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Old 01-27-2002, 03:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I have a black 94 camry and I was wondering what the best bulb was b/c there are alot out there and I want to get my moneys worth. Also I cant decide if I want the plain white or a bluish tint. Cnn you give me your opinion.

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There is no substitue for real HID. But if you do not want to spend that kind of money then there is no aftermarket bulb that you can get that will give you a brigher than stock functionality. However a lot of aftermarket bulbs look nice and some even come close to stock brightness. One of the ones suggested recently are the Sylvania (sp?) bulbs that you can get from Canadian Tire.

I use Hiper. They look great. They are much brighter than Eurolite (which I tried before) but they are still not brighter than stock. They have a nice white with bluish tint look though.
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I dont know, I just bought a new light bulbs for my 94 Camry (9006). Its PIAA 51W, the colour just a little bit like the factory bulbs, but its very bright, brighter than the Eurolight 55W which I used before. It cost about $135 at Station28, but I get it about $120...u can think about it!

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lol... now I gotta get my $0.02 in on every light bulb topic :razz:
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Old 01-29-2002, 05:50 PM   #5 (permalink)
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One note... Eurolite = Eurocrap. I had them too.

Secondly, PIAA is nowhere near stock brightness. Many people have done tests. But yes they look nice. So enjoy that aspect of it.

I am curious about testing the Silverstars however, before I add that to my "looks better but performs worse" category along with the gazillion other aftermarket bulbs.

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I dont know, I just bought a new light bulbs for my 94 Camry (9006). Its PIAA 51W, the colour just a little bit like the factory bulbs, but its very bright, brighter than the Eurolight 55W which I used before. It cost about $135 at Station28, but I get it about $120...u can think about it!

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It cost about $135 at Station28, but I get it about $120...u can think about it!

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$120 for a pair of BULBS??
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I have Euro white xenon's 9006 12v 80W
i'm pretty happy with them. then i noticed taht the lights on the side next to the low beams where still stock so i changed those out with Solar White Bulbs. now i got my look. next thing is clear front turn signals. then get white bulbs for those.

One problem though. the lights on the side that i put the solar whites in. they are still kinda yellow. i think it is because the lense is probably dirty. anyone know how to take them off. i have chilton's i think thats how u sell it, repair guide.(good book helped me with my lights) yea it doesn't tell you how to seperate the lens anyone know how. but i love my new look
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Are you talking about your corner lens (next to the headlight)? If so, this is how you take it off:

1) Pop your hood
2) Notice a phillips head screw on the top where the corner lens attaches to the frame. Unscrew that.
3) Work the corner piece out. You might have to stick a flat head screwdriver in the side of the light between the fender to help pry it loose. Be careful not to scratch the fender.

WHen you put it back you should feel it sort of a pop into place, like there's a groove for it. Also the screw hole will line up.

Hope I made sense to you. It is a little hard to put into words sometimes. :smile:

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One problem though. the lights on the side that i put the solar whites in. they are still kinda yellow. i think it is because the lense is probably dirty. anyone know how to take them off. i have chilton's i think thats how u sell it, repair guide.(good book helped me with my lights) yea it doesn't tell you how to seperate the lens anyone know how. but i love my new look
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Haha...

I bought a set tonight from Autozone.

Their nice. Thanks for telling us about them. :grin:

I had a set of Piaa Platinum Superwhites, but the low beam on one of the bulbs burned out.

I've also tried the Hiper's (friend gave em to me) and their crap. Too blue for my taste and you can't see sh*t with them.

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It cost about $135 at Station28, but I get it about $120...u can think about it!

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$120 for a pair of BULBS??
Yeah, $120

Remember I told u that my plug was melt by using the Eurolight 55W. I changed the plug now and I saw PIAA got a bulb which only 51W. So I bought it and try it.
PS. The PIAA 51W is made by US not Japan!

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i know how to take off the clear corner i'm not stupid. i wanta take the lense off the clear corner to clean it if thats possible
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Chill... I thought that is what you were asking. I did say that I hope I understood your question correctly. Might help to put a little more thought into your posted questions.

As for your question, there is a post on camryman about how to clean headlight lenses that you might find useful.

http://www.camryman.org/cgi-bin/config.pl?read=140373

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i know how to take off the clear corner i'm not stupid. i wanta take the lense off the clear corner to clean it if thats possible
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I'm selling a set of PIAA H4s. They will fit all single bulb headlights. They are the Super White Platinums series and come as close to real HID as possible. Check the "for sale page" in the main menu. The price is $58 US. plus shipping for the pair. They are brand new and the box unopened. I paid $70 US + tax for them.
email me @ avivscrewvalla@hotmail.com if u are interested

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Wlel I dunno this helps but i am sure Hiper gets the same effect and i oculd get it for 10 bucks for Nokya.. i mean.. totally upt o u though... ish cheaper
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