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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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Anyone ever replace the 3157 size reverse bulbs to something a lil brighter? I see PIAA makes the bluer Xtreme White which is what most people use to repl. their DRLs and I have found plenty of those but I can't seem to find the Intense White that PIAA also makes which they say is a whiter...white.

Has anyone ever done anything to get more light?
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 11:37 PM
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I guess everyone is too occupied with driving forward then?
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 12:08 AM
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Kinda funny....I just got my reverse lites back from the coater, had him dark smoke them.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 01:28 AM
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I love the ones on newer Cadillacs, they have a purple tint to them. Anybody know which kind they are?
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been looking for a higher wattage bulb... no luck so far... i have found different colors bulbs like the ones you have mentioned....

still looking!! hope someone drops a note here
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There's a few different PIAA colors, an Extreme White which is bluer and I can find that one everywhere but they say they have an intense White which they say is a whiter color which would probably be brighter than stock but I can seem to find that color for 3157 size. Unless someone else has a better idea.

maybe HID reverse lights lol
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 07:02 AM
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Call one of the light companies that carry the blue light you mentioned sure they could advise you if you provide the current bulb no.
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