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Old May 2, 2022 | 11:40 PM
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Headlight bulbs and nomenclature

Hey folks. 2005 G35 with spec-d headlights. What is the light under the projector? Is that City and Fog lights? Any recommendations on upgrading that bulb? Is it something Diode Dynamics sells? Thank you
 
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Originally Posted by Zeromaz
Hey folks. 2005 G35 with spec-d headlights. What is the light under the projector? Is that City and Fog lights? Any recommendations on upgrading that bulb? Is it something Diode Dynamics sells? Thank you
the small city light is usually a T10 base 194 type bulb. Some LED bulbs hyper flash in that circuit.
 
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Old May 3, 2022 | 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Urbanengineer
the small city light is usually a T10 base 194 type bulb. Some LED bulbs hyper flash in that circuit.
looking at the spec d housing i dont really understand how that bulb will fit. I must be completely missing something
 
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A 194 bulb is pretty small. Why wont it fit?
 
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Old May 3, 2022 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Scorpi0
A 194 bulb is pretty small. Why wont it fit?
ill take a picture of where the bulb goes. Looks like a much larger bulb goes there. Maybe im just being a dummy though. Thats a real possibility
 
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The one right under the projector is the high beam.
 
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Old May 3, 2022 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Scorpi0

The one right under the projector is the high beam.
High beam! yup thats the one! Any good replacements for them? I have diode dynamics on the car and dont want this one bulb to look out of place
 
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Old May 4, 2022 | 03:24 PM
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High beam! yup thats the one! Any good replacements for them? I have diode dynamics on the car and dont want this one bulb to look out of place
On my car, I left the high beam original with the halogen bulb. Its never on so I didnt really care much for the color of the light. And I didnt go with HID because they take a few seconds to become bright. I want my hi beams bright instantly.

If u are gonna go with LED, I guess just match the color output to whatever you already have in your low beam.
 
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On my car, I left the high beam original with the halogen bulb. Its never on so I didnt really care much for the color of the light. And I didnt go with HID because they take a few seconds to become bright. I want my hi beams bright instantly.

If u are gonna go with LED, I guess just match the color output to whatever you already have in your low beam.
what type if bulb is it specifically?
 
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Old May 4, 2022 | 03:54 PM
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what type if bulb is it specifically?
Its a 9003 bulb. Its a dual filament. I think it acts as a DRL and a hi beam.
 
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Yep ^ dual function on 03-04 design. The 05-07 projectors had H1 bulbs down there (real small halogen guys).
 
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