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#201933 Jun 19, 2:52am
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So I was driving around tonight when this guy in a S2K motioned for me to roll down my window... he let me know my right headlight was out. Poor MTECH only lasted for a month. Nonetheless, I know why. The right bulb was the one I nearly dropped during the install... and caught with my bare hand. They aren't kidding about not getting skin oil on the bulb. Ah well. Back to the stockie until I pickup a new one (or HID?).


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shoulda beat down the driver of the S2K for bringin you that bad news. j/k grin sucks though thumbsdown

Stephen #201935 Jun 19, 3:37am
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That really sucks. Next time wear latex gloves so you don't get any oil on the bulb or just save up & get HID.

v3n0m #201936 Jun 19, 3:45am
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Originally Posted by v3n0m
That really sucks. Next time wear latex gloves so you don't get any oil on the bulb or just save up & get HID.

Well I'm going mod-crazy tomorrow morning at Autobach's... perhaps I'll let the CD changer wait and just order a set of HIDs.


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rofl

HID > cd changer any day of the week

v3n0m #201938 Jun 19, 7:45am
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one of my MTECH fogs are out and ive already had to replace the lows once.


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remind me next time we hookup, ill take care of you with a complimentry new set wave


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isaac #201940 Jun 19, 8:08am
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question on MTECH's ... ok if i get the whole package.. do i have to take my bumper off to get @ my fog lights? i still have stock.. it bothers me a bit b/c i have hyperwhite everything except for fogs.. i was gonna get a set of piaa's which never happened...

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just get new MTECH's...
and be more careful!!


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Originally Posted by Justice
question on MTECH's ... ok if i get the whole package.. do i have to take my bumper off to get @ my fog lights? i still have stock.. it bothers me a bit b/c i have hyperwhite everything except for fogs..


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isaac #201943 Jun 19, 8:56am
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geez all that for fog lights..thanx isaac... thumbsup

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isaac #201944 Jun 19, 10:01am
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Originally Posted by isaac
remind me next time we hookup, ill take care of you with a complimentry new set wave

Thanks Isaac thumbsup wave

I'll just pop the stockie back in until then.


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Im really happy w/ my Sylvania Silverstars... give them a try yet?



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isaac got your back grin

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Originally Posted by Virgilson
isaac got your back grin

Isaac is THE MAN. grin


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Originally Posted by falkkor
Im really happy w/ my Sylvania Silverstars... give them a try yet?
had them long ago. they are not white as PIAA extreme white or MTECH...

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Originally Posted by RevMonster
Originally Posted by Virgilson
isaac got your back grin

Isaac is THE MAN. grin
sure is thumbsup

also putting in the fogs are so bad.. if you have small arms/hands then getting to them with just moving the wheel well plastic should be fine.. but i have to take off the bumper.. ahh well grin


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My MTECH's are going strong. I'm sorry for your misfortune on the bulb.

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save up for HIDs regardless... trust me, it's worth it

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Originally Posted by Erick
Originally Posted by RevMonster
[quote=Virgilson] isaac got your back grin

Isaac is THE MAN. grin

Isaac did the same with me. thanks again Isaac thumbsup

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Yeah the oil is no joke, My MTECHs are over a year old still going strong.

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I took my bumper off to change the fogs. I find it easier than reaching around blind. Next time I change my low beams I'm goign to pull the headlights. Probably take 10 minutes instead of an hour pissing around with those damn clips.

I like my MTECH's. I was going to put my MTECH foglight bulbs into my new bulbs. The swapover was going good, until I stepped on one of them. POP. DAMN! LOL oh well. Here's a pic.

Before: with MTECH lowbeams & Fogs
[Linked Image from teamcelica.com]

After: with MTECH lowbeams & walmart fogs.
[Linked Image from teamcelica.com]

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so i guess those MTECH bulbs are really frail eh?

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thats the pits... i have piaas but i hate them... i want HIDs

oh yeah...Isaac ROCKS

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if you touch them, use rubbing alch to clean it

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Originally Posted by robare99
I took my bumper off to change the fogs. I find it easier than reaching around blind. Next time I change my low beams I'm goign to pull the headlights. Probably take 10 minutes instead of an hour pissing around with those damn clips.

I like my MTECH's. I was going to put my MTECH foglight bulbs into my new bulbs. The swapover was going good, until I stepped on one of them. POP. DAMN! LOL oh well. Here's a pic.

Before: with MTECH lowbeams & Fogs
[Linked Image from teamcelica.com]

After: with MTECH lowbeams & walmart fogs.
[Linked Image from teamcelica.com]
do you have MTECH H3s in that walmart fogs???

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Originally Posted by ragingpaseo
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do you have MTECH H3s in that walmart fogs??? [/quote]

NO I had the correct MTECH bulbs in my stock fogs in this old pic. Actually now that I think of it they were an MTECH style, but the bluish one with japanese writing all over the package. The matched really well. Now I just have the stock bulbs in the walmart fogs.

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man that sucks...skin oil is something to look out for next time, my MTECHs are still shining brightly

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