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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 09:15 PM
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Default HID look Parking lights, removal?

Hello.
Any one know how to remove the parking light in the upper corner of the headlight? I have the HID lights, and don't want the little yellow bulb . I want to replace it with a superwhite bulb. I opened the hood up, and removed a bolt..but I could not see what else had to removed to change the bulb. The way it is situated, you almost HAVE to take the entire headlight out to change the parking bulb.
Anyone here know how to do so?
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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 10:24 PM
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U don't remove that bulb by opening the hood, all u do is remove the pannel under the fender. Reach in and u will see it.
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Old Jan 25, 2002 | 09:17 AM
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Really.. The smaller panel in the wheelwell that has like 4 screws???
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Old Jan 25, 2002 | 03:12 PM
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Yes, remove the screws and slightly pry open the plastic panel.
I have a large hand and I was still able to reach in there.
Remove the bulb socket and pull out the bulb.

After you put the new bulb in, make sure you test it
first by turning on the parking light.

On the other hand, it may not be worth the trouble.
I tried all the blue/xenon-color bulbs out there, including
3 different ones from PIAA... None of them even comes
close to matching the HID light on my '01 RX300...
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Old Jan 25, 2002 | 06:57 PM
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Bobcat, Which one looked the best... That factory light there really looks crappy... Who likes lights yellow??
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Old Jan 26, 2002 | 03:05 AM
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Thank you guys for the info, thats why this forum is a great resource!
Well, I will try the bulbs out when I get them. Ill let you guys know how it looks.
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Old Feb 1, 2002 | 05:30 PM
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Does anyone know which brand/color looks the best for the parking lights. Thanks...
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Old Feb 2, 2002 | 07:42 PM
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I won some superwhites from ebay. I went with the superwhite xenon filled ones, I don't want the bluish kind. I will let you know how they work and what brand they are once I get em and they are installed.
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