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Old 01-10-2008, 09:20 PM
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Installed interior & license plate LEDs

Love 'em!

I did not change the trunk light; there's no reflective material in the housing, so it ended up being darker, replaced all of the overheads, front door lights, and license plate lights..

I took pics but they turned out poopy.. will post if requested
Old 01-10-2008, 09:48 PM
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Def post some pics

Which ones did you go with?
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Come on, post up the pics. We want to see. If the pics are bad, we'll tell you.
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Post pics!
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Can't go back to the old orange lights right? All the cars in my house are LED's and HIDd out.
Old 01-11-2008, 12:01 AM
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Here are the pics... they are 6 LED 194 white bulbs from ebay - premierteknet112222 is the seller; the brand is GP Thunder






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Haha..damn cameras ussually amplify the amount of light but I'm sure they're alot brighter in person

Old 01-11-2008, 12:14 AM
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yeah i turned the flash off and it's not the best camera; didn't set it to night mode or anything
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Pics aren't all that great but will work for now!
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How hard is it to change the license plate lights? I bought LED's but i cant figure out how to swap them.
Old 01-11-2008, 10:15 AM
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How hard is it to change the license plate lights? I bought LED's but i cant figure out how to swap them.
easiest way will be to remove the liner and pop the lights from there. i believe there is a DIY here somewhere, look it up.
Old 01-11-2008, 12:02 PM
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I also did this last night. I used the 12 LED ones in blue for the doors and the "Zeros" (WLED-WHP) for the rest inside (and plates). I didn't get enough to do the vanity lights or trunk but I'm thinking about getting these for the trunk.

Overall I'm very happy with them.

http://superbrightleds.com/specs/inches/pcblamp_T10.htm
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Timmahh you did 6-LEDs? I've seen those in person and they aren't that bright. I hope yours are brighter. 12-LED and 1 watt LEDs are the way to go IMO. Did you search the threads on this subject?
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Originally Posted by juruki
How hard is it to change the license plate lights? I bought LED's but i cant figure out how to swap them.
Here's a good thread with scans.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=124574
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I think it is still better than the stock light
dude I've been putting off this mod also, I think I am just going to ball out and get the piaa leds I got a good deal $9 a pop <- horrible deal :LMFAO:

I did manage to get my hands on piaa h8 fogs, still havent had the time to install them :'(
Old 01-11-2008, 01:41 PM
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They are plenty bright for me; I think it's brighter than the stock bulbs - I don't need my car to turn into a landing strip when I unlock it!
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Originally Posted by Timmahh
They are plenty bright for me; I think it's brighter than the stock bulbs - I don't need my car to turn into a landing strip when I unlock it!



Good Job Timmahh....how did it take you?
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I think it looks good.

Just got myself a set for the license plate.
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Originally Posted by leopwr
Good Job Timmahh....how did it take you?

I meant.....how long did it take you to install all the bulbs
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I had all of mine installed in about 20-30 minutes just taking my time.

Well worth the money! The 1 watt LEDs rock in the overhead lights.
Old 01-11-2008, 04:27 PM
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The hardest part was the license plate lights; had to take my plate off to remove the entire housing [wanted to clean it]; if you're not interested in doing that you can just unplug the connector from the back, then push the tabs in and remove the light socket portion
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