2001 Tahoe light bulb question
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Topic: 2001 Tahoe light bulb question
Posted By: sexyvic1
Subject: 2001 Tahoe light bulb question
Date Posted: May 01, 2005 at 10:49 PM
whats up guys? i found out that the puddle light ( the light under the side view mirrors that shine on to the floor ) on my 2001 Tahoe is bulb # 578. i am looking for a hyper white or preferably blue bulbs to replace them with. now my problem is i can't find 578 bulbs anywhere , can any help me, or at least know what other # bulb can cross refference this one. thank you. -------------
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Posted By: Captanham
Date Posted: May 02, 2005 at 3:18 AM
what does the bulb look like? i've never heard of a 578 and i just looked it up, and i can't find even the regular bulb anywere, even on gm parts site ------------- Bad Boys Customs
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Posted By: geepherder
Date Posted: May 02, 2005 at 7:23 AM
Some people put blue nail polish on bulbs to get the hue they want. Be forewarned though- any type of filter will harm their performance and possibly shorten their life expectancy. Here are some blue led bulbs: https://www.xtremewhite.com/ORD-Light~bulbs-Led-Signal,Corner,Tail~and~accessories~bulbs-no-22502-1-1-1-1.cfm. ------------- My ex once told me I have a perfect face for radio.
Posted By: sexyvic1
Date Posted: May 02, 2005 at 11:14 AM
it looks like a glass fuse with 2 handles on the ends. like a long dome light bulb without the pointy ends. i have seen them in walmart but only the clear replacements. my friend is a mechanic at the local chevy dealer and even he had no idea. he said that the replace the entire mirror if someone brings it in for the burned out light. ( what a rip-off ) -------------
Posted By: sexyvic1
Date Posted: May 02, 2005 at 11:18 AM
[QUOTE=geepherder]Some people put blue nail polish on bulbs to get the hue they want. Be forewarned though- any type of filter will harm their performance and possibly shorten their life expectancy. Here are some blue led bulbs: https://www.xtremewhite.com/ORD-Light~bulbs-Led-Signal,Corner,Tail~and~accessories~bulbs-no-22502-1-1-1-1.cfm.[/QUOTE] thanks for the link, i had found that too, but it says for availability that they are discontinued. also i am a bit skeptical about using a different # bulb because the wattage maybe different. -------------
Posted By: Captanham
Date Posted: May 02, 2005 at 3:51 PM
those LED ones would be fine, the wattage would be different but it will be drastically less so that's cool ------------- Bad Boys Customs
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Posted By: sexyvic1
Date Posted: May 02, 2005 at 5:22 PM
ok cool i just didn't want to burn the actual part that the bulb connects too. but if it is only a little different i don't think it will harm anything like u said.
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Posted By: Captanham
Date Posted: May 02, 2005 at 11:37 PM
a litle difference usually isn't big, but this is a big difference, haha, but it's still ok, cause l e d's pull way less,, just so you understood that, they will actually be better then the factory bulbs, they don't heat up, they last longer, and they don't pull as much power ------------- Bad Boys Customs
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Posted By: sexyvic1
Date Posted: May 03, 2005 at 2:26 PM
awsome....thanks bro  -------------
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