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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 01:21 AM
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When you put the bulbs in use some sort of protection to keep from touching the glass on the bulb. Since they are a halogen bulb they generate lots of heat in the bulb and your fingers have a layer of "oil" on them that when the light heats up it cracks/breaks the glass of the bulb. You could use a sock or rag if you should feel the need to touch the glass...but the way these bulbs fit into the sockets you should not have to touch the glass...
 
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 03:50 PM
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When you put the bulbs in use some sort of protection to keep from touching the glass on the bulb. Since they are a halogen bulb they generate lots of heat in the bulb and your fingers have a layer of "oil" on them that when the light heats up it cracks/breaks the glass of the bulb. You could use a sock or rag if you should feel the need to touch the glass...but the way these bulbs fit into the sockets you should not have to touch the glass...
thanks for the tip, but i learned that oneyears ago from the old man [sm=smiley16.gif] but back to the bulbs when i recieved the bulbs they were moving around freely in the container and theone had a small chip at the top of the bulb. day after installation, it burnt out. it happens, but what ya gonna do. i received and email on how to return the bulbs and get my new ones. i should have em by the middle of next week hopefully
 
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 04:07 PM
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Well then at least you did not cause the failure. I would think twice if they can't pack the bulbs better to leave them rattling around loose...
 
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 05:24 PM
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true but unfortunatley the company i use to deal with for these bulbs went out of business and this was one of the few places i found that carried these bulbs in the color i wanted
 
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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What flavour of bulbs are they?
 
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 06:21 PM
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they're luminics jdm yellow
 
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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ahhhhh
Those're good bulbs, I had a pair in my old Z34, I normally order from www.eautoworks.com for my bulb needs... They don't have the JDM yellow H3's in stock, it seems...

I had them in my low beams...

You can always order from the Luminics website...
 
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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i use to deal with luminicsbulbs.com but nothing goes through on tht site anymore lol and you can't call em i think the got shut down i was going to go through luminicsdirect.com but they were charging 10 dollars more for the same bulb. when i found em on racinglab.com i was estatic, but i'll keep eautoworks in mind for next time. and yeah they are good bulbs, i had em in my 93 tbird when i ha that car, i also had em in for fog beams too. but yeah for now the low beams are in and the fogs will be replaced by mid next week
 
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 06:57 PM
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I think I might go HID for the next set... Expensive... But HID rocks... www.coolbulbs.com has a pretty good policy... 90 day trial period, and if you don't like them, return 'em for a free refund...
 
Old Apr 18, 2007 | 03:23 PM
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alright been awhile waiting, but i finally got time to take pics so here the are







here's me and my buddy with his 99 si


i love these bulbs, they're way brighter than stock and don't shine bacl in fog or rain
 



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