Ok. 1st, THANKS TO Kennedy..........his threads/posts were very helpful. I went with V-LEDs for all my LEDs, I just took Kennedy's advice & slightly modified it using V-Leds for my order.

Here is what I did:

4 INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS -- HID White 6 LED bulbs (size 194)

2 Door/Courtesy Lights -- HP LED White Multi socket BOARD LED (size 194)

1 Glove Box Bulb -- SMT HP White Wedge Base Bulb (size 74)

2 License Plate bulbs -- HID White High Power License Plate Kit (size 194)

2 Reverse Bulbs -- SMT 18 LED White (Tower) Bulb (size 921)


**I accidentally only ordered ONE of the HP LED White boards for my door lights, so I am waiting for V-LEDs to ship out another one. For $12.99, I thought I was getting 2 of these babies........not ONE. SHEESH, these are PRICEY!!

Ok...................Here are some photos!!!!!! Enjoy!!














AND NOW................The REVERSE & License Plate LEDs:









Take a look at how much LIGHT gets all the way down on to the STREET from these new License Plate LEDs!!!! WOW!!




Take a look at how MUCH BRIGHTER THE REAR VIEW CAMERA IS.......NICE!!





These BULBS are a "COOL WHITE" color...........similar to HID. They are not BLUE, but the camera makes them look a little BLUE.

 

looks sick but they are far from hid.. they are LED's lol i have all done to my car as well.. i just ordered the led license plate and reverse lights.. i heard the license plate leds burn quick. so let us know if you have any problems

 

Hi,

I would like to do the same thing for my TL. If its not any trouble, can you briefly describe how to get to the dome lights so I can replce them? thx !


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Thanks for these pics man.. i plan on doing exactly what you did and order direct from V-LEDS...but only thing that worries me is they look very blue in the pictures and i wanted something white like sixsixfour's setup. Can you confirm that they are white and not that blue?

Also did you order the SMT 6 LED boards ot the M-SMT LEDs?

 

Looks good! I just did my license plate bulbs and they make a world of difference. I'd like to swap out all of my other bulbs too.

 

Vegas, what did all those bulbs cost you?

 

Go to V-LEDS.com as that is where he got all of them... usin the LED's he got it was around $80.

 

damn 80?! I got all my interior leds [ dome front and rear, side doors, trunk] for around 50 and i believe mine arent that bad

 

[QUOTE=jumbosizeme79]damn 80?! I got all my interior leds [ dome front and rear, side doors, trunk] for around 50

the reverse lights are expensive.

 

looks sweet! are the reverse LEDs just plug and play?

 

Jumbo, the $80 includes the Rear backup lights and license plate lights. Rear backup lights are $34.

 

quick question about the license plate bulbs. are the ones you got plug and play or do you need to modify anything? also, how many bulbs would I need?

 

Snafu, Its plug and play, only thing you may need to do is bend out the metal contact on the new LED bulbs to ensure they make contact( I have not yet installed the LED's but this is from what I have read so far). And for the license plate there are 2 bulbs.

 

Are the sizes the same for an 05 TL?

 

Chrome, I believe they are all the same... at least i know for sure that 04-06 use the 194, 196 wedge bulbs for the plates, vanity, dome and door lights.

 

I'm going to place an order for the License Plate LEDs through V-LEDs.com. Quick question to confirm - a set comes with 2 bulbs for $9.99, right? And all I need is 2 bulbs, correct?

Thanks!

 

my eyes hurt trying to focus on the pics.....

 

but it looks good.

 

Snafu, thats right, 2 bulbs is all you need to replace the license plate bulbs. I just made a purchase for the entire interior, door lights and license plate bulbs. Cost me $48 total.

 

V-leds.com

 

I have a set of the 18 LED tower reverse lights if anyone is interested. Pm me for more info.

 

I agree with Vegas that the 6 LED light is the way to go for interior on my 2005 TL. I have both the 6 and 4 LED, and the 4 is simply not bright enough.

Has anyone replaced the High Mount Brake lights with LEDs? I can't seem to get the cover off to see what bulb is needed - is it the same as the tail lights? The sylvania cross reference simply says "assembly". Does that mean it's a complete assembly that needs to be replaced?

