, do you have a pic of ur osram silverstars on ur car at nite? just wanna c what it looks like

 

[Sveivo]

I don't know much about the MTEC lights. Though I think that most people will agree that if you want to be able to SEE at night, Osram Silverstar are near best.

I seriously do not think you can get better bulbs for the money, unless you go HID.

I posted some pics in this thread:
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123653169&highlight=osram+silverstar
(toward the bottom of the page).

 

[Sveivo]

The glass on these bulbs is clear (as opposed to blue or whatever).

 

[Kansei]

yea they are a pain. how long do they last?

I have a 2002, 78k miles.. use my fog lights ALL the time, any time the car is being driven.. original bulbs still.

 

[redpr5]

yea i still have my stock fog bulbs as well. and i have them on anytime the headlights are on. headlights on the other hand are not stock lol cant see far enough with stock bulbs

 

[Kansei]

Hey Dim, do you have a pic of ur osram silverstars on ur car at nite? just wanna c what it looks like

color-wise, they look like sylvania silverstars. they do output more light though.

osram silverstar on left, sylvania silverstar on right

stock foglight bulbs

 

[amsgator]

k thanks! i decided to get the MTEC Cosmos blue and golden yellow for fogs