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Old 06-17-2012, 12:14 PM
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Yet another new LEDs for headlights

Well, I decided to waste some cash again and bought 5000K VLeds for DRL and turn signal/parking lights. Changed them myself, and I must admit it was a nasty task considering the mess of wires and resistors that are under my hood. Well, the result is worth the cash and trouble. Finally I got perfect color match of DRLs, parking lights and my Hella LED bar. VLeds also proved to be noticably brighter than my previous iJDMToy LED bulbs. VLeds cost alot more than iJDM, but if you are in pursuit of perfection like me, there is no other choice.
However I am still pleased with iJDMtoy quality and its a good choice if you want to change only DRLs and don't bother with color.

Here are the pics (taken at daytime at different angles so you can see that its really brighter than I expected):




And thats how it looked before with iJDMs:
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Looking good, I'm picking up my zdx in a week and can't wait to see what parts are available. I don't plan on doing too much, but just little exterior mods to make it look better
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Originally Posted by ch1zo
Looking good, I'm picking up my zdx in a week and can't wait to see what parts are available. I don't plan on doing too much, but just little exterior mods to make it look better
I'm sure you'll love the ZDX. There are not many aftermarket parts available actually, almost all of them were mentioned on this forum, but you can be the first to have something custom made
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Looks good.
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I'm sure you'll love the ZDX. There are not many aftermarket parts available actually, almost all of them were mentioned on this forum, but you can be the first to have something custom made
Yea I'm sure I will, I'm leaving my beloved 3G TL but its well worth the switch up. Does anyone know if the 4G TL J-Pipe fits in ours?
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Originally Posted by ch1zo
Yea I'm sure I will, I'm leaving my beloved 3G TL but its well worth the switch up. Does anyone know if the 4G TL J-Pipe fits in ours?
Noone tested it for ZDX yet, but there is a thread at mdxers.org about RV6 performance j-pipe for MDX that is probably based on their product for TL, and it doesn't fit witout mods
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Originally Posted by Sandro
Noone tested it for ZDX yet, but there is a thread at mdxers.org about RV6 performance j-pipe for MDX that is probably based on their product for TL, and it doesn't fit witout mods
I shot an email over to Richie and see what he says, if not I'm more than happy to keep it stock.
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Looks good Sanadro. Ch1zo, keep us posted on the pipe.
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Looks good Sanadro. Ch1zo, keep us posted on the pipe.
Still no response back from him...but if he responds I will post it here
I think I will just leave mine stock as it drives beautifully stock already.
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do you put back up senor at front bumpper too?
and if yes i can do at front and back together?
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Originally Posted by Towtae
do you put back up senor at front bumpper too?
and if yes i can do at front and back together?
Yeah I put back up sensors into front and rear bumpers. Moscow streets are pretty tight so its very useful here.

My sensors are aftermarket, produced by Cobra, independent front and rear (thats more convenient for me). There are combined systems controlled by one processor but I preferred separate.
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Looks really great. Nice job.
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Look Great!
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Hey Sandro! Can you provide product info on this LED mod? Ie) pricing, product name, where I might find them etc? Thanks a bunch!
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Originally Posted by AGENTCOZ
Hey Sandro! Can you provide product info on this LED mod? Ie) pricing, product name, where I might find them etc? Thanks a bunch!
Sure
parking lights is http://www.v-leds.com/5K-WHITE-AMBER...14708-1-2.html (CK type)

replacement for stock DRL is http://www.v-leds.com/5K-WHITE-28-LE...22474-1-2.html

and additional DRL strip is Hella LEDayLine like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-NEW...01c872&vxp=mtr

Since I got everything in Russia, pricing is way different from yours ) Vleds cost me about 110$ a set, Hella was 250$
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I had these LED lights until they drained my battery so bad that I had to take them off.




And thats how it looked before with iJDMs:
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How come they drained your battery?
Personally I don't keep lights on when the engine isnt running
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Looks Great! Which LEDS are these?

Sandro,
Your Z looks great! I really like the look of the VLEDS you got. I went to their site, but can not figure out which bulbs yours are. Could you tell me the model / part # of all the VLEDS that you used, as well as your Hellas. They seem to match perfectly which I always know is the most frustrating part of changing bulbs..
Picking Up my ZDX tomorrow, and cant wait to start moddin!!
Thanks



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Well, I decided to waste some cash again and bought 5000K VLeds for DRL and turn signal/parking lights. Changed them myself, and I must admit it was a nasty task considering the mess of wires and resistors that are under my hood. Well, the result is worth the cash and trouble. Finally I got perfect color match of DRLs, parking lights and my Hella LED bar. VLeds also proved to be noticably brighter than my previous iJDMToy LED bulbs. VLeds cost alot more than iJDM, but if you are in pursuit of perfection like me, there is no other choice.
However I am still pleased with iJDMtoy quality and its a good choice if you want to change only DRLs and don't bother with color.

Here are the pics (taken at daytime at different angles so you can see that its really brighter than I expected):




And thats how it looked before with iJDMs:
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Looks really nice!
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Vleds changed their product lineup but I keep up to date
those in DRL are not sold anymore, even though I like them very much
switchbacks on the pics are these
http://www.vleds.com/bulb/3157-3156-...57-1-pair.html
but their color changed slightly so they looked different than DRLs
recently I got these new switchbacks
http://www.vleds.com/bulb/3157-3156-...-pair-b-o.html
they are much brighter and their color perfectly matches the DRLs (also 5000k)
however one of the bulbs died within 2 weeks of usage, I'm waiting for arrival of another pair
I also ordered these new DRLS
http://www.vleds.com/bulb/9000-serie...45-1-pair.html
I hope they match

As for Hella, the model is called LEDayLine, its color is also about 5000k
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your ZDX looks great Sandro!!
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Originally Posted by tsuweicherng
your ZDX looks great Sandro!!
thanks man!
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