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Old Feb 5, 2018 | 11:24 PM
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So believe it or not, my Japanese bulbs came in before my TRS bulbs. The bulbs were the exact same type that I needed and snapped right into place. They are also waaaaaaay brighter than the stock amber bulbs when lit.

As you can see, super JDM, bro.




And just a quick before and after comparison:

Stock amber 7440 bulb:


Philips Silver-Vision bulb:


I figure that for the money, this really cleans up the look of the car without having to deal with crappy cheap bulbs or the pain of going LED and finding a spot to mount your resistors.

Total cost was around $37 bucks for the bulbs and (surprisingly fast) shipping from Japan. Hopefully some of my 1st gen V36 brethren will find this useful!
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Old Feb 6, 2018 | 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Wellnotexactly
So believe it or not, my Japanese bulbs came in before my TRS bulbs. The bulbs were the exact same type that I needed and snapped right into place. They are also waaaaaaay brighter than the stock amber bulbs when lit.

As you can see, super JDM, bro.
Designed in Germany, made in China.
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Old Feb 6, 2018 | 07:13 AM
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Designed in Germany, made in China.
Hahaha... killjoy.
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Old Feb 6, 2018 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Lego_Maniac
Designed in Germany, made in China.
I don’t think you caught the sarcasm with the italicized word, but I can’t say I didn’t try! And what’s even crazier is that I think the writing on the package is actually Chinese and not Japanese, weird.
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Old Feb 6, 2018 | 11:34 AM
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I don’t think you caught the sarcasm with the italicized word, but I can’t say I didn’t try! And what’s even crazier is that I think the writing on the package is actually Chinese and not Japanese, weird.
My sarcasm meter appears to be malfunctioning today
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Old Feb 6, 2018 | 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Wellnotexactly


I don’t think you caught the sarcasm with the italicized word, but I can’t say I didn’t try! And what’s even crazier is that I think the writing on the package is actually Chinese and not Japanese, weird.
I like the look of those bulbs. Can I ask how much you paid for the change? As for replacing them, did you need to go in through the fender, like the headlamps? I really hate doing that.

On a side note, I have the exact same headlamps that you selected and I am very happy with them. If you are ever looking for LED fog light replacements, I had a set from Amazon that matched up pretty well. Cheap replacements and I have been running them for about 15k miles without issue.
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Old Feb 6, 2018 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by JustROLLIN
I like the look of those bulbs. Can I ask how much you paid for the change? As for replacing them, did you need to go in through the fender, like the headlamps? I really hate doing that.

On a side note, I have the exact same headlamps that you selected and I am very happy with them. If you are ever looking for LED fog light replacements, I had a set from Amazon that matched up pretty well. Cheap replacements and I have been running them for about 15k miles without issue.

The bulbs themselves cost about $24 USD and the shipping was around $10 USD. As for replacing them, You don't have to go through the fender at all! It took me about 1-2 minutes per side, the turn signal bulb is one of the easier bulbs to get to. I should note that I've got a Stillen Gen 3, so I've got a bit more room to work with, if you've got a stock airbox YMMV.

Thanks for the tip! I actually have the Hella Optilux Hyper Yellow bulbs for the fogs, and short of going 3000k HID, they are pretty darn yellow.
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Old Feb 6, 2018 | 03:55 PM
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Just added a custom (thanks @grojas112) GTR start button. Colors are as follows:

ENGINE - blue
LOCK - red
ACC - amber
ON - green
START/STOP - White

Not sure why, but pix don't do it justice, the red LOCK, amber ACC and green ON are super bright and look awesome!
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Old Feb 6, 2018 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Wellnotexactly
So believe it or not, my Japanese bulbs came in before my TRS bulbs. The bulbs were the exact same type that I needed and snapped right into place. They are also waaaaaaay brighter than the stock amber bulbs when lit.

As you can see, super JDM, bro.




And just a quick before and after comparison:

Stock amber 7440 bulb:


Philips Silver-Vision bulb:


I figure that for the money, this really cleans up the look of the car without having to deal with crappy cheap bulbs or the pain of going LED and finding a spot to mount your resistors.

Total cost was around $37 bucks for the bulbs and (surprisingly fast) shipping from Japan. Hopefully some of my 1st gen V36 brethren will find this useful!
I see you went cheap on the gummy bears.
Black forest gummy's FTW.
I do like your bulbs.
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Old Feb 7, 2018 | 04:55 PM
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I got the subframe collars installed today. I posted in the review forum.
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Old Feb 7, 2018 | 07:26 PM
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Cmon man, don’t be a tease, post a link!
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Old Feb 7, 2018 | 08:49 PM
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Um, I didn't think the review forum would be difficult to find, but here you go.
https://www.myg37.com/forums/brakes-...ml#post4181866
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Old Feb 8, 2018 | 07:02 AM
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Good review thus far....
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Old Feb 8, 2018 | 08:04 AM
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looking forward to that post track day review tomorrow
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Old Feb 8, 2018 | 08:27 AM
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