stephen8512

9 LED will not fit as the bulb will be too big. it will still work but u wont be able to put the clear plastic cover thing over it as the 9 LED bulbs are pretty big in diameter

rmpage

The festoon dome lamps I have are the ones with 6 big LEDs on them, which I got to replace the smaller, dimmer lamps with 4 small LEDs. They're a lot brighter.

moda_way

I'm thinking I might get them then. I like how bright the current ones are, but I've run into a couple of situations at night where more light would've been good.

rmpage

BTW, your license plate LEDs are working fine after some time, right? I was anxious to replace mine due to the aforementioned vibration issue.

Would the 6-LED T13 bulbs listed here work or do you think their OD is too big? http://superbrightleds.com/mini-wedge.html

moda_way

I'm using their x5 LED wedge bulb and I would be concerned that these are too long. I'm not sure that there is 1 1/8" of space for these, which is why I always choose the "normal" 168/194 wedge bulbs for the doors and license plate sockets. If it were a tail light or side marker, I'd say this would fit without issue.

LoveMyTL-S

Speaking of 168/194 wedge bulbs for the doors and license plate sockets, I noticed the LED ones while at PEP Boys yesterday. They had two types, one normal LED and one Bright LED. Each comes in a set of two. I think the Bright LED's were about $10.00 for the set. I may try these.

sonnyg80

hey ryan or anyone else - is it worth replacing the license plate bulbs with leds? do they alll burn out as you guys have stated?

sonnyg80

got em in and they look sweet!

one question - did anyone else have trouble snapping the housing of the bulb back into place?? i found the 168/194 led bulb to be much larger than stock; thus having the bulb touching the plastic cover where the light reflects out from.

theone55699

u guys should check out AUTOLUMINATION.COM.......they have these new LED's thas even brighter. but they cost alot.. check it out

Jeff The Pianist

they are touching right against the plastic cover...but i put them in anyways!

sonnyg80

same here, did you get the white pieces you 'squeezed and pulled out' to snap back into place? im having trouble with that.

Jeff The Pianist

yea they took me a while too...you just have to angle them correctly then they will go back easily!

sonnyg80

awesome, thanks man!

Jeff The Pianist

Hey, do you like how your plate lights turn out? I just looked at them at night, and i don't really like it. It is probably because half of the LEDs are covered because it's not fitting right so it's not really showing alot of light.

sonnyg80

You know i'm 'ok' with how they look as well. I actually e-mailed brian from tec-toyz last nite and he said a lot of people have actually used the 9led (921) bulbs and see no problem (and of course shoot out more light.)

Can someone here confirm the use of the 921 bulb for the license plate lights? Also, how long are the 921 bulbs compared to the 168/194? (Since there seems to be clearance issues with the 168s)

p.s. i saw my interiors at night yest, looked decent actually but might just go to the 6leds, dont wanna squint everytime i get in my car cuz of the brightness of the 9s

Jeff The Pianist

that's odd, because I thought they were not bright at all. I can actually look into my map lights, I wasn't able to with the stock bulbs.

sonnyg80

You are doin a good job in convincing me to get the 9s

do they give off that purpleish glow like how it seems like in the pic posted on the other thread?

Jeff The Pianist

yea they do actually...they're not like the HID type of white...they're kinda blue. The first night I looked at mine...I unlock the doors and the whole interior lights up....i feel like I was getting into a space shuttle! my windows aren't tinted...so it was really cool!

parag_a2z

I changed my maplights to 9 Leds but, I think, they are too bright, so I am going for 6Leds and 9 Led for the Dome light, since the dispenser is really thick and does not dispense enough light from a 6 Led. Also, i am going in for 9 Led in the glove box and 12 Leds in the trunk both white. Rest all the lights in my car are blue (maplight, dome, doors and license plate)

sonnyg80

Yea it seems like they light up the whole interior like crazy from the pics i've seen! haha you weren't kiddin about the space shuttle feeling

I think i'm pretty set on getting the 6's i think...9s sound cool but i think the 6leds would be right for me and much better than the 4s! thanks for all the insight though

and hopefully we find someone who has the 921 leds for their license plate bulbs to make sure they fit correctly!

Knox

Anyone tried these: http://www.xenonfactory.com/products...light/bulb.htm

LoveMyTL-S

These are not LED's and probably not that bright.

PWPTSX

is it legal to use blue lights for you license plate?

parag_a2z

Well, I am not very sure abt tht, but I have seen a couple of cars tht way...
Let me know if its not...

Knox

I know they're not LED's but very bright if you look at the photo's on that site. I just posted to see if anyone had tried an alternative to the LED's since it seems most have issues with them above the license plate.

LoveMyTL-S

OH okay...........my bad

TSX7

Only after a month one of the bulbs are flickering! I'm going to replace it with another one and see how long it lasts. If it fails again I'll go back to regular incandescent bulbs.

LoveMyTL-S

Ordered white 6 bulb LED's from superbrightleds. Should have them in a day or two.

LoveMyTL-S

Got my 6LED bulbs today. Change license plate and trunk lights. The trunk light is very dim, but the license plate came out okay.

Before:




Compare (LED on right):


Looking up:


After:




What do you guys think?

drunkenbuda

Nice, you just made me want to change mine now.....damn it...another mod to do.

LoveMyTL-S

Thanks.

I think we need a 3rd light above the center of the plate. I used the 6LED bulbs. I think some members are trying 9LED. Should be brighter.

All in all a cheap mod. Under $20.

drigo

sweet mike...definitely whiter than stock..looks a little dim though..i need to check it out in person...how was the installation?

LoveMyTL-S

The installation wasn't that bad. Had to play with it a bit, but once I figured it out, not bad.

drigo

ok good to hear...you can help me with mine

TSXXY

here's mine guys - just took a couple with my cam phone for now.. but tec_toyz sells a great bulb! looks AWESOME in person.

drigo

did you get the 9LEDs?

Jeff The Pianist

are those the 9LEDs from tec toyz?

LoveMyTL-S

Those are VERY BRIGHT! What size did you use? 9LED?

TSXXY

sorry for the late response guys - yes they are the 9 LEDs from Tec_Toyz. Brian definitely sells a great product.

Marko

drigo

did you have any fitment issues? i heard that some of the guys here with the 9LED set had a little bit of a fitment issue as far as the bulb touching the plastic cover..