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Lights Behind Grill

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by bigguy78619, Dec 30, 2009.

  1. Dec 30, 2009 at 7:30 AM
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    bigguy78619

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    hey all, i just did a Satoshi on my 07 and i was looking into putting some driving lights behind the grill (really like the look) but i want to put some yellow lens lights, just cant find any similar to the hellas!!! anyone have any suggestions???
     
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    yello bulbs...or yellow lens?
    eigher way.. you can go yellow bulbs or yellow lamin-x for the hellas.
    good luck to you
    be sure to post pics
     
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    Get Hella 500s and then put Slimcubby's 3000k HIDs in them!
     
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    Hella makes colored shieldz for the 500 series. Yellow is one of the options.
     
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    i have a set of hella 500s waiting to be installed too..i have though about converting them to an ''HID'' set up but the casing of the 500s seems really compact do you happen to have any pictures of how the bulb and ballast are mounted?

    thanks
     
  7. Dec 30, 2009 at 11:23 AM
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    not sure if this would help you out...but worth a shot
    http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/lighting/60590-hella-700ff-hid-conversion.html
     
  8. Jan 6, 2010 at 6:30 AM
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    thanks i didnt know that hella made yellow lens covers just like the light force.
     
  9. Jan 6, 2010 at 6:32 AM
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    I put yellow bulbs in mine. I bought them off of ebay for 3 dollars... They are pretty decent but I do have a set of hid bulbs waiting to go in them
     
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  10. Jan 6, 2010 at 6:39 AM
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    but do yellow bulbs work as good as having a yellow lens in foggy conditions?
     
  11. Jan 6, 2010 at 9:23 AM
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    they wont be AS yellow as colored lenses but they work pretty darn good
     

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