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Old 03-23-2012, 06:09 PM
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Hey guys I just picked up a new 2012 Mazda 3 sedan. I would like to,switch out the stock low and high beams with those bright blue bulbs. Anyone know which ones I should get?
 
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Old 03-24-2012, 10:55 AM
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Not sure on the size you need for the 2nd gen as I have a 1st gen so I can't help you there. Where I can help you is to try and convince you to not blow money on "bright blue bulbs". If you want brighter lights get HIDs. Any incandescent lamp is going to put out roughly the same amount of light, and the high performance ones with blue filters on them generally overdrive the filament to compensate for the blue filter and thus end up burning out faster. Plus they cost waaaaaaaay more.
 
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Old 03-24-2012, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by icspots
Not sure on the size you need for the 2nd gen as I have a 1st gen so I can't help you there. Where I can help you is to try and convince you to not blow money on "bright blue bulbs". If you want brighter lights get HIDs. Any incandescent lamp is going to put out roughly the same amount of light, and the high performance ones with blue filters on them generally overdrive the filament to compensate for the blue filter and thus end up burning out faster. Plus they cost waaaaaaaay more.
I would love to get some HIDs And maybe some halos, but I don't know anyone that could install them for me.
 
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Old 03-27-2012, 10:45 PM
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for anyone that wants to know the correct size bulbs for 2012 are H1 size. I ended up calling the dealer and speaking to someone in the parts dept.
 
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