Forte Headlamp bulbs

by **loveforte** 9th May 2009, 4:32 pm

i would like to ask, what size to use for our forte headlamp bulb?
low beam and high beam,
i suppose we are using 2 different bulbs.
how about our pole light? T10?

by **ano57** 9th May 2009, 5:03 pm

Maybe you can check it out using this list?

Forte Headlamp bulbs Bulblist

If your lowbeam and high beam is using single source, most prob will be H4.
If separate source ( for recent cars) should be H7
Po-lights usually is T-10.

by **Fortessimo** 9th May 2009, 9:18 pm

Low beam is H7
High Beam is H1

I can cfm cos i took a look at the whole headlamp assembly.

by **loveforte** 9th May 2009, 9:42 pm

i see...thanks alot..
bcoz i yet to collect my car.
i gotta order something Twisted Evil

by **tish** 9th May 2009, 9:47 pm

fog ?

by **loveforte** 9th May 2009, 9:52 pm

oh ya...how abt fog lamp? Rolling Eyes

by **loveforte** 13th June 2009, 11:06 pm

wad is the FOG LAMP BULB SIZE???
pls someone answer me... Sad

by Cypher 13th June 2009, 11:42 pm

35 watts should be H8.

by **tish** 14th June 2009, 12:32 am

what u said is true, according to the servicing information

Head lamp (High/Low) 55/55
Turn signal lamp 28
Fog lamp 35
Turn signal lamp(Power Door Mirrors) 5
Position 8
Side marker 8

by **loveforte** 14th June 2009, 2:10 am

thanks alot! Very Happy

by Leonard 14th June 2009, 2:30 am

loveforte wad u doing ..
tell us the poison .
next week installing 5000k ..
i thinking whether to choose between 4300K / 5000K .
i noe not LTA compliant for 5000k ..
but it's white . can't resist ..
hmmm ...

by **loveforte** 14th June 2009, 2:35 am

headlamp and fog lamp 8000k

hei hei hei...
i got a set of H7 from my previous angel eyes on my vios.
so i transfer over to my forte lo...
then ordering a set of HID for my fog lamp.
lelong la...who wan HID look for me.
cheap and good.
1 yr warr. 1-1 exchange if faulty.

by **loveforte** 14th June 2009, 2:37 am

warning hor...bro and sis HID on our ride cfm fail.
so, if installing it, will b on ur own risk.
i get caught before.
fine $70 nia.
plus all other fine on my vios i dun dare to say. haha...

by **tish** 14th June 2009, 10:14 am

other than turning on fog lamp during night fog or rain, else its a fine too! lol

by **loveforte** 24th June 2009, 12:57 am

so cfm fog lamp is H8???

by **loveforte** 25th June 2009, 11:28 pm

omg...
went autobacs to buy my white bulbs, installed on my own just now.
H7 low beam, H1 high beam.
then i ask the girl abt my fog lamp, guess wad she told me...H27!!! wads the bulb man...i nv hear it b4 in my 6 yrs of driving.
quite sure its a H8...

by Leonard 25th June 2009, 11:31 pm

must be can penetrate those stupid driver . the whole car will melt !
ROFL !!

by **loveforte** 25th June 2009, 11:52 pm

by **loveforte** 25th June 2009, 11:53 pm

still yellowish
im gonna HID it Twisted Evil

by waypoint 25th June 2009, 11:56 pm

Did you have to remove the whole head-lamp assy by removing the 2-screws on top for each side? Or did you just force your way in by unscrewing the caps and change the bulbs?

BR,
w a y

loveforte wrote:omg...
went autobacs to buy my white bulbs, installed on my own just now.
H7 low beam, H1 high beam.
then i ask the girl abt my fog lamp, guess wad she told me...H27!!! wads the bulb man...i nv hear it b4 in my 6 yrs of driving.
quite sure its a H8...

by **loveforte** 25th June 2009, 11:58 pm

hmmm...u have to unscrew the 2 screws on top, then u try to put out from the left side of the headlamp.
then the left side of the headlamp will pop out.
once it pop out, it shld b enough space for u to replace ur bulbs

waypoint wrote:Did you have to remove the whole head-lamp assy by removing the 2-screws on top for each side? Or did you just force your way in by unscrewing the caps and change the bulbs?

BR,
w a y

loveforte wrote:omg...
went autobacs to buy my white bulbs, installed on my own just now.
H7 low beam, H1 high beam.
then i ask the girl abt my fog lamp, guess wad she told me...H27!!! wads the bulb man...i nv hear it b4 in my 6 yrs of driving.
quite sure its a H8...

by **loveforte** 18th July 2009, 4:59 pm

wads the bulb size for our reverse light???

by waypoint 18th July 2009, 6:04 pm

by **tish** 18th July 2009, 6:22 pm

High beam no need to remove any assembly leh, just the bulb seal cap and release the spring can remove high beam liao... The T10 beside the high bean i got problem removeing....

by waypoint 18th July 2009, 6:34 pm

Bro,

Was that you just now I saw on the road about 1/2 hour ago?

Anyway, the engine bay layout may be a tad different for your 2-L. =) thumbsup

BR,
w a y

tish wrote:High beam no need to remove any assembly leh, just the bulb seal cap and release the spring can remove high beam liao... The T10 beside the high bean i got problem removeing....

by **tish** 18th July 2009, 6:53 pm

waypoint wrote:Bro,

Was that you just now I saw on the road about 1/2 hour ago?

