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Opinion on MTEC bulbs?

Discussion in 'Exterior' started by n3985, Dec 13, 2004.

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    Opinion on MTEC bulbs?

    I see alot of them on eBay, and from Google, many forums say the quality is pretty good. Anyone here have them? Or had them? Also, I looked up 9006 MTEC, and it says 55w, but for 9005, they were 65w. Is stock 9005 highbeams 65w? Thanks for the help
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    i have heard about them. that's all.

    i think that is stock wattage.
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    Well, I just installed mine today. I bought the 9006 Hyperwhite ones. From my dark garage, light output seems to be same as stock, only whiter. The box and seller says it consumes 55w at 12v but produces 100w...I don't see any difference in light out put though...weird.
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    the seller dunno sh!t... "it looks like" it is 100w but its not... i got a set myself cuz i bought it from hk for abt $20cdn when i was there in march that i havn't put it in yet since my old MTEC that my uncle bought it for me 2 yrs ago still working and no problem not even loosing color... imo its alittle bit brighter than stock but not much the color though looks pretty close to HID since couple of friends comment that they thought i got HIDs
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    yeah... but MTEC came in blue, yellow (gold, same thing), green etc.. it depends which one u hav... cuz they hav the 2X lumination version which is same wattage as stock but alittle brighter and than they hav the 4X lumination Version which is like 100w or sumthing around there depending on which one u hav like H4 or 9006
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    Me and FastRolla96 both have Nokya headlights and they are the nicest blue-ish headlights ive ever seen. If your headlight lens is clear, it looks like you have HIDs or something cuz the output is excellent and the color is similar to that of HIDs too...when i switched from my sylvania silverstars to these nokya's, I could see a huge difference. It made the sylvanias look yellow...hehe.....the only bad thing about them is that they cost $40 but id say they're worth the money....plus they last for quite a long time...I remember i saw FastRolla's car on the otherside of an intersection n it looked like a 240sx w/ HIDs.....you should definately look into these....
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    After driving with my stock wattage MTECs, I have to say, the white is not "really" white. It looks yellowish white, which is expected I guess. The light output seems to be same as stock, just whiter. O well, they were cheap, I can't complain.
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    sorry.. i don't understand,<br />
    which means 03 corolla only can use 2x for the headlight 9006??<br />
    cause the factory watt is 50w?<br />
    or we can use the 4x bulbs also??<br />
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    4x will brighter than 2x?
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    uh.. i found this website
    http://www.coolbulbs.com/nokya.asp
    are these bulbs that u r talking about??
    i just choose 9006 for my headlight and h3 for my foglight?

    and i also find those on ebay
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...6&category=6755
    are they the same bulbs??

    thx
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    Higher wattage = more light yes, but you run the risk of buring out your harness, which is $$$ to replace. If you run stock wattage, no worries then. Or if you want more light, you can do a 9005&gt;9006 conversion, 9005 is 10w more, and offers a lil more light with smaller risk of buring out the harness.

    http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=20927

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