Replacing all light bulbs with LED's?

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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 02:25 AM
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Replacing all light bulbs with LED's?

Hey Everyone,

I'm a new owner of an '07 Black/Black TL Type-S. Had it for almost 2 weeks now! Anyways, I want to replace all the bulbs in my car with LED's. Can someone confirm all the bulb sizes for me?

2 Door Lights = 194 wedges
Front Map Lights = 194
Rear Dome Lights = 194
License Plate Lights = 194
Reverse Lights = 921?
Trunk Light = ?

Turn Signals = 1157?
Foglights = H8?
Stated by TLFourPlay https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=148010

Day Time Running Lights = 9006?





My thoughts are to replace the 194 bulbs with this:
WLED-WHP Pure White High Power
12 VDC Wedge Base bulb (194/168 type)
With High Power Pure White LED
<img src="http://www.superbrightleds.com/store/html/images/wled-whp.jpg">

Reverse Lights suggestions anyone? I'm thinking just regular Piaa X-treme White bulbs.

Turn Signals would be replaced with these:
http://autolumination.com/switchback.html

Foglights with these:
http://www.car-gym.com/catalog/produ...oducts_id=1233

DRL's with these:
http://www.car-gym.com/catalog/produ...oducts_id=1232


When installing LED's in the turn signals, I need to install LED resistors. Can I just leave the resistors spliced and hanging from the Turn Signal wires, or does it get too hot so I must strap it down somewhere?


Any thoughts or suggestions would be a great help!
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 10:10 AM
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194 and 921 are interchangeable. I believe typically 921 is the larger LED. The HID led is a good choice though.

I thought turn signals were 7443. duno where you got 1157 from.
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 10:34 AM
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Why Replace all with LED lights?? (Just Curious)
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 10:41 AM
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Do LED's use more power than regular bulbs?
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by juruki
Do LED's use more power than regular bulbs?
if you put 12 volts to a led it would blow instantly
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by leedogg
194 and 921 are interchangeable. I believe typically 921 is the larger LED. The HID led is a good choice though.

I thought turn signals were 7443. duno where you got 1157 from.

TLFourPlay cleared out the headlights of his '07 Type-S. He actually bought the 7443's and said they didn't fit. The owner's manual is wrong for the turn signals and fogs. Anyone else want to confirm?

As for why I want to change out the bulbs, I want everything to look pure white, rather than the dingy yellow stock bulbs.

acuraguy04 <= why would you say the led's would blow instantly? aside from the turn signals I listed, all the other led's I've listed should be plug and play.
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by vnguyen
TLFourPlay cleared out the headlights of his '07 Type-S. He actually bought the 7443's and said they didn't fit. The owner's manual is wrong for the turn signals and fogs. Anyone else want to confirm?

As for why I want to change out the bulbs, I want everything to look pure white, rather than the dingy yellow stock bulbs.

acuraguy04 <= why would you say the led's would blow instantly? aside from the turn signals I listed, all the other led's I've listed should be plug and play.
actually I dont know, maybe they changed something for 07, I was speaking for 06.
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