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 Need Brighter lights for ST162 celica
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Sun, 19 June 2005 02:47
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Any Idea on what fits in for a 88 celica, I am not sure exactly what Super Bright White model to get off ebay, H1, H2, H3, etc, and is it simply a plug and play with the original bulbs..
Thanks
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I Supported Toymods
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Lwr Templestowe, Melbourne
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August 2004
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Re: Need Brighter lights for ST162 celica
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Sun, 19 June 2005 02:53
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H4 bulbs...
pretty sure
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QLD, Gold Coast
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February 2004
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Re: Need Brighter lights for ST162 celica
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Sun, 19 June 2005 10:17
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as Yian said H4, 55/60w bulbs, you can get those copy HID bulbs that have those pre xenon gased bulbs to give you that HID/Xenon effect (white/blue light) slightly brighter then your average yellowish ones, not sure on its life, probably half the amount of standard?
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Melbourne, Australia
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March 2005
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Re: Need Brighter lights for ST162 celica
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Sun, 19 June 2005 15:50
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Any marketing tripe using 'halogen' in the same sentence as 'HID' or 'Xenon' is garbage.
Don't waste your money on those 'super white' H4 bulbs.
HID conversion. 'Nuf said.
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Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Need Brighter lights for ST162 celica
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Sun, 19 June 2005 16:01
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Agreed - I've never had a lot of excitement from 'upgrade' headlight bulbs, but then others have raved about them. I find it's often more effective to fix up tired wiring to get rid of voltage drop, and if the headlight innards are stuffed, well, they're stuffed, and need something done about them.
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QLD, Gold Coast
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February 2004
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Re: Need Brighter lights for ST162 celica
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Mon, 20 June 2005 01:05
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Speaking of HID conversions, where would the best place to get a HID conversion kit for st162? got me thinking i might want this as my next project.
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June 2004
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Re: Need Brighter lights for ST162 celica
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Mon, 20 June 2005 04:41
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if you have the money for a hid conversion go for it, if not check the reflectors and if they aren't reflecting any more these are a good place to stark looking for more light. you can also get 55/100 bulbs( 55w low beam and 100w high beam) which i have and am very happy with. if you have old dodgy wiring you might want to check this first tho as you are using twice the amps that came out stock on your high beam. hope this helps.
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Melb East
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April 2004
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Re: Need Brighter lights for ST162 celica
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Tue, 21 June 2005 06:19
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Thanks for all the reply's, the main reason I want more light is that my highbeams only work when held on, and not when you flick them to on (this results in all lights off)
If I can just get a bit more light from my standards i'll be happy, as the mechanic said i would have to replace the whole steering/lights cluster and a quote for $250, which is more than i am willing to spend just to get the highbeams fixed...
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Melbourne, Australia
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March 2005
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Re: Need Brighter lights for ST162 celica
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Tue, 21 June 2005 07:06
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Can you do the replacement yourself with second-hand parts?
Keep in mind that the low beam lights defract through the lenses towards the road, nor ahead into the distance to avoid dazzling oncoming drivers. This means that higher outpul low beams will just give you more light in the same places, not an equivilent effect to high beam lights.
High beam lights in a 55W/60W combination bulb are approximately the same intensity, just directed differently.
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