Originally Posted by Oggie (on L.I.)

The bulb you're talking about for the front parking lamp (inside the headlamp housing) is the wedge bulb, which is a type 168 or 194 bulb. It is not the kind that has a round base (as shown in Nikas' photo). I replaced mine with with PIAA Xtreme White Plus (4300 kelvin color temp) bulbs, which I purchased from my local Auto Barn store (also on line). These have a nice Xenon-like color to them (not bluish like many LEDs).

Note that while LED wedge bulbs are available, they are not recommended for high heat locations (next to headlamps) such as this. Those who have installed these are replacing them frequently due to heat issues.

Here's a photo of my car with the original bulb on the driver's side and PIAA bulb on the passenger side.

Originally Posted by brapp

Yes, I have Litronic or Xenon headlights and the parking light bulb is very small inside the headlamp housing.

Would the bulb to purchase be BAX9X or one of the other bulbs like BAX9S, BA9s ? Thanks..

Originally Posted by brapp

Thanks for all the info. I am not sure if i should go with the BA9s or the BAX9s base now because of the heat issue and frequency of replacing because of that.
I will research this new PIAA bulb to see if it is compatible with the MK2 set up on my car and i guess the cost of them as well..