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Old Mar 7, 2004 | 09:52 PM
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Thumbs down M17s...turning green...
its not even been 3 months yets...and my M17s are starting to turn kinda green...they look even worse with my HIDs on..
do ne of yalls know any substitues out there? thanks

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Old Mar 8, 2004 | 09:25 PM
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Ive heard some bad things about the quality of those bulbs on the board.
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 10:58 PM
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Re: M17s...turning green...
Originally posted by 3 bAn 2 PoW 0
its not even been 3 months yets...and my M17s are starting to turn kinda green...they look even worse with my HIDs on..
do ne of yalls know any substitues out there? thanks

-Greg
I've heard people on the forum mention using leds but I do not know which brand is good. I have my M17's for about a week now and the color is already fading. If you find a good substitute let me know!



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Mine used to turn green too.
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 01:13 AM
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Mine used to turn green too.
Did you replace them with something else, if so what did you get? I need to replace mine!
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 03:20 AM
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No, I did not replace mine. I just left it like that.
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I have a question,

I ordered a set of PolarG M17's off ebay. The package looks like it is in Japanese. Here is the problem, they do not fit?? The small prongs are evenly spaced arounf the base of the buld, as the factory bulbs seems to be offset. Any help would be appreciated.

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Re: Question
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I have a question,

I ordered a set of PolarG M17's off ebay. The package looks like it is in Japanese. Here is the problem, they do not fit?? The small prongs are evenly spaced arounf the base of the buld, as the factory bulbs seems to be offset. Any help would be appreciated.

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You have to sand down one of the prongs, just to let you know these M17's do not last long.

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