pjillta

Hey before everyone sighs and tells me to search, I wanted to make a new thread on what new products people have tried. I've read through all the old threads, checked out the products that people have used from various sights. But (almost) everyone I've seen are now sold out.Or the ones they bought they replaced after a little bit because they weren't bright enough. So I just wanted to see what people have replaced those old bulbs with. Which products don't work so much, which ones I should probably spend a little bit more money on, and so on.

SharksBreath

iTrader: (33)

i just replaced all of mine. 13 total lights.

4-dome
2-lower door panel
2-vanity
1-trunk
2-license plate
1-glove box
1-center console

i got mine all off of eBay, saved a ton of $$ that way. they are working great, and install was as easy as it gets. links are included below for all the lights.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...STRK:MEBDIX:IT
5 lights here - 4 dome, 1 trunk

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...%3AMEBDIX%3AIT
2 lights here - 1 glove box, 1 center console

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...%3AMEBDIX%3AIT
2 lights here - 2 license plate

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...%3AMEBDIX%3AIT
4 lights here - 2 vanity, 2 lower door panels

dwb993

iTrader: (13)

VLEDS.com! Check out the Facebook page for current coupon codes.

Dave88712

Superbightleds.com and http://store.ijdmtoy.com/ have both worked great for me as well as vleds

pjillta

well everything at v-leds is like 60 bucks. all the good deal ones are basically sold out or in red. would you say buying those package deals online are good or go buy them individually ? For instance http://store.ijdmtoy.com/Acura-TL-SM...ura_smd_09.htm good deal? http://www.uniquestyleracing.com/acclmdxrsxtl.html same as this one?

winkyyy

I just got the iJDMtoy package today and installed it and I'm pretty impressed. Its nice and bright without the high cost like V-LEDS. The package comes with 6 LEDs so you will need to buy some more for the reverse lights, licence plates, vanity, etc.

v|nsan|ty

Bump

I'm curious to know as well

pjillta

hey do you happen to have any pics. and where did u put each light. guessing 4 domes, and 2 side doors?? And if possible if you didn't install yet can you take a picture of the bulbs that come with the package?

1islandparadise

I bought six (4 dome, 2 doors) red 30LED panels from Vleds but I seen they no longer sell them....they are VERY BRIGHT for being red....personally I would highly recommend the panel design. A coworker bought some red leds for his interior off ebay and was pissed after seeing mine, he bought a set of red 48LED panels off ebay. Here a few crappy cell phone pics...still bright....


Door


Interior


Top (factory bulb), middle (adapter for led), 30LED M-SMT (vleds.com)


Installing in map light area

AMUA6

iTrader: (7)

Nice Donnie. I actually have 7 color LED's in my doors from AutoZone etc and my tag light bulbs came from Unique Style Racing.

Dave88712

The ijdmtoy.com package is very good i have them in my tl now with cool white and my girlfriends 07 accord. I bought there 96LED fog lights and i think 32 led reverse lights for my TL and the rest i got at superbrightleds.com (vanity, trunk, glove, and center console.

pjillta

http://store.ijdmtoy.com/ProductDeta...ctCode=LED_T15

http://store.ijdmtoy.com/8-SMD-Wide-..._t10_sku18.htm

http://store.ijdmtoy.com/12-SMD-T10-...10_sku_c03.htm


for reverse, which ones? or do you think there are better deals out there?

Dave88712

I would say the second link is best for the money. If you wanna spend more i have these http://store.ijdmtoy.com/38-SMD-T10-...10_sku_c02.htm they are really bright. for alot more money they have 68 led ones for $45 that are probably unreal.

