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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 09:21 PM
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LED Dome Lights

I just came back from China couple weeks ago and got a few set of these LEDs for the dome light. I have the 12 LEDs and 24 LEDs dome light. The one I have on my car are the 24 LED dome light. Photo are color corrected. If you were to stare at it for about 30 second to 1 minute, you'll be disoriented. Final words, these are hella BRIGHT. There is another Japanese company makes something similar to these but not as bright as these.

I should be importing these in a few weeks or a month since they are being shipped. Then I will see if these sells here if I have enough interest here.

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Both back and front windows are down.


Windows are up and my tint are medium dark tint


Comparison of the stock 168 style bulb and the 24LEDs kit




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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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Jeez those are bright!!!

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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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Those are crazy bright. That is the kind of setup that I got in my dome light.
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 09:35 PM
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It is VERY BRIGHT. Seriously if I make out a girl inside my car with my medium dark tints and with the lights on you would see my bare ass ahahhahaha.
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ua6spec
It is VERY BRIGHT. Seriously if I make out a girl inside my car with my medium dark tints and with the lights on you would see my bare ass ahahhahaha.
Hahaha...No porno Ray!

As for the LEDs, I'm blue in the interior, but I wouldn't mind having one for the trunk!
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by darksom1
Hahaha...No porno Ray!

As for the LEDs, I'm blue in the interior, but I wouldn't mind having one for the trunk!
I also getting both blue and white LEDs. I will be getting either both 12 and 24LEDs on both the white and blue ones.
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 10:18 PM
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Oh ok thats good then, I have all blue and although it's bright, it's not practical, cant actually see anything inside. White in the front domes and blue in the door and rear domes would be perfect imo
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 10:20 PM
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Very bright. Interested in them, you determine pricing yet?
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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Oh ok thats good then, I have all blue and although it's bright, it's not practical, cant actually see anything inside. White in the front domes and blue in the door and rear domes would be perfect imo
Yeah...I agree. Hook us up Ray!
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 11:17 PM
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Very bright. Interested in them, you determine pricing yet?
I have not determine the price yet. The item I am getting are "raw products". Which means there is no package. So I am getting it directly from the manufacturer. Once I get them, I will physically test them out before it will be ship out. I know for the fact that other LED dome lights sells for $55 to $60. I will try to sell it less than that.

Just to give you an example, there is a Japanese company sell the similar item a 6 LED Dome light for $50. PIAA have a 6 LEDs dome light for $60.

I have friends brought those and honestly to tell you the one I gotten are much brigther than PIAA and the other Japanese brand. So will see if I have enough interest here so I can or might sell it here.
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 11:41 PM
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i have these in my Type-S already and its bright.
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 06:18 AM
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wow that looks great! i haven't changed my interior lights yet, are those the same wireing harness as stock?
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 07:17 AM
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Your interior looks sick!.....I am def interested!
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by ua6spec
I have not determine the price yet. The item I am getting are "raw products". Which means there is no package. So I am getting it directly from the manufacturer. Once I get them, I will physically test them out before it will be ship out. I know for the fact that other LED dome lights sells for $55 to $60. I will try to sell it less than that.

Just to give you an example, there is a Japanese company sell the similar item a 6 LED Dome light for $50. PIAA have a 6 LEDs dome light for $60.

I have friends brought those and honestly to tell you the one I gotten are much brigther than PIAA and the other Japanese brand. So will see if I have enough interest here so I can or might sell it here.
You're the vendor and you gotta do what makes sense, but for $50... I'll keep my $4 superbrightleds. PIAA's are more than overpriced these days.

superlumination.com priced me out of thier market with thier $25 led clusters (which for $25, they are the bigger 7443 cluster bulbs with luxeon leds, thier 912/168/interior led are NO MORE than $10 each). I now buy mainly from v-leds on ebay. Cooler, more quality products there, and most leds are under $20 delivered a pair.

So, again, I dunno where you're doing your market research, but $50 leds are not the norm. If you plan to sell these for more than $10, most folks will shop elsewhere... at least I will.

I've been waiting for the little "square" PCB board leds to come out. V-leds has those too, but I haven't seen a version in white yet. That would be perfect if you installed the board above the license plate lens. I have the interior leds back there now, but these would shine more light straight down on the plate.
They'd also be great in the vanity mirrors and trunk.

