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Old 08-04-2009, 04:59 PM
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New LED mod

Replaced the stock halogen reverse lamp with Hyperwhite SMT 18-LED Tower:

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Sexy. I love clean looking bright white light.
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NICE...I hear they're useless during the daytime though.
Old 08-04-2009, 05:08 PM
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nice.

i couldn't see crap when i had LEDs tho when reversing...

hows the light output for you?
Old 08-04-2009, 05:19 PM
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I'm curious about light output as well. If it's better with a nice led tower bulb I'll snag some off ebay for cheap
Old 08-04-2009, 05:25 PM
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looks good
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i just use the white halogen bulbs... same color.. but a bit more light output imo.
Old 08-04-2009, 06:44 PM
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god damn ur gonna blind us at the meets at night now. your light set up (headlights/tails) own all.
Old 08-04-2009, 07:21 PM
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v-leds has 7 and 8 watt led towers that are BLINDING. We put some in my buddy's S2000, they are insane!
Old 08-04-2009, 07:56 PM
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i have led's in my reverse lights and u cant see shiz during the day but i really like the look at night
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They are really bright at night, i love the look. not sure about daytime, just installed them today.
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plug and play? and how much did it cost? Im thinking of doing a whole LED conversion also.
Old 08-04-2009, 08:30 PM
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your LED for sure is whiter than stock, but in terms of brightness, they r the same right? (from the comparison pic, ur stock looked like a amber signaling light - quite yellow....)
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nice clean look
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Originally Posted by II LeGeNDz II
plug and play? and how much did it cost? Im thinking of doing a whole LED conversion also.
yes PnP. $11.99 @ autolumination.

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your LED for sure is whiter than stock, but in terms of brightness, they r the same right? (from the comparison pic, ur stock looked like a amber signaling light - quite yellow....)
my LEDs are way brighter than halogens at the base. but in terms of illumination, they are pretty good in the night time, not too sure how effective they are in the daytime.
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Nice mod! I think illumination would be better with the LED reverse lights if the whole tailight was tinted. I'd do this mod but I'd also want others to see my reverse lights when backing up. Just in case, ya know?
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if you guys buy this buy the kit on ebay. I paid lik 26 dollars for the reverse lights and the led light above the license plate. Good buy.
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nicee.. i believe thats the same bulb i have in mine as well! i dont think it seems as bright as the OEM though?
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Originally Posted by jjashaa
nice.

i couldn't see crap when i had LEDs tho when reversing...

hows the light output for you?
halogen is brighter than LEDs
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i just went led crazy myself. I baught the those reverse leds, leds above my plate and all blued out interior leds. LoL
Old 08-05-2009, 11:28 PM
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Hopefully these don't burn out too quickly like mine did =[
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nice, i just replace my turn signals with the red 48 LED tower, looks nice and blinks bright
Old 08-08-2009, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by staskzboy
nice, i just replace my turn signals with the red 48 LED tower, looks nice and blinks bright
red in the clear lens tails = gangster. i might do the same.
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Originally Posted by staskzboy
nice, i just replace my turn signals with the red 48 LED tower, looks nice and blinks bright
can u do a video of it? ive been thinkin this idea for a while now, just didnt want to blow 50+bucks on red leds for it....until i get assurance.
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very nice!
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Originally Posted by staskzboy
nice, i just replace my turn signals with the red 48 LED tower, looks nice and blinks bright
That is so legit. I might just do that to my tails now. hmmmm

The LEDs look sick. With mine you can see them during the day but not that well but at night when I park in my driveway it lights up the while thing. I have a 24 LED bulb.
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Looks great! Why do LED bulbs have to be so friggin' expensive!!! >(
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Originally Posted by staskzboy
nice, i just replace my turn signals with the red 48 LED tower, looks nice and blinks bright
i did that a while back with a 9 or 10 LED bulb, but the fast blinking got on my nerves and i didnt wanna hassle with resistors and flashers so i just took it out.. it looked nice though!
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Yea it looks very nice, the fast blinking does happen when I put the turn signal on......what do i need to do to fix that? When the hazards are on they blink normally, but turn signals are fast. Tell me please if you know how to fix that!

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i did that a while back with a 9 or 10 LED bulb, but the fast blinking got on my nerves and i didnt wanna hassle with resistors and flashers so i just took it out.. it looked nice though!
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never mind lol i found an answer to my question, seems very easy to do though
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it does.. but you must be underestimating my laziness lol
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Originally Posted by staskzboy
nice, i just replace my turn signals with the red 48 LED tower, looks nice and blinks bright
any pics or a quick vid? Im interested in doing this. Is it similar to the new BMW lights?
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volly,
nice mod, it gives a clean look. i was thinking about getting led's for my turn signals and back up lights.

if you remember a while back i was complaining about my turn signals not being bright enough cus i blacked them out, and that i was going to paint the turn signal housings NGM body color. remember?

well, i just got my headlights back from the shop, which had to redo them 2 times cus they screwed them up, and they look nice now and i cant wait to installed them. i think they will be bright enough with the stock bulb in it now. i think its going to look pretty sick with body color matching turn signal housings.

NGM paint is pretty reflective, but im not sure if its reflective enough for led's? what do you think?
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whats the bulb number on these? they look pretty sick.
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Originally Posted by gold2003tl (90)
volly,
nice mod, it gives a clean look. i was thinking about getting led's for my turn signals and back up lights.

if you remember a while back i was complaining about my turn signals not being bright enough cus i blacked them out, and that i was going to paint the turn signal housings NGM body color. remember?

well, i just got my headlights back from the shop, which had to redo them 2 times cus they screwed them up, and they look nice now and i cant wait to installed them. i think they will be bright enough with the stock bulb in it now. i think its going to look pretty sick with body color matching turn signal housings.

NGM paint is pretty reflective, but im not sure if its reflective enough for led's? what do you think?
yup i remember.
snap some pics when u have installed those headlights!
I would buy the highest wattage and the bulb with the most LEDs for my turn signals.

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whats the bulb number on these? they look pretty sick.
921
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Originally Posted by II LeGeNDz II
any pics or a quick vid? Im interested in doing this. Is it similar to the new BMW lights?

I dont have a video as of now, if you guys really want i can get a video....
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Ohhh that looks great, I might take a look into that mod great job.


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