Also I tried to get at the trunk bulb but can't seem to get the cover off. I started to pry at it, but don't want to break it and it isn't moving at all. Any recommendations?

 

damn scott! lookin good, wanna help me out ? i was just lookin into doing mine. how long did it take?

 

High mount is already LED.

For trunk light, theres a clip similar to the rear cabin lights

 

Looks good. Still can't get to my vanity or trunk LEDs!!!!!!!

 

I thought the trunk lens was the same/similar to the Vanity Lenses? Pretty Sure.

The Vanity Lenses are PITMFA. Thats one engineer that should roast in hell for all eternity, replacing burned out 3G Vanity Mirror Bulbs.

 

^ Seriously. I've been prying and prying for a couple days already.

 

for the vanity mirrors and trunk, if you look closely, you will see that there is a slight discoloration (like a cut out for a tab) on one side that you can stick your screwdriver in. For the vanities, it's on the inside (toward the middle of the car). Use a long, thin screw driver and slide into that groove all the way to the light "cavity" while gently prying downward. There is a plastic spring like clip that you'll be pushing on that will release the light lens. Be careful not to push too hard or you will break the clip and have to replace the entire lens.

The trunk is the same but it's much, much more tightly in place. If I recall correctly, I had to access the tab for mine from the right (passenger side) of the lens.

Hope this helps.

 

which led's would i need to order for the license plate and the backup lights?

appreciate it...looking for the hyper white or blue whatever color that is

is it just swapping bulbs or do i have to rewire anything?


thanks

 

guys what's your recommend of these 2 INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS. Should i order 2 SUPER HID WHITE 4 LED WEDGE BASE 194_4_W or 2 HID WHITE 6 LED LIGHT BULDS 194_6_W short.

http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...id/0/SFV/32481
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...id/0/SFV/32481

 

I wouldn't get neither of them, cause it just wouldn't be bright enough for the interior.. if you do get them, everything will look dim and dark.

http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...id/0/SFV/32481

I would get these.

Plus for the front dome lights the bulbs are plugged in horizontally, so the light output would NOT be projected downward.

Rear dome lights are facing downward so the ones you posted might work back there, but it won't be bright enough IMHO.

 

You may need different bulbs for front and rear dome lights. They are the same socket type, but I went with 6LED wedge bulbs in rear, and 5 LED "tower" bulb in the front because the 6 LED weren't bright enough for me in the front. The difference is that the rear bulbs point downward, but the front point horizontally. The 5 LED tower points one LED directly down, the other four are in the other directions. This produces a much brighter front than back seat, but that's what I wanted. The 6 LED's didn't seem as bright as the incandescent OEM bulbs in the front because they pointed into the side of the reflector.

5 LED 'tower' link

6 LED Link

 

Looks like jimsta and I were posting at the same time. The 11 SMT certainly would work, and would be much brighter than the 5 LED bulbs I am using.

 

Thanks GUYS. I might go the 11 SMT. So the 11 SMT can use both for front and rear is it correct?

 

LOL, yea I posted and then I noticed hey, someone posted right after me and lo and behold, we posted the exact same information.

Also i would add that for myself I actually picked up the 6 SMT Flank LEDs but it didn't work out too well ,cause they are polarized(meaning they have to plug in a certain way), so for the front domes, the driver side was facing downward while the passenger side faced upward into the dome which was just retarded. So i just used those for the courtesy lights and the SMT towers for my front domes.

 

Yeah i had 4 bulds of 6 SMT Flank LED it doesn't work too well for front and rear. that's why i need you guys recommend for the right one. For those 6 SMT i might put it in the door side it works ok. Thanks for Both of You

 

i like the picture of the reverse camera lighting provided by VegasRPh...def gonna order that combo of lights for the back

 

hey can u give me a link to the 2 Door/Courtesy Lights -- HP LED White Multi socket BOARD LED (size 194)?

im having troubles finding it.....and could u check if these are the right sizes

http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/f...29236239234235
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/f...31244241248245
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/f...37232237244251

 

As long it says 194 in the title they should fit but I wouldnt get the ones you posted for the doors. Get these http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...37232237244251
There pricey but holy crap there bright. I just put them in 5 min ago and I am very satisfied with them.