1islandparadise

I think I seen a set like that in the bm forum once. I bet everyone notices your car when you open your door at night....nice!~

pjillta

dave i went ahead and got the $45 one, at that rate prob should of just gotten the H.I.D. reverse kit, but didn't wanna get crazy.

pjillta

How does that work, does it just change colors every 2 seconds or something?

winkyyy

I don't have a camera to take pictures. =/. I used 4 domes and 2 for the vanity. For my doors I just used some random ones that my friend gave me a while back. It's not as bright as the other LEDs though and I bought another pair for license plate and trunk light. I need to go exchange the trunk light though cause it doesn't fit. The pictures they have on their website of their TL package is pretty accurate. Its really that bright.

Licence plate
http://store.ijdmtoy.com/12-SMD-T10-...10_sku_c03.htm

for the packaging it just looks like this...


but with these bulbs...

1islandparadise

Yes....exactly!~ I was trying to find the old thread that had a video clip but I could not find it.

pjillta

there was a video i found on youtube a while back, with someone who had a red and blue one, and it would let the driver know if the ground was wet or black. pretty sure he was an engineering major at my school. but yeah i dunno about 7 colors haha. but if ya like it buy it.

1islandparadise

^^^There are alot of members that do things on their cars that other members dont agree on, but its all in what makes you happy!~

djmanu

iTrader: (2)

I just bought the blue led panels off v-leds. They are having a clearance on the 25 and 30 led boards. I got mine for 5 bux each plus shipping, I got 4 of them.

pjillta

see it sucks, i wish they had the hyper white ones, i use to have blue ones before and they werent really practical. and now with tints on my car its uber dark inside.

1islandparadise

I have 20% tint and mine are very bright...I actually use them every night leaving work looking for the remote to my DVD player...

pjillta

have any of you tried doing the mod where u replace the entire center console with different colored leds? i feel like the greenish color is getting old to me and i wanna try this mod but i heard its a total pain in the ass. any suggestions?

1islandparadise

You will find alot of members that have done this using the search function. Here is a HUGE bio of "the fearless diy guy" 3G TL. If you can think it, he has done it. Scroll through the pages and you will see all the leds he updated in his whole interior.
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-photograph-gallery-96/death-metals-journey-diyers-worklog-tl-perfection-769497/

djmanu

iTrader: (2)

the led board i got are super bright, i dont have tints yet but i do plan to do 35s all around sometime later this year and im sure they will still be bright enough

Dave88712

Nice let me know how they turn out. I might need to upgrade.

pjillta

no problem, they should be in today i am literally waiting at my door for this FEDEX guy to show up lol, gotta love no class fridays haha

Dave88712

Did you install them yet? How they look?

pjillta

yo dave, i got them last night, installed them a few hours ago. waiting for it to get dark. will take a pic

pjillta

factory bulbs were wayyyy brighter.

dwb993

iTrader: (13)

Yeah, I wasn't impressed with the LED reverse lights, either. They look more impressive to people outside of the car, but they do not help the driver to see any better.
HID reverse lights are on the way!

Sharunas

I got mine from superbrightleds.com , however most of them started flashing after two months and then just quit working. Put in PIAA and they are not bright enough. Any suggestions on bulbs that you had for a year or so, are bright and still works?

Roger555

iTrader: (3)

Those of you with dome light LEDs do they dim smoothly with the factory theater dimming when you shut the door? Or do they flicker as they get lower?

1islandparadise

^^^They dim exactly the way the factory bulbs do. No flickering at all....

dwb993

iTrader: (13)

They may not flicker, but its no where near as smooth as the oem lights. LEDs don't do well as dimmer bulbs. Its still not that bad.

Roger555

iTrader: (3)

ya thats what I was afraid of, LEDS can dim just as good as incandescent bulbs if they are on a PWM dimming circuit which the TL obviously does not have because a PWM circuit doesn't work with incandescent bulbs at all!

pjillta

hey have any of you switched out the bulb for your glove box and armrest? if so how did you get the brightness of the led to shine through the plastic casing. i feel as if the thick plastic takes a lot away from the bulb any suggestions without completely destroying the plastic?

Roger555

iTrader: (3)

You put in your own optics!

snake212

vleds 4 smt 2w led