Schrei Wolf Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 So I decided to pick up some fancy selective yellow H3 bulbs for my 08 LGT, manual says it's supposed to be H3 as well. I ended up pulling housings out only discover their 9006 bulbs. Anyone know of any good bulbs to put in there. Also I don't want HID's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrei Wolf Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 http://store.candlepower.com/bcorenewitna.html Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strizzy Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I got these and they work very nice. They have lasted a while now too. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nokya-9006-HB4-Hyper-Yellow-Head-Fog-light-bulb-2500K-/170715927228?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item27bf7652bc My bad luck build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS5689 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Our manual is wrong, the 2008 has 9006 foglight bulbs. I learned that from these forums. You'd think a manufacturer would make sure their literature is up-to-date, huh? I used the Nokya yellow bulbs on my GTI and they worked very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boymk123 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 what do you mean by "good bulbs"? reliability or brightness? reliability = OEM brightness = the rest of the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred_Buchi Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Piaa ion yellows ftw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS5689 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 what do you mean by "good bulbs"? reliability or brightness? reliability = OEM brightness = the rest of the world Is this true though? OEM bulbs aren't made by Subaru, they're made by a mainstream lighting company (I can't remember who makes ours, is it Philips?) So why would OEM be more reliable if you could go and pick up Philips bulbs anywhere? Why would OEM be more reliable than Sylvania or any other bulb manufacturer? Do you know if they make them special for the Subaru application? I'm not trying to insult you and say you're wrong; I'm just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boymk123 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 OEM bulbs have longer life than brighter aftermarket bulbs (not HID applicable) I used several Xenon Hella, PIAA, Philips bulbs and they died within 6 months some could barely last for 3 months my o.o2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strizzy Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 But that's the trade-off between being able to see better at night. I have 130W driving lights for my Jeep (compared to OEM 55W). They only last about 6-8 months compared to the 16+ months with OEM. I gladly pay the extra for being able to better see at night (properly set up and not blinding on-coming drivers). I just keep an extra set on hand and order up some new ones when I replace a bulb. Definitely worth it IMO. Your other option would be to get a cheap HID kit that should last at least a year or so, but I'm quite against putting HIDs into reflector housings. My bad luck build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidWombat Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 HIDs work well in the fogs, assuming you aim them properly. The fog light reflector design is so trivially simple that it really doesn't matter what you put in there. The fogs are mounted so low that glare is minimal. I went with a 35W 3000K Apex Cone kit, and it made a huge difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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