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Old 01-31-2006, 12:00 AM
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To anyone who is interested in LED lighting to improve the look of their car I suggest checking into Tec-Toyz.com. There are few companys out there that offer LED's but nothing compares to the quality and service that is offered by this business. Any questions about what type of bulb your car needs this is the place to get it from. I bought white LEDs for the interior of my Aegean Blue Pearl 03 TL-S and blue LED's for the courtesy lights for the front doors. The only thing I can tell you is not only does it replace the dull stock lighting but it gives it a classy look.... These bulbs are so bright and clean looking it's ridiculous! This is an awesome affordable upgrade that will make your car look 10x better and so easy to install...I also just ordered white LED's for my license plate to finish off my exterior and will post pictures ASAP!
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Here is a direct link to Tec-Toyz if anyone should have any questions anytime regarding bulb type, colors, sizing and ect. Brian@Tec-Toyz.com. As I can see.. Brian from Tec-Toyz has sold thousands of LED bulbs and 100% positive feedback from Ebay also see this link **mod edit...no links to eBay**
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To anyone who is interested in LED lighting to improve the look of their car I suggest checking into Tec-Toyz.com. There are few companys out there that offer LED's but nothing compares to the quality and service that is offered by this business. Any questions about what type of bulb your car needs this is the place to get it from. I bought white LEDs for the interior of my Aegean Blue Pearl 03 TL-S and blue LED's for the courtesy lights for the front doors. The only thing I can tell you is not only does it replace the dull stock lighting but it gives it a classy look.... These bulbs are so bright and clean looking it's ridiculous! This is an awesome affordable upgrade that will make your car look 10x better and so easy to install...I also just ordered white LED's for my license plate to finish off my exterior and will post pictures ASAP!
got any pics man? will really help if u could
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does it need any soldering or just plug in directly
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does it need any soldering or just plug in directly
they are ready to use, I got mine from there like a year ago, I got the blue LED for my 04 and it really does make it look alot better.
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Originally Posted by jt59
does it need any soldering or just plug in directly
Got from Tec toyz about a week ago and i installed them this week. The guy was very easy to deal with and quick to return e-mails to him. i got the hyper white leds and the interior of the car looks great. not too blue(which i did not want) and pretty much has the same tint as the headlights. my only complaint is that the back up lights need more power because the orig bulbs are 18W if i'm not mistaken and these probably are half that wattage. For the interior this is great but i would liked to have had more powerful backup lights. by the way the answer to your ques is that they just plug right in like a replacement bulb.
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what type of bulbs are in the small door pannel courtesy lights and the map lights? are they the 921 bulb or the 168/194 bulb? also what is the license plate light? thanks!
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Originally Posted by soccerman0000
what type of bulbs are in the small door pannel courtesy lights and the map lights? are they the 921 bulb or the 168/194 bulb? also what is the license plate light? thanks!
On Tec-Toyz.com there is a direct link at the bottom of the page for bulb replacement from sylvania.com. 99-03 TL uses 168 but the 921 bulb also fits and I think is a better bulb......The license plate is also 921 or 168 bulb. I reccomend 921, trust me you wont be let down.
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I like the bulbs from autolumination.com I bought yellow highbeams, yellow corners, super white reverse bulbs, and a ,100 degree angle, super white led license plate bulb, all for 21 bux.
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any pictures?? cause I would like to put in some white LEDs in also. I just dont want it to be dimmer than it is right now...
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i got white leds from them, thye sucked. i ordered 7 lights 4 of them had blue/purple in them and the white still has a hint of blue. i didnt like them, im back to stock
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Originally Posted by NYZGREATST
i got white leds from them, thye sucked. i ordered 7 lights 4 of them had blue/purple in them and the white still has a hint of blue. i didnt like them, im back to stock

I'll take his word for it......
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Originally Posted by NYZGREATST
i got white leds from them, thye sucked. i ordered 7 lights 4 of them had blue/purple in them and the white still has a hint of blue. i didnt like them, im back to stock
from who??? from Tec-Toyz.com or autolumination.com
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Originally Posted by ou sig
from who??? from Tec-Toyz.com or autolumination.com
tec-toyz, i emailed em direct and got em that way cus a member said they were good. maybe i got a bad batch ill try n take some pics of them tmw. the biggest issue i had with them was that only 3 of the bulbs were the same color. if i use them all, one door would have a purple light, another blue and another white. real annoying.
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TL Fo life... you got a pic of your license plate bulb?
i want a brihgt white light for my license plate, like the new LExus..
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Originally Posted by NYZGREATST
tec-toyz, i emailed em direct and got em that way cus a member said they were good. maybe i got a bad batch ill try n take some pics of them tmw. the biggest issue i had with them was that only 3 of the bulbs were the same color. if i use them all, one door would have a purple light, another blue and another white. real annoying.
damn that sucks, thats why I havent got any LEDs for my ride yet - I havent heard of a real good place yet. I dont mind paying extra for some good looking ones, but seems like its impossible to find real good looking ones
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If you have any problems or questions e-mail Brian directly Brian@Tec-Toyz.com.
If theres a certain type/color LED you are looking for he will check the colors for you so that you get what you want........
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hmm one person say the website and leds are great and another person says they suck im gonna sitback and watch

