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Apr 22, 2007 | 12:28 PM

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Is anyone else having a problem with their festoon bulb for the dome light??? I replaced mine the other day, and i noticed that when the light is turned on, it flickers a little bit. So I tapped on the plastic casing and the light completely shut off and wouldnt go back on. I took it apart and found the bulb wasnt touching the metal clips inside. For some reason the LED bulb is smaller and shorter than the OEM one, and does not stay in place securely. Does anyone else have the same problem as me, or know what I'm talking about. . .?

I noticed the bulb was smaller also when i swapped it out, but it still works fine, never any flickering or shutting off, not sure what the deal is, do you have the 9 led square pattern?

Apr 22, 2007 | 02:24 PM

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This is the bulb I got from superbrightleds.com:

4410 LED Festoon bulb 44x10mm (1.732 inches long)12 VDC Festoon Base Bulb with 9 LEDS, and I've never had a problem with it being loose or flickering.

Apr 22, 2007 | 02:39 PM

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gaping46and2 how's it? pictures?

Apr 22, 2007 | 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by gaping46and2

This is the bulb I got from superbrightleds.com:

4410 LED Festoon bulb 44x10mm (1.732 inches long)12 VDC Festoon Base Bulb with 9 LEDS, and I've never had a problem with it being loose or flickering.

This is the correct 1. The other square 9led bulb will work but as some of you have saw is a little short & causes it to loose contact.

Apr 22, 2007 | 11:07 PM

#125

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Sorry, but ever since I joined AZine I have been nickel and diming myself to death! I hate you all and love you all at the same time... thanks for the find and the advice, but damn this mod bug I never thought I'd get! LOL

Apr 23, 2007 | 06:29 AM

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ordered my set.

Apr 23, 2007 | 06:51 AM

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hehee...I have LED brake lights

...more LEDs to come

Apr 23, 2007 | 07:16 AM

#128

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^^^ Post pics of LED tails. Has anyone done their glove compartment light? If so how hard is it to get to the light? Im thinking about it but just wanna see what it takes. I get alot of compliments on the dome light when I unlock the car, extremely good cheap mod that everyone should do.

Apr 23, 2007 | 07:50 AM

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I ordered everything LED except signals and blinkers.

Apr 23, 2007 | 10:31 AM

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Apr 23, 2007 | 02:39 PM

#131

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^^mmm that looks almost photoshopped; reeeally nice

Apr 23, 2007 | 02:43 PM

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That looks Awesome!! Nice work! This is turning out to be a pretty nice little thread!

Apr 23, 2007 | 03:38 PM

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Thanks guys. I promise it's not photoshopped! It's just at night with a tripod and with my Canon in night mode. It looks great though I'm not sure how I feel about the light being reflected onto the ground. I might try to mask off part of the light housing or something. Even if it doesn't work I'm still very happy with the results and can't beat it for $10! Oh and the fact it only took 5 minutes to install.

Apr 23, 2007 | 04:40 PM

#134

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I found the single led bulb not bright enough so I ordered this:

from superbrightleds. Costs $14.95 but its as bright as the Lexus ones.

Apr 23, 2007 | 05:36 PM

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I found the single led bulb not bright enough so I ordered this:

from superbrightleds. Costs $14.95 but its as bright as the Lexus ones.

And where the hell do you plan on putting that? Unless you plan on opening up the taillamp housing.

The 7443 LEDs is what you wanted for the easy mod.

Apr 23, 2007 | 05:44 PM

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And where the hell do you plan on putting that? Unless you plan on opening up the taillamp housing.

The 7443 LEDs is what you wanted for the easy mod.

Lol, it fits nicely. If look at the light, the white area matches the triangular opening on lip above the plate. I used some 3m exterior double sided tape and all is good.

Apr 23, 2007 | 05:49 PM

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I found the single led bulb not bright enough so I ordered this:

from superbrightleds. Costs $14.95 but its as bright as the Lexus ones.

What is that a spotlight? What kind of spot does that leave on the pavement under??? Lets get some pics of that bad boy

Apr 23, 2007 | 05:53 PM

#138

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What is that a spotlight? What kind of spot does that leave on the pavement under??? Lets get some pics of that bad boy

Its been a while and I don't remember how wide the pattern is. Wasn't happy with the bulb, ordered this, and was happy with it. I'll snap a few pics when I get home.

Apr 23, 2007 | 06:34 PM

#139

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What is that a spotlight? What kind of spot does that leave on the pavement under??? Lets get some pics of that bad boy

Oh snap...he's going to use it for the License plate.

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I wasn't listening.

Apr 23, 2007 | 11:22 PM

#140

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haha, yeah, i thought it was for his trunk or something.. that would make more sense.

