Just wondering, because the 6-LED bulbs in my parking lights look so damn clean. And I noticed that PIAA 19173 bulbs were just wedge bulbs, the same as the LED wedge bulbs I put in the parking lights.

 

I got some in my MDX Taillights but not the parking lights yet. They make a drastic difference! Working on the full Led conversion but those little guys can get expensive!

 

Yeah I know but I meant the road lamps on the '01-'02 CL's, basically where the foglights should be but us CL owners got jipped and stuck with 5 watt wedge bulbs.

But I was thinking about 6-LED wedge bulbs in the road lamps place, would put out a lot more light output, even during the day.

 

I have them in and will be replacing them soon with something a bit more bright... not only that, one of them died recetly...

 

That's interesting, do you have any pictures with them? Only because in all of the pictures that I've seen the LED's look way way brighter than regular wedge bulbs.

I was thinking amber LED's in my road lamps and in my parking lights.

 

I'm not sure the size of wedge bulb you need, but for road lamps you may want more than 6 LEDs. Check out this site where I got mine. They have all types and sizes. http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...gi?product=CAR

 

which bulbs on that page would be bright white, and would fit in the 2001 CLS roadlamps without melting the housing?

 

The second one from the top. LEDs doesn't produce as much heat as a standard halogen bulb would.

 

will that one fit my roadlamp for my 2001 CLS ? it just doesnt look like the ones that came out...but if you say those are the proper ones ill check it out

 

The 01 CL road lamps uses H3 type Bulb.

 

After I tinted the headlights:





Just the LED's in them:









And this is when I just tinted the roadlamps with 20% tint:

 

I was never aware that they had LED wedge bulbs..
So do they fit right into the housing? Anyone know where I can find them?

 

why would you tint roadlamps

 

Is that the super white your using? Does it match the HID a bit at least??

 

Artban, what bulbs do you have with the blue tints?

And whats your feedback on the LEDs

 

Which wedge led bulb did you use to get the parking lights so bright?

 

i would think LED's would be less bright because they point forward and don't hit off the reflective backing in the road lamps. when i had my road lamps in i just used the polarg m6 bulb and it matched pretty well with my headlights once warmed up

 

i've got LEDs in my roadlamps. 4 LEDs pointed around that shine off the inside of the roadlamps and one pointed forwards. Light up the housings pretty good.

pics:

 

hey artbran, did you use the h3 bulbs for your road lamps?

 

Where did you get em?

 

superbrightleds.com

if you want to do interior also, order 'em all at once, save on shipping. cuz 5 bucks to ship 5 little bulbs is kinda ridiculous lol

 

I got the exact same led's for my lamps, but I don't know if they look that bright. Maybe it's just the exposure on your pictures? Did you go with the Cool White or the Blue? I mean mine match the Headlights pretty good, but yours look spot on. Have you thought about putting them in the running lights (amber corners) yet?

 

Hey "artbran", which leds did you go with for the running lights (amber corners)? I was just thinking about that and I saw yours. I can't decide which ones to go with though.

 

yup look closely, LEDs for running lights (also rigged to be my parking lights). Turn bulb only flashes with signal (doesnt stay on w/ lights)... yeah, I'm just asking for a ticket, but haven't gotten one yet! I bought the cool white LEDs for everything inside and out. They best match 6000K - 8000K HIDs. Those pics are stock 4300K bulbs for headlights.

Just got 8000K bulbs, gonna put 'em in this weekend and see how they match up.

 

For the roadlamps I used a 5 LED wedge buld from superbrightleds.com where 4 go around and 1 points out.

As for the parking lights, I didnt use LED's but rather the Sylvania Silverstar parking light bulbs. They have a slight blue hue to them when they are off but burn bright orange when on. I have had them for over a year now and they have not burned out yet..

 

Sorry to unearth this thread, but im trying to find the best road lamp bulbs to match my headlight HIDs (i got the 6000k from excelerate). Looks like disgruntlednut has them. Whats the best place to get them (online or off)? Not sure if this link: http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...gi?product=CAR is the same as it was months ago.

 

Yea..I'd like to get my hands on the bulbs he has also..

 

Hids

 

 

HIDs in the fogs? they havent melted the housing?

 

I have my ways

 

i love your guys setups, but do you live somewhere where there arent lights at night? lol u guys have the definition of "brights"

 

Hmm..Do you care to share your ways?

 

*needs to get a list of led replacement bulbs for CLS lighting :P

 

Anyone have these in the road lamps?

WLED-WHP15 Wedge Base Bulb
Miniature Wedge Base Bulb (194/168 type) with 15 High Power Cool or Warm White LEDs
12 VDC, 360 Viewing Angle, 75 lumen - Polarized bulb
Select Color Temp.
$ 16.95

 

I moified the housing so it sits in further then drilled holes in the top to let the heat out

but there is a little burn nelt mark in the center of the lamp hardly noticable

 

mmmmretrofittingprojectorsintofogholemmm

 

HID's run cooler than halogen. You have to modify the housing to hold a new harness then upgrade with an HID kit. There are some really good threads on what the conversion looks like, but no one seems to want to do the DIY write-up on how its done. I plan on modding the fogs this spring and doing a nice DIY write-up. So hang tight!

 

I did they work very nice..........

 

Are modifications necessary for those? Im not lookin for a big project, just lookin for a direct replacement (preferably cheap) of the weak oem bulbs to match my upgraded HID's (6000k).