oh and please someone put some pics up
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TL Fo life... you got a pic of your license plate bulb?
i want a brihgt white light for my license plate, like the new LExus..
yeah ill hook up the pics tommorow night, Im charging the batteries for my camera. I wanted it to look like the lexus also, but, I think I needed to get more then 1 led to make it brighter. We only have one bulb for the license plate.
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yeah ill hook up the pics tommorow night, Im charging the batteries for my camera. I wanted it to look like the lexus also, but, I think I needed to get more then 1 led to make it brighter. We only have one bulb for the license plate.
Yeah there is only one bulb for the license plate....that's why I ordered a 9LED...should do the job.
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Yeah there is only one bulb for the license plate....that's why I ordered a 9LED...should do the job.
not true, you can get the 6 led bulb for 5 bux.
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Originally Posted by TL_Fo_Life
not true, you can get the 6 led bulb for 5 bux.
Yes you can get the 6LED for $5.00 but 9LED will fit and has 3 more LEDs.......Therefore brighter. I haven't recieved the license plate bulb yet but when I do I will show you how bright it is....Everyone who is interested in seeing
the bulbs now and cant wait till next week check page out w/ pictures from a member on 3rd Gen....https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...1&page=4&pp=25
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what kind of dome light bulbs does a 99 tl use ? is it 31 mm 39 or 41mm
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Originally Posted by zanetran
what kind of dome light bulbs does a 99 tl use ? is it 31 mm 39 or 41mm
31mm or 39mm 1.5" will fit in the dome light....which would be a 6LED bulb.
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tl83 What is the number of the 99tl's Dome light ? is it 3175 ?

I see a small dome light medium and big. which is the right one.
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Originally Posted by zanetran
tl83 What is the number of the 99tl's Dome light ? is it 3175 ?

I see a small dome light medium and big. which is the right one.

3175 is the number. All you need is a 6led bulb 1.5" 31mm is the correct size. 39mm will fit as well.
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I need your guys opinon....I'm thinking about getting 9LED's 921's for my back up (reverse) lights. Do you think this would look nice? Backing up w/ 5% tint do you think there would be a problem seeing? The LED's are pretty damn bright.
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well the lights are in......waiting on a dry night to take the pictures. They look incredible. The white 9led in the trunk didnt have proper clearance had to cut a small hole in the screen cover on the light. It doesput more light into the trunk and the license plate looks like the new lexus.
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Lightbulb Finally got pics... Not the greatest camera though....


^^ 9 LED Hyperwhites x 2 ^^


^^ light at top of pic is the rear dome light.... 6 led ^^^




^^ blue 9 LED in the doors - 9 led hyperwhite for license plate ^^






^^ best shot of the 9 led hyperwhite for the license plate^^
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I should have the 9LED's for the reverse (back up lights) today....I'm going to take pictures of them and re-do the sucky pictures I took 2 weeks ago...
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damn that does make a big ass difference looks nice man
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damn that sucks, thats why I havent got any LEDs for my ride yet - I havent heard of a real good place yet. I dont mind paying extra for some good looking ones, but seems like its impossible to find real good looking ones


just got mine installed fom tech toyz those are great i'v tried eurolite before tonight i will take some pics so everybody will be happy because whitout pics its worthless and one of the eurolite is now on the license plate only place their worth
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Looks nice, the rear backup lights definitely look brighter! Not sure about the front, seems like your flash might have subdued it. Make a list of all the bulb sizes you used.
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lol nice advertising...
is it me or the license plate bulb is more bluish?
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I got my LEDs from Tech-Toyz about a week ago and I love them. Great shipping time and communication from Brian there. I got Hyper White for the map lights and inside the trunk. (a little more functional IMO), and Bright Blue for the doors and the dome. My fiance says it looks like club ACURA when I unlock and open the doors at night. (whatever...she likes it even though she won't admit it)
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ProvidenceLeaf, thats the same exact setup, colors and all im going to have except im putting a light under the license plate and not in the trunk...im getting the lights hopefully tomorrow or wednesday

Is it hard to install the bulb for the license plate? any instructions or self explanitory? havent really looked at it yet....from the inside seems like doors, map and dome are self explanitory...just use a flat head screwdriver and pry open the covers, right?

thanks, nick
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Originally Posted by ace2525
ProvidenceLeaf, thats the same exact setup, colors and all im going to have except im putting a light under the license plate and not in the trunk...im getting the lights hopefully tomorrow or wednesday

Is it hard to install the bulb for the license plate? any instructions or self explanitory? havent really looked at it yet....from the inside seems like doors, map and dome are self explanitory...just use a flat head screwdriver and pry open the covers, right?

thanks, nick






and for the license plate easy job 2 screws hold the cup and you done if you wanna see pics of the license plate with the hyperwhite led just ask didnt have the time the kids was after me lol


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