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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 02:32 PM
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matching parking lights?

So I was looking at my car yesterday at night and something really bothered me and I couldnt quite figure it out. Then it hit me, I hate how the parking lights are like pale clear and the xenon headlights and foglights are a blueish bright white. Has anyone found a bulb for the city light/parking light that matches the rest? If not I will venture to autozone and be the first.
 
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 05:31 PM
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There are two parts to the color problem.
1. The orange blinker is in the same housing as the parking light so you get a reflection off the orange bulb.
2. The parking light bulb is not as bright or as white as the HID bulbs.

For problem 1. You can purchase silver bulbs to replace the orange bulbs. The silver bulbs still shine orange when turned on (blinking). Be careful some of the cheaper silver bulbs still reflect some orange so get good bulbs.
For problem 2. You need to purchase different bulbs to replace the parking lights. It is still hard to find bulbs that will match the color of the HID but you can get much closer. Maybe someone is even making a LED replacement.

There are various vendors that sell the bulbs so you will need to search around the internet. Here are a couple examples.
http://www.stealthauto.com/
http://www.xenonmods.com/
 
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 06:47 PM
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And while you are looking, make sure you get the 194 bulb.
 
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 07:37 PM
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Awesome! thanks guys!
 
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 10:48 PM
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I used these people when I did mine a few years ago

http://autolumination.com/

As above I used the silver t/s bulb and then used their super white xenon blue bulb (not led's) everywhere else:
Park light
Rev. Light
Lisc. Light
Interior floor lights
Dome light

(I used led's in my map lights and door jams)

The color match's up really well and to my suprise they have actually lasted a really long time (I've replaced only my park bulbs and only once in 4 years)
And because they're an actual blue tinted glass and not just a painted on coating they barely fade in color at all.

But as you'll see they have almost anything else you could want.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 01:30 AM
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I tried matching them up with one of those "xenon" white bulbs. It was close, but not exact. Regardless, I liked the look of the two not matching.

I ended up changing the parking lights to a yellow bulb to make them even more different in color.

Kind of OT, but I was thinking of putting regular clear bulbs for both the driving light and the blinker and putting a yellow tint over the whole thing.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 02:35 AM
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when i bought Philips Crystal Vision 4300k fog lights bulbs it came with park light bulbs that seem to match the OEM Xenon color
 
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