DIY: License Plate LED Replacement & Trunk Light LED Replacement

[JCool]

Here are my license plate lights and rear signals..

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^^Are you allowed to have wight for turn signals?

here are my night shotes.




and let me know what you think about red for turn signals?

[JCool]

Here are my license plate lights and rear signals..

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^^Are you allowed to have white for turn signals?

here are my night shotes.




and let me know what you think about red for turn signals?

[si__blake]

is it annoying to have colored map lights, ie RED? im considering putting red led's from superbrightleds.com or should i just get white?

[preyx]

Red and blue generally make it more difficult to see at night (reading maps, for example), but either blue or red make for a nice touch.

[si__blake]

ya i thought so, i usually know where im goin but still was wondering if i should or not, if a cop pulls u over is it legal to have colored map lights?

[knowledge_6]

Originally Posted by JCool

Here are my license plate lights and rear signals..

^^Are you allowed to have white for turn signals?

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probably not.. but if u get pulled over act DUMB.. "really? i never knew"

if they give u a ticket.. go to first attendance meeting show them ur reciept for new bulbs and ur scott free

[tda1337]

hola audience!
as you guys all know ive been describing my troubles in creating a 3W led...
ITS DONE mUAHAHAHAHA!!!
i know Jcool is waiting on it
check the lighting section, it will be 3W led DIY
im posting in the next 15 mins with pictures
lightoutput is WAY more than you see in the pics cause im using a camera phone
BUT the details are :
3W blue led 35lumens (dome)
3W white led 95 lumens (trunk)
you shall see in a few minutes!!!!

[JCool]

post a link......

[tda1337]

you guys are needy lol DIY: 3W interior (trunk and dome) light creation/upgrade WAY BRIGHTER THAN YOU CANBUY

[AA2KK]

That is my next project!

[brdhouse]

I just did this mod finally, and like the OP (Jgams), I had trouble getting the old bulbs out. I used a piece of hockey tape on my fingers... cloth side on bulb/adhesive side on my fingers, and was able to get the bulbs out with ease. it helped to push in the LEDs as well.

Just a little hint in case anyone is struggling with those tiny bulbs like I was.

[oopsz]

Originally Posted by brdhouse

I just did this mod finally, and like the OP (Jgams), I had trouble getting the old bulbs out. I used a piece of hockey tape on my fingers... cloth side on bulb/adhesive side on my fingers, and was able to get the bulbs out with ease. it helped to push in the LEDs as well.

Just a little hint in case anyone is struggling with those tiny bulbs like I was.

Haha, I did the same thing! Except I wrapped the sticky side towards the bulb and yanked it right out.

[tda1337]

or... u can use ur fingers like most people
AND red is very good for reading at night for the person who said it wasnt lol
blue is not lol so he was partially right

[izburryniice]

referring to superbrightleds.com
what exact/ brightest bulbs do i need for the following. i wanna order asap
-dome/ map lights
-licence plate
-reverse
-trunk

[Jgams]

Glad the diy is helping you guys out ... I hope I never have to replace those license plate bulbs, they were killer trying to get out, lol

[Jgams]

Originally Posted by izburryniice

referring to superbrightleds.com
what exact/ brightest bulbs do i need for the following. i wanna order asap
-dome/ map lights
-licence plate
-reverse
-trunk

If you read the first two posts in this thread, I list the exact bulbs I used for my license plate and trunk lights

[tda1337]

or if u read what i wrote, which gives u a better idea of whats out there
1W flank from V-leds.com (license plate) (168)
dome (my 5W led DIY lol 192 Lumens for white!!!) (festoon 31mm)
map (9led from superbright OR the 6 LED one on EBAY - ask jcool) (festoon 31mm)
reverse (nothing is acceptable to my standards yet, but ull need something with a few 1 or 3 W cree or luxeon leds on it, some side firing necessary)
Trunk (again my 5w DIY!!!!!) (168 wedge bulb)

Thank you come again :-P
hey jcool, wanna fund my redo on the high power led project? lol they are expensive and im broke... BUT i do have a really good cam to take pics and vids with now, instead of that damn stupid cam phone lol

[gui]

Jcool, you got all ur lights from VLEDS right? Could you tell me exactly which ones you got for everything? I really like the way they came out in your car, at first I thought putting dome lights and map lights as LEDS wouldnt be bright enough, but they look really good in your car, and not cheap. I think I wanna do the same thing to mine..

[tda1337]

man, gui *shakes head*
where have u been?
just go there and buy the most expensive thing they make for each location lol
and he got some from that warden guy (who by the way is an ass lol)

[gui]

lol yeah that warden guy took forever to get my items out...

thing is i dont wanna buy lights that are more expensive than they need to be, and at the same time, i dont wanna buy cheap dim ones that dont light up anything or look blue.. and since i dont know anything about what types of bulbs i need for each location or what works best, i was hoping to do the same setup jcool has cause it looks good from what i can tell