Apr 23, 2007 | 11:24 PM

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is that blue on supertroopers? any suggestions on which type to use on the tail lights? i also want to replace the signal with red leds

Apr 24, 2007 | 12:10 AM

#142

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Pics as promised:

I just realized you can see the bulbs from about from about 4 feet and under off the ground. I should mount the leds a bit higher to hide them better.

Apr 24, 2007 | 12:20 AM

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wouldn't water damage the LED?

Apr 24, 2007 | 06:59 AM

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^^^^

i would think that water would get into that thats why there is a cover on it so water wont seep in those things are def. gonna get wet

Apr 24, 2007 | 07:03 AM

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DAMN!!! Thats pimp

what kind of LED did you use??? Thats sooo sexy

Apr 24, 2007 | 09:18 AM

#146

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^^^^

i would think that water would get into that thats why there is a cover on it so water wont seep in those things are def. gonna get wet

The back of board is clear coated (from their website). I've had it for almost 2 years and its been fine.

Apr 24, 2007 | 10:36 AM

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is that blue on supertroopers? any suggestions on which type to use on the tail lights? i also want to replace the signal with red leds

Nope, it's bright white, it just looks blue because my plate is light blue and light purple and the light is reflecting that onto my car.

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Originally Posted by bigmark89

DAMN!!! Thats pimp

what kind of LED did you use??? Thats sooo sexy

I got the ones that Dirty Type-S got off of eBay. Thank Dirty for the info and nice DIY!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-Bul...QQcmdZViewItem

Apr 25, 2007 | 06:55 AM

#148

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Here are some pics of the map lights, just got them and they make it look like daylight inside
From the back of the car

From right outside the drivers window

Here are the bulbs

They look awesome!

Apr 25, 2007 | 07:13 AM

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oooooo...... Those were the only lights that I fotgot to order. looks like another order today.

Apr 25, 2007 | 09:38 AM

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good luck with superbrightleds. i've had nothing but shit bulbs from them, they don't even last 6 months. I have them in my license plate bulbs, had them in my dash. The only thing that hasn't failed me was the single led's, cuz i soldered those in my climate control and all those switches.

Apr 25, 2007 | 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigpimpin18

Never had a problem with the bulbs I've bought from superbrightleds. I have the map lights, dome, door courtesy, glove box, center console, and license plate. Have had them for about a year.

Apr 26, 2007 | 02:43 AM

#152

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Ive heard good things from people with SuperBrightLed's, I like how they look, with the map lights and dome light on in pitch black it looks like day light!

Apr 26, 2007 | 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by GreenMachine

hehee...I have LED brake lights

...more LEDs to come

I just installed LEDs on my brake lights too. Although, the "Brake Lamp" indicator went on. I installed load resistors on them also, but that didn't get rid of the indicator. I don't think I hooked up the wires right. How about yours?

Apr 26, 2007 | 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by EdsonDJ

I just bought the load indicators so I'll let you know...You need one indicator for each LED bulb. It has to be powered through the 12v power wire. I suggest getting someone posting the wire diagram for the brake lights (like me) or test the wires yourself. All you need to do is buy a 12v indicator and check which wire is hot (where you plug the bulb in). I have 3 more LEDs coming; rear blinkers and the lonely 3rd brake light I haven't used since I bought the car.

Apr 26, 2007 | 10:06 PM

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GreenMachine, do you have any pics of your rear lights? Which bulbs did you use?

Has anyone used autolumination.com? Seems like they carry a larger selection than superbrightleds.

Apr 26, 2007 | 11:05 PM

#156

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I just bought the 18 LED 7443 off of Ebay

Apr 26, 2007 | 11:15 PM

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i think imma buy all my LEDs from ebay... anything bad with that?

also, i've seen 1 cl with red turn signals (03 taillights) and it looked nicer than amber turn signals. shall i go with red?

Apr 26, 2007 | 11:50 PM

#158

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Originally Posted by LIPPSTUH

i think imma buy all my LEDs from ebay... anything bad with that?

also, i've seen 1 cl with red turn signals (03 taillights) and it looked nicer than amber turn signals. shall i go with red?

I put the sylvania silverstar bulbs in my taillights. It looks blue through the taillight

Apr 27, 2007 | 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by LIPPSTUH

i think imma buy all my LEDs from ebay... anything bad with that?

also, i've seen 1 cl with red turn signals (03 taillights) and it looked nicer than amber turn signals. shall i go with red?

my rear turn signal lights are red. is that not the norm?

Apr 27, 2007 | 11:08 AM

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so my question now is.....how many Tail Light Load Resistor kits will I need if I was to do the tails and third brake light? 5?

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