"Mike S." > wrote in message
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> How do you know what kind of light bulbs you need when replacing the
> headlights or license plate lights? The old bulbs don't have it on
> there and it's not in the owner's manual. I would assume you could take
> the old bulb to the store and just compare it to the other kinds in the
> store. But what if they look alike but have different specs?
>

Normally, you would tell the parts counter sales person the year make and
model of your vehicle and they would look up the correct bulbs in a parts
catalog.
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