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2005 SUBARU Legacy (Sedan)

 

Low beam headlamp

H7 - Plastic reflector, overwattage not recommended.

 

High beam headlamp

9005

 

Parking light, Front turn signal, Front sidemarker

3157A

 

Rear turn signal,High mount stop light

7440

 

Tail light, Stop light, Rear sidemarker

7443

 

Fog/Driving light

H3-55W - Appears to be metal reflector, inspection after 3500 miles with 100W bulb shows no visible problems.

 

License plate

168

 

Back up light

921

 

Map light, Dome light

DE3175

 

Step/Courtesy light

DE3021

 

Trunk/Cargo area

2825

 

2005 SUBARU Legacy (Wagon)

 

Rear sidemarker

168

 

Trunk/Cargo area

912

 

2005 SUBARU Outback (Wagon)

 

Fog/Driving light

9006

 

Rear sidemarker

168

 

Trunk/Cargo area

912

 

 

 

Now, let's see what brighter/overwattage/led bulbs we can find for the ones that matter.

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which ones/tell us if they melt..

I don't remember the brand- they're blue though. I like them so far- stock wattage so no melted housings.

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OK- my bulbs are "Eurovision" or something like that- recommended by a guy I know- they're terrible- a blue beam that is significantly dimmer than stock- they come back out tomorrow!
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Yeah, I went in looking for Silverstars- I had them on my WRX and liked them. They didn't carry them so I asked for PIAA. The salesman was recommending the ones I bought, so I got them. What a waste. Took them back today actually and after arguing in a loud tone with a salesman about a refund, wound up with the manager giving me store credit. That's fine with me- I usually go there for detailing supplies cuz they're 2 minutes away.
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^ I did, quite a while ago (3+ years?), on one of my DSMs.

 

I wasn't much impressed at all, and would actually rate the Sylvania SilverStars over the Phillips Blue-Vision and Vision-Plus lines.

<-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges

'16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family

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what is the output of our stock low and high beams (????K) ?

 

i was thinking of getting the PIAA Xtreme Whites at 4000K (high and low beam). The Xtreme Force at 4700K are a bit more expensive and add more blue tint, but would make it harder to see in rain and fog...IMO.

 

Here's a dumb question for someone. Are our DRL just our low beams....err is it our low beams just running at a lower wattage? :confused:

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All the yellow bulbs and clear amber bulbs I can find:

 

http://www.eautoworks.com

 

http://www.eautoworks.com/html/ORD-1-1-1-21967.cfm

 

http://www.eautoworks.com/html/ORD-1-1-1-23600.cfm

 

http://www.eautoworks.com/html/ORD-1-1-1-906.cfm

 

http://www.eautoworks.com/html/ORD-1-1-1-21964.cfm

 

http://www.eautoworks.com/html/ORD-1-1-1-2626.cfm

 

http://www.eautoworks.com/html/ORD-1-1-1-23846.cfm

 

http://www.eautoworks.com/html/ORD-1-1-1-14387.cfm

 

http://www.eautoworks.com/html/ORD-1-1-1-23933.cfm

 

http://www.eautoworks.com/html/ORD-1-1-1-7045.cfm

 

http://www.eautoworks.com/html/ORD-1-1-1-21984.cfm

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what is the output of our stock low and high beams (????K) ?

 

i was thinking of getting the PIAA Xtreme Whites at 4000K (high and low beam). The Xtreme Force at 4700K are a bit more expensive and add more blue tint, but would make it harder to see in rain and fog...IMO.

 

Here's a dumb question for someone. Are our DRL just our low beams....err is it our low beams just running at a lower wattage? :confused:

 

 

yes, just the low-beams... disable the DRL's to make your bulbs last longer, I believe it runs on lower voltage....

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GeorgeB - Over the stock bulbs, yes, the Phillips were an improvement. Slightly whiter color temperature, and slightly brighter. Whether or not the expense of the bulbs versus your stock bulbs will be "worth" the modification, to you, though, will be dependent upon how you perceive the output color/brightness as an individual. :)

 

Han'sGT - Don't worry about the color temperature too much. Our eyes, biologically, actually respond better in the yellower part of the color spectrum, so having a bit of yellow (lower end of the 4000-5000 Kelvin range) can be very beneficial in terms of adding better depth perception, etc., to your night-time vision.

 

Most factory-OEM HID systems are in the 4300 to 4600 Kelvin range. Typically, the "blue/violet/purple/indigo" that's perceived by oncoming traffic as well as the "rainbow" at the edge of such lighting when viewed from inside the cockpit are actually simply artifacts (undesireable) from the optics/ballast setup of these systems - which are designed instead to provide "stark white" color to the driver.

<-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges

'16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family

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