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Just got a 3 - 10/29/2007 8:24:02 PM
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hpbaxxter87
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hey guys, im new....I just bought an 05 mazda 3 hatch in winning blue, and i love it!23k miles, i AM IN LOVE with the car! i have a little question...it might seem dumb but whatever. I wanna have the HID look in my mazda, but im waaaaaaay too poor to afford the kit. What bulbs are safe to use that resemble the xenon look?
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RE: Just got a 3 - 10/29/2007 8:43:59 PM
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jaimie08mazda3
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hey congrats on your mazda3. i love mine as well. i also have the same inquiries of getting HID's. it would look good. but if you cant afford em im really not sure what to get. i myself am poor because i spent all my money on the car. soo yea. once i get it paid off im doing it :D
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RE: Just got a 3 - 10/29/2007 9:33:03 PM
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hpbaxxter87
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i feel the exact same way haha, a friend of mine said that silver star ultra bulbs about 40$ are the best HID look alike, i wonder if anyone can confirm that?
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RE: Just got a 3 - 10/29/2007 9:40:35 PM
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SILVERSP33D
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Hey, congrats on the new 3! I'm not sure that an an HID look can be replicated simply with a new lightbulb because HID has a more "solid" beam, whereas halogen lighting looks more "diffused," but you can attain a color similar to HID by using a bulb that measures 4300K (Kelvin) to 5000K. The higher the Kelvin/color temperature, the closer it is to the color of HID lighting (around 4300K gives off a whitish color and around 5000K gives off a bluish color). On my '99 Eclipse GS-T, I used PIAA bulbs, but those bulbs are unreasonably expensive and have poor longevity. I got better results using Sylvania Silverstar bulbs, which are relatively inexpensive and last longer. I don't remember what the color temperature is on those, but they gave off a whitish color. I hear that Sylvania has a new product called Silverstar ULTRA, which are supposed to be even brighter, so you might want to check that out. My local Kragen Auto Parts store let me "try out" the light bulbs and was fine with me returning them if I was unhappy with the results, but I ended up liking them. :) I hope this information is helpful. Good luck and enjoy your new ride!
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RE: Just got a 3 - 10/30/2007 4:35:32 AM
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dentinger
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i bought those hid like bulbs, and they were ass.
they werent even as bright as my stockers.
trust me, just get some 5000 or 6000k HID's!
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RE: Just got a 3 - 10/30/2007 8:35:38 AM
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SPeeDy3
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www.therpmstore.com they have reasonably priced HIDs.
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RE: Just got a 3 - 10/30/2007 1:00:31 PM
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hpbaxxter87
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thanks for all the great info everyone! i just spoke to a buddy of mine who works at autozone and he told me the silverstar ultras are top knotch, and right now they have some kinda discount./sale on them aswell. Im only lookin at 40 bucks topss for the low beam look alike, he also told me that due to the outer shell of the mazda 3 low beams ( the circular dome which the bulbs sit in) it will have a great affect and look very sharp! Ill let everyone know how it went :D
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