Thanks dude!

I think this is some sort of OCD, but ever since my front LEDs have been turned on for around 12 hours, would it be dim?

Did you notice yours were dimmer when you left them on for "longer"?

I keep bouncing between these two pics:

 

I have a solution to you LED problem...
PICK UP A NEW HOBBY that doesn't allow you the time to ponder such things!

 

Mine still look the same

Keep in mind that the rear LEDs are closer to the rear seat, therefore the light bounces off of them. That may make the back half of the car look more lit. Plus they are mounted horizontally ( -- ) while I believe you mounted the front ones vertically.

 

Jeremy

 

DUDE !!!

you gonna go blind with that light !!! wasnt the earlier one bright enough for ya ? hahaha.....

and WOW never thought of using the ScratchX on the interior parts....

 

Haha, will do.
I take it you guys think I should just keep it lol

You're right.

I still find my fronts dimmer than they were before somehow lol
Maybe I'll live with it.
Not like it's as dim as my old VLEDs.

The earlier one that I bought last week were bright, but they were kinda blue lol

I needed to match the fronts so I bought these and these are white, and as a bonus, brighter.

 

I don't know if this has been done, but I just put my old (well, 1 week used old), the bluish white ones (they are NO WAY BLUE), into the door lights.

BRIGHT as hell.
Lights up my whole garage.

Will post pics.

That being said, I just realized that all the bulbs in my car are LED boards now. No more VLEDs.

Last February I bought these from VLEDS:
2 pairs of 5 LED chip style for doors and rear dome (Both replaced with 12 LED board)
1 pair of 6 LED flank bulb for front dome (replaced with 15 LED board)
1 pair of 6 LED angled flank for license plate (replaced with Cold Cathode)

 

There is no better bargain as far as output per dollar than the cheap ebay LED boards, IMO. Even if they burn out after a few years, I'd go that route all over again.

 

Ebay LEDs FTW!
I'm so happy with them.
I'm gonna keep this setup!

The VLED bulbs I bought were like $10 a pair.
The LED boards were an average of $14 a pair.

LED board is expensive but you get way more output, as you said!

 

GP, I'm likin' the carbon fiber work done here. I think you should run with this theme some more...

 

dude you need to post he ebay links

 

I'll make a new LED thread with links for everyone interested in upgrading to/their LEDs =)

 

Okay, so here are pictures of my door LEDs.

Where it had to be mounted initially due to long wiring.


It looked dumb, and not in the middle.


Anyone with eBay LED boards knows that they come with an adaptor so you can use T10 or festoon, etc.
The adaptor takes up so much space, making it difficult to hide the wires when mounted, too.



So I took my wire cutters and cut the adaptor out, and a good chunk of extra wiring too.
Then I soldered the wires together.



Plugged it back in, then mounted the LEDs right onto the T10 connector using 3M double sided foam tape.

Right in the middle...


Just the door light... (I set the dome lights to off)




Door light and domes

 

I like the second picture better if that helps.
Man!! you are Mr LEDs!! can you work on my car too? shot! i dont care driving all the way to canada just for LEDs

 

 

I would definitely work on your beauty!

heheh

Here are some pics I just took:

 

the second last pic is SICK !!! you need to teach me how you did that !!!

 

Thanks dude =)

It didn't turn out entirely how I wanted it, but it's cool heheh

Lots of post production involved using photoshop

Here's the original:

 

Wow, dem new pics

I love those interior shots but damn your driver's seat is tore the fuck up! Smooth that shit out next time before taking the picture

 

GP...damn thats a transformation.....

i need to learn photoshop

 

Here's a better edit I just did:

Do you guys like it more than V1?

I boosted the colour of the lights, and I made it so you can make out my rims so my car's not floating lol




Thanks dude!

I can't LOL!

I just lexoled my seats too!

Any suggestions?

I should make another photoshop tutorial site (I owned one a couple years ago), then photoshop tutorial sites just took a dump and people stopped creating tutorials.
Funny, I guess I'm a natural teacher LOL
I teach photoshop (people have praised for my detailed tutorials), I make TL DIYs, and I teach guitar and snowboarding haha

 

^^^ and you are in Canada

wish you were in KS LOL....

btw V2 is wayyyyyy better

 

Thanks dude!

This is V3.
Added in the window trim, which was pretty hard to get right lol
Looked so funny without the window trim and made my TL look like 1 big window lol



Better?

 

^^^ you trying to rub in mah face eh

V3 ftw

PS: no more edits hahaha....go for a run or some like that

 

Okay you got it lol

Last edit:



I'm really happy with it now.
I KNEW as soon as I made the first one I needed to revise it a few times to get it right lol

 

^^^ ahahaha you are right !!!

this is the best CHOP of them all....SICK !!!

its like seeing a progression thread....going from good to better to BEST !!!

 

Thanks dude!

It's the first time I've done hardcore post production on lol

 

Very nice shot....

 

Thanks Steven!

Tommorow I think I'm gonna crack down the windows for the first time.
I took so much time a couple days ago taking off all the door panels and wiping the inner window channel/guide.

I'll be recording it on video just in case my tint gets scratched (yes, I'm worried).

It's been over 3 weeks since I've gotten my tint done and still havn't opened the windows lol

 

I was bored and took a few minutes to throw my old VLED 5 LED chip into the vanity mirror light (to replace the incandescant light).

Now my interior all LED lol (except for buttons on the dash etc).

I don't even use those vanity mirrors but I just have leftover LEDs hanging around so why not lol

Ordering shock sensors and will have a DIY!

 

perfect...please post the link here

 

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/504D-Double-G...#ht_769wt_1163

 

^^^ i meant for the DIY but this helps as well LOL :thumsup:

 

I don't know if I still want to install shock sensors now...

If I knew the wiring really well I might buy it, but now, I'm buying one thing:

ISIM71 iSimple kit
Comes with a harness for Acura/Honda and another harness for Toyota/Lexus lol

Best part: It's $30 local for the kit!!!

I don't know if he ships to the states (only stated he will ship in Cnada via Canada Post), but he has 50 kits (somehow) and sells for $28.00 for a limited time.

Who needs one?

 

LOVE THIS PIC!!

 

Thanks dude!

If only I had a DSLR to properly take the photo lol

 

broooo dont do that (to me) LOL....

about the isimple if it was the MediaWire PRO for that price i would have done it !!!

 

LOL I'll still probably buy the shock sensor.
I'll probably only buy one instead of two just to try out.

I couldn't believe the price of the ISIM71 at 30 dollars lol

iPod/audio integration for 30 dollars is a steal!

I can't believe I was gonna buy one for like 90 or 100 bucks lol

 

aaah !!!....have you thought of installing the window/glass sensor as well ???

 

^^for ipod integration?

PS, just noticed the backround story on your avatar GP...
Gorgeous...nicely done.