Hey guys,

As the title states I got a pair of 6K (20 LED) reverse lights from the guys over at V-LEDS.com. They were about $47 shipped. Installation took all of 5 minutes. Basically pull the clips out of the trunk liner, unscrew the middle clip, pull down the liner enough to expose the reverse housings. Turn the bulbs to unhook, swap the bulbs with the new LEDs and hook back in to the housing. Finally put back the clips for the lining and close the trunk.

Once it was all set I threw the Emergency brake on, put the TSX into reverse and quickly shot this photo:



For those interested in picking up a set, here is the direct link:

6K V-LEDS 7W HIGH POWER 20 LED BACK-UP LIGHT BULBS

Thanks,
Matt

 

anyone have a comparo shot of these with one of the stock bulbs in?

 

That is insanely bright. I was thinking about putting a pair of polargs into my reverse but I don't know how bright they'll be. On the same note, when you use the back up camera...which lights does it use to see the back? The reverse or the license plate lights?

 

@Killer - I haven't done that but if I remember i'll swap it out tonight and shoot a photo.

I think the "brightness" is partially due to the camera I used, but it was brighter than stock for sure. The reverse and license plate lights help the back-up camera. Though i'm sure at some point you could actually "blind" the camera with too much light.. haha.

Matt

 

nice reverse lights. I have them on my car too.

 

I have them too bro, nice. Actually got the idea from kowloon as I browsed his progress page.

 

I drive in reverse all of about a few seconds a day, and even less at night if at all. So I don't really see a point to having these.

 

eye candy. there is a difference at night.

 

For those interested here is the comparison.



Oh, btw. the bulbs are white but the camera makes them bluish.

Point? None really, I just dislike yellow light, no matter where it is. 5 minute mod, makes me happy.. good enough for me. To each their own though.

Matt

 

Really nice. Big difference in the color but I'm not sure if they're worth $50 to me haha. V-led has expensive bulbs. I might just get a a pair of 6k led bulbs from ebay.

 

Great idea, I think this will be my first mod. I'm also not a fan of yellow lights

 

thanks alot mkeefe, appreciate it. if v-leds ever does a 50% off sale ill be all over these

 

Matt, does the top of the bulb face outward? I'm wondering if a led bulb with a bunch of smd's just at the top like this would be better or if the type that vled had are better...such as these. Or maybe its just the housing that reflects all the light outward?

 

Would these ebay lights fit? They don't give the measurements but they look around the same size as the vled ones.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-744...Q5fAccessories

 

Nice, completely useless mod LOL but I love it, planning to do this too

 

Those look very similar to the VLEDs ones I bought. I thought at first they wouldn't fit but was pleasantly surprised they did.

Matt

 

Just bought the ebay ones. How easy is it to install? Can you pull off the trunk liner thing easily? If you have time, can you take a couple of quick pictures of the clips/screws?

 

Installation was seriously 5 minutes.

Step 1: Use a small screwdriver, or nail file to pop off the 3 clips and unscrew the 4th plastic screw/clip combo in the center of the trunk.

Step 2: Pop the liner over the inner trunk handle

Step 3: Turn the reverse light assembly until it unclicks

Step 4: Pop the bulb out, put in the LED one.

Step 5: Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the other light.

Step 6: Start the car, pull up the emergency brake and put the car into Reverse (R) *

Step 7: Confirm both lights illuminate.

Step 8: Put the liner back, pull apart the clips, place the circular part into the trunk/liner, squeeze the tip of the "pin" part of the clip and push it back in.

Step 9: Screw in the plastic screw/clip in the center.

Step 10: Close the trunk.

* Ensure the car doesn't move, the transmission likes to "auto backup" or just have someone else sit in the car and perform this action with their foot on the brake.

Hope that helps.

I can shoot some photos if you'd like though black/black is hard to light

Thanks,
Matt

 

Wow. Thanks for the quick write up. That should be enough for me. If I need pictures I'll post back. Probably won't be getting my bulbs for another week or two though.

 

Thanks OP.

I definitely try this out pretty soon.

 

If you bought the bulbs from ebay on the same link you just posted. Please give feedback on the quality of them once you get them installed! And always pictures are nice heh

 

Yup will do. They're already shipped so I should have them by this week. I believe that seller ships pretty fast. Once I get them installed I'll take some pics. Oh and thanks for the write up Matt, turns out you can just take off far right and left clips on the upper trunk liner to get to the lights.

 

I'll be interested to read a review of them as well.

I actually figured you could pull the liner down with only the left/right clips but didn't want to stretch the liner or bend it much. Just being safe with my new car.

Matt

 

Here's the pics from my install of the reverse LEDs I bought from eBay. They're grrrrrrr-eat! (tony the tiger). Install was super easy, just remember which position the bulbs were in so when you put them back in, its easier instead of fiddling in there turning the bulb to see when it clicks in.

Stock vs LED


Full reverse LED


Here's the eBay seller if anyone wants to buy these. Super cheap...only 5.59 shipped for 2 bulbs.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-X-7...Q5fAccessories

There's actually a couple sellers who have the same pricing. Probably the same people under different names.

Enjoy! Thanks to MKeefe for doing this first and making me want it!

 

alright...quick Q.

Is it possible these are actually putting out less light because they are led in non-led housing and they only LOOK brighter when viewed head on, but are actually outputting LESS total light?

or are they DEFINITELY more luminous. like how far does the light throw?

 

When I only had one LED in and the other stock, the side with the LED was brighter in my back up camera. I wouldn't know how else to really measure the output though.

 

maybe the distance the light travels on the ground? regardless, im gonna order a set when i get home

 

cant go wrong with the price ahah

 

TSX police lights?

 

Ebay FTW

 

Mr. Stak

I just ordered the exact set from your ebay link but mine doesn't seem to work. Were yours straight plug n play?

 

Yup plug and play. Did you try flipping it 180 degrees? I think these bulbs have polarity so if the ends aren't matched up right, they won't work. Try that first?

 

Oh I didn't know that...I'll try that then thanks. I also ordered a 2nd set for the brake lights. I tried it in the day time in my garage and they are considerably weaker than the stock 1's(I went back to stock bulbs)....I havn't tried it at night yet tho.

 

Problem solved boooo to reverse polarity

 

 

how are they in the daytime because sometimes the white leds are hard to see in the day time

 

my friend installed v-leds on his lexus rx. it seems bright to the eye but it actually sheds less light on the road compare to oem. so he replaced it back with oem bulbs. he was looking for bright bulbs due to dark rear tints.

 

Hmm good question. I don't know how they look in daytime. Never looked in the back while reversing...but my friend spotted me reversing into a parking spot. He saw the lights and instantly knew it was me. I do want to see how the lights look in daytime now though...got me intrigued...

 

They won't be as bright as the stock bulbs in the day. I installed in the day and they were alot dimmer against the garage door thats for sure

 

That is disappointing...but at night they're brighter right? I'm hoping they are...they seemed like they were when I was installing mine...