I think that would be an AWESOME alternative to the cold cathode b
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 08:06 AM
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Ray, am I reading that right? $50 for one LED??? If so, they may be bright(er) compared to what I have, but they don't justify that amount of expense. I'm not unhappy with my current setup, just was interested in something different. Kennedy made a very good point, at your expense (excuse the pun).

No thanks.
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 08:55 AM
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Damn you could probably catch a tan in there. Thats a little too bright for me. I really dont see where something like that can be useful for me. I will admit though, it does look good.
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 09:55 AM
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yea I saw the vleds kennedy is talking about they are pretty friggin good for $10
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Originally Posted by darksom1
Ray, am I reading that right? $50 for one LED??? If so, they may be bright(er) compared to what I have, but they don't justify that amount of expense. I'm not unhappy with my current setup, just was interested in something different. Kennedy made a very good point, at your expense (excuse the pun).

No thanks.

Old Jan 21, 2008 | 10:39 AM
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Maybe ( ) it's $50 for a full interior set?? That'd be more in line.

I think I spent ~$65 (incl shipping) with SuperBrightLeds for a full set of Interior/License/Reverse lights.
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 11:01 AM
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that shiznit looks bright.
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 12:08 PM
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I did some research on these LEDs and those other off brands as well. And I also did some searching on ebay as well. I have yet to compare those and the one I am getting in, but I know when I was testing out the Luxer1 and PIAA, I found that the one we have are 20-30% brighter.

As for the pricing, I am base on what other are selling for (Hence Luxer1, PIAA or Raybrig) But rest assure you that the price will be a lot cheaper since I am getting a raw products. So I'll have to see what I sell these for in a later date.
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 01:52 PM
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they do look nice. i might have to take a look into getting some of those for my dome lights
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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I still have all stock lamps but would like to change both interior, trunk and license to leds.
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 07:58 PM
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FWIW,
I was JUST about to order a set of these last night and try them out in the license plate lens...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1pc-1...spagenameZWDVW
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 08:00 PM
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Hey chris, why not just go with cold cathode's for the license plate? I'm looking into those tubes
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I still have my CC to install on my lic plates. Anybody want 'em? Holla!
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Originally Posted by ballinfizzle89
Hey chris, why not just go with cold cathode's for the license plate? I'm looking into those tubes
Wait... Lemme try these leds out.

I have a set of CC tubes. Never installed em. Kinda "clugy" to install em with the aluminum foil and zip ties... LEDs I have are working great as well... Just looking for something that'll trump those tubes in a PnP scenario.

What really put me off, was when I tried to install the tubes, I found the backup camera screws interfered a bit. I always though the "hand machining" of the custom lenses was kinda lame as well... Seemed like a good way to introduce leaks.
Old Jan 22, 2008 | 09:28 PM
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damn that really bright!!
Old Jan 23, 2008 | 12:56 AM
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I got an idea for you man.....try them for backup lights. I bet they would work like a charm.
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Originally Posted by Kennedy
FWIW,
I was JUST about to order a set of these last night and try them out in the license plate lens...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1pc-1...spagenameZWDVW
Kennedy

I just bought this while back ago but there few LED already burned out(keep blinking)

so I decided to go for this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/10-12...em150209148789

I already install in my car and is very bright I will post some picture later
Old Jan 23, 2008 | 03:09 AM
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I just going to put one picture here cause I don't want to high jack this thread.


Here is the thread I just post, for anyone want a Bright as FXCK plate light

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...67#post1942167
Old Jan 23, 2008 | 02:08 PM
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Oh ok thats good then, I have all blue and although it's bright, it's not practical, cant actually see anything inside. White in the front domes and blue in the door and rear domes would be perfect imo
X2

Wifey hates the front blues, she hates how it distorts certain colors.
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Is there any way of getting dimmer blue lights?
Old Jun 18, 2008 | 02:18 AM
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Originally Posted by P1zzaman
Is there any way of getting dimmer blue lights?
Dimmer? How dim?
Old Jun 23, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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Like maybe normal dome light dim.

Dimmer than walking into a white room and getting flashbanged 10 times.
Old Jun 23, 2008 | 08:13 PM
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red?
Old Jun 24, 2008 | 02:59 AM
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Dim blue?
Old Jun 25, 2008 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by P1zzaman
Dim blue?
No....we don't have any dimmer LEDs. If you are looking for dimmer LEDs, try the PIAA wedge LED bulbs.
Old Jul 1, 2008 | 11:49 PM
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i want some!
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Yeah, I want some too.



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