Anyway, the engine bay layout may be a tad different for your 2-L. =)

BR,
w a y

tish wrote:High beam no need to remove any assembly leh, just the bulb seal cap and release the spring can remove high beam liao... The T10 beside the high bean i got problem removeing....

bro, where did u see me? I was along bendermeer towards serangoon fly over to hougang to buangkok mrt

by **loveforte** 19th July 2009, 4:58 pm

to tk out the T10 near high beam area u just need a piler for a easy way out.

to cfm sth, FOG LAMP BULB IS CONFIRM H27 881.
i took out and see already... sigh..i had buy the wrong bulb....

confirm reverse light T10??????

by **loveforte** 19th July 2009, 5:05 pm

now i cfm reverse light bulb using W16W

by waypoint 19th July 2009, 5:09 pm

Confirm! T10 for reverse lights... BTW, if you intend to use the single LED type for the front pole lights... DON'T! If given a choice now, try getting a 5 x 1.5 Watt SMT White LED on a T10. The front-facing single LED does not make full use of the reflectors in the headlamp assy to project a brighter 'beam'. Jenson at KOGS Vendor forum has them for $25 a pair.

BR,
w a y

loveforte wrote:to tk out the T10 near high beam area u just need a piler for a easy way out.

to cfm sth, FOG LAMP BULB IS CONFIRM H27 881.
i took out and see already... sigh..i had buy the wrong bulb....

confirm reverse light T10??????

by **ano57** 19th July 2009, 5:19 pm

loveforte wrote:warning hor...bro and sis HID on our ride cfm fail.
so, if installing it, will b on ur own risk.
i get caught before.
fine $70 nia.
plus all other fine on my vios i dun dare to say. haha...

so cheap $70?

I though HID mod get caught is $1500?

U refering to HID lookalike bulb replacement issit?

by waypoint 19th July 2009, 5:23 pm

Best for pole lights... =)

by **loveforte** 19th July 2009, 5:40 pm

ano57 wrote:
loveforte wrote:warning hor...bro and sis HID on our ride cfm fail.
so, if installing it, will b on ur own risk.
i get caught before.
fine $70 nia.
plus all other fine on my vios i dun dare to say. haha...

so cheap $70?

I though HID mod get caught is $1500?

U refering to HID lookalike bulb replacement issit?

no $1500 fine la...
not that much.

by **loveforte** 19th July 2009, 5:42 pm

waypoint wrote:

Best for pole lights... =)

how much for a pair?

by waypoint 19th July 2009, 6:19 pm

by **tish** 19th July 2009, 8:32 pm

Confirm Reverse T10.

So pole light beside high beam i use hook piler to pull out easier? no rotation needed right ?

by waypoint 19th July 2009, 11:16 pm

Bro, try not to rotate too much or use pliers... Finger strength is more than sufficient. Otherwise, you end up getting flakes of plastic or of the reflector chrome inside the headlight housing when you rotate the plug or deform it using pliers....

by joepele 20th July 2009, 10:07 am

So many kind of lights... getting confused...

AAArrrgggg...

Went to Autobacs yesterday...

Juz the different head lights gave me a headache liow.

Any one got images to share?

by **tish** 20th July 2009, 5:21 pm

waypoint wrote:Bro, try not to rotate too much or use pliers... Finger strength is more than sufficient. Otherwise, you end up getting flakes of plastic or of the reflector chrome inside the headlight housing when you rotate the plug or deform it using pliers....

bro, think my got problem, both T10 at the highbeam cannot remove using fingers.... i pull n turn n pull also cannot come out

the one on the left is T10 right? Pull,turn also cannot come out....
Forte Headlamp bulbs HPIM5601

by waypoint 20th July 2009, 9:37 pm

Yes, the socket with the brown wires is the T10 Pole Lights...

by **loveforte** 21st July 2009, 9:58 am

tish wrote:
waypoint wrote:Bro, try not to rotate too much or use pliers... Finger strength is more than sufficient. Otherwise, you end up getting flakes of plastic or of the reflector chrome inside the headlight housing when you rotate the plug or deform it using pliers....
bro, think my got problem, both T10 at the highbeam cannot remove using fingers.... i pull n turn n pull also cannot come out

the one on the left is T10 right? Pull,turn also cannot come out....

use piler, 1 second come out liao

by **tish** 21st July 2009, 11:43 am

ok i try again if i am changing to white bulbs.... sourcing for a cheaper but lasting brand, maybe trying osram or philips 4300k lta approve, since advertiser are posting cheap price...

by mighty meow 7th August 2009, 6:30 pm

Hi Tish, after reading this did you manage to get the bulbs change to a white 1??

cos i think of changing too juz that not veri sure if those bulbs u mention itzz ok for lta friendly...

by **ano57** 7th August 2009, 6:57 pm

Try Philips Extreme(+80%) or Osram Nightbreaker(+90%)
Don go for Philips diamond Vision. Don last one... White but cannot throw light effectively for the driver to see.

Personally used all 3 b4.. Diamond vision sucks.
Extreme so far ok.... Nightbreaker refuse to light up after 4 mths...(2 sets)
Only rational explanation behind I can think of is because of packaging
Philips spend the budget to have a decent blister pack while Osram uses Box without any protection ... This do contribute to the short lifespan.

by balonglong_1979 7th August 2009, 7:31 pm

for "white" halogen bulbs, the only way to achieve it is by coating the
bulb with a blue tint. any coating will reduce the light output.

in fact, clear halogen bulbs with no coating i.e. stock color (about 3800K) outputs the most light.

the higher the wattage, the hotter & brighter it is, the shorter the life-span loh. the factory installed bulbs are usually lower wattage (although still same rated) so that consumers wont complain of having to change so often.

typical aftermarket halogen bulbs like osram and philips, lifespan is 8 months only. if sway, after 2-3 months will blow