03 STi Bulb Types (Detangoing)
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03 STi Bulb Types (Detangoing)
I am going to completely detango my car this weekend so can anyone tell me the bulb types I need to get for:
Rear indicators
Front indicators
Front dipped
Front full beam
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Marc
Rear indicators
Front indicators
Front dipped
Front full beam
Cheers
Marc
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> Rear indicators
These are wedge style bulbs, ie they have a plain glass body with a thinned out glass base that pushes between a pair of contact strips to mount. As distinct from the more common type of indicator blub that has a cylindrical metal base with a couple of pins to hold it in, known as bayonet type.
Standard wedge bulbs are called W21W. Don't think there is an official number for the ones that are silver when off but light up orange, what I will call silvertec style. So you need silvertec style W21W's
> Front indicators
Not 100% sure about these as I changed mine to Morettes before detangoing so didn't check. Think they are the same as the rears, if so then silvertec W21W's.
But there are only two types of indicator bulb, bayonet or wedge. You should be able to see by looking before you strip it down whether they are wedge or bayonet. And if they're not wedge like the back then they are bayonet or P21 type. These come in plain clear bulbs P21W (with two bayonet pins in line) or orange coloured PY21W (with offset pins).
So if the standard bulbs under the tango orange bit were plain glass (most likely) then you need silvertec P21W bayonet bulbs (ie inline pins). If the standard bulbs under the tango were orange coloured then you need silvertec PY21W bulbs (ie offset pins). If you get this wrong then just file a pin off, they stay in quite well with only one pin.
> Front dipped
> Front full beam
Not sure what this has to do with detangoing but presume while they are apart you want to upgrade to something a bit better? If so then you need H1 bulbs for dip beam and 9005 bulbs (also sometimes called HB3) for main beam.
And you didn't ask but the sidelights are W5W.
These are wedge style bulbs, ie they have a plain glass body with a thinned out glass base that pushes between a pair of contact strips to mount. As distinct from the more common type of indicator blub that has a cylindrical metal base with a couple of pins to hold it in, known as bayonet type.
Standard wedge bulbs are called W21W. Don't think there is an official number for the ones that are silver when off but light up orange, what I will call silvertec style. So you need silvertec style W21W's
> Front indicators
Not 100% sure about these as I changed mine to Morettes before detangoing so didn't check. Think they are the same as the rears, if so then silvertec W21W's.
But there are only two types of indicator bulb, bayonet or wedge. You should be able to see by looking before you strip it down whether they are wedge or bayonet. And if they're not wedge like the back then they are bayonet or P21 type. These come in plain clear bulbs P21W (with two bayonet pins in line) or orange coloured PY21W (with offset pins).
So if the standard bulbs under the tango orange bit were plain glass (most likely) then you need silvertec P21W bayonet bulbs (ie inline pins). If the standard bulbs under the tango were orange coloured then you need silvertec PY21W bulbs (ie offset pins). If you get this wrong then just file a pin off, they stay in quite well with only one pin.
> Front dipped
> Front full beam
Not sure what this has to do with detangoing but presume while they are apart you want to upgrade to something a bit better? If so then you need H1 bulbs for dip beam and 9005 bulbs (also sometimes called HB3) for main beam.
And you didn't ask but the sidelights are W5W.
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