DIY: License Plate LED Replacement & Trunk Light LED Replacement - Page 3

pandita1313 · 11-13-2007, 10:57 PM

I just changed mine, took 5 minutes and look great!

s2k_b · 11-14-2007, 12:17 PM

very useful diy

Jgams · 11-14-2007, 07:46 PM

Glad to hear it's helping you guys out

jynxlee317 · 11-14-2007, 10:05 PM

quick question about this DIY

im tryin to do this for my license plate
so.....
will the 1-LED blub be too dark? im trying to go for blue and i dun want to attract too much attention. so is 1-LED blub bright enough or should i go with 4-LED blub?

thx alot, i can appreciate some pictures too =D

great job on the DIY

tda1337 · 11-15-2007, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jynxlee317

quick question about this DIY

im tryin to do this for my license plate
so.....
will the 1-LED blub be too dark? im trying to go for blue and i dun want to attract too much attention. so is 1-LED blub bright enough or should i go with 4-LED blub?

thx alot, i can appreciate some pictures too =D

great job on the DIY

Either way ur gonna attract the fuzz with blue, grab the 1W white LED kit, it will still have a hint of blue and u wont have trouble with the fuzz lol

JCool · 11-15-2007, 09:04 PM

Ya the blue 1LED is a little dim I had it on my car for 2weeks and I thought that it was a bull’s-eye waiting to get pulled over. But I know have a 1wled and it looks real cool sort of blue an real bright.

jynxlee317 · 11-15-2007, 09:11 PM

how about using the 1LED white? its cheaper than the WLED WHP, so mayb i can save some money?

JCool · 11-15-2007, 09:23 PM

1led was fine. I had that in to. um i don't know a bout you but i just recently started to look at other license plate lights to see how bright they are, and there are a lot of them that are very dim. So you shouldn’t have a problem with what ever you go with. White I mean.

JCool · 11-15-2007, 09:42 PM

jynxlee317 · 11-15-2007, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JCool

^^^
too hot to resist!!!!!!!

but i wont wanna deal with

i guess white it is

tda1337 · 11-15-2007, 11:03 PM

yea dude, use white, and if u want it to be REAL bright go with the 1 Watt LEDs
3W LEDs on order for interior light modifications (didnt want to spend the mula for the 5W)
will post up DIY for using the star shapped LED for a bunch of applications!!!
purchased pre-assembled 18SMT led amber tail signals
and looking into back up lights!!!

Jgams · 11-16-2007, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JCool

I'm voting for the white lights, but thats because I personally like em better.

Jcool,

Have you had any trouble with the cops with these? or has it been smooth sailing?

tda1337 · 11-16-2007, 09:37 AM

hes already replaced them with white, read above man

JCool · 11-16-2007, 11:08 AM

Ya like I said I had them on for about 2 weeks and switched over to the little white LED. I picked them up at pepboys. But I really thing that the blue lights looked really cool. I will have to take some pictures of the 1wleds that I have in there now tonight.

JCool · 11-16-2007, 11:15 AM

I was also thinking, that if you have a car behind you that there headlights would just wash out the blue but, having your back always to the cops sounds easy until that one time so.

tda1337 · 11-16-2007, 12:13 PM

no it doesnt wash them out, unless ur driving with blue HIDs lol cops will DEF see the blue at any angle, trust me i drove behind a car with them, even my highbeams (cause he was an asshole driver in a CRX) were not enough to wash them out
Jcool, ill be getting my 3W white and Blue leds for interior and trunk applications soon, ill give u the low down, i know u were interested in the 12LED setup, but it doesnt fit lol u live u learn lol tho it was brighter when i jammed it in the trunk light lol (its still in there, but doesnt fit right lol

JCool · 11-16-2007, 12:35 PM

LoL ya I initially bought the 1w led for the trunk but the light wasn’t bright enough, OH and I blew out a fuse. Tried to put some tin foil to reflect down and it was to late to find out that wouldn’t work lol. The fuse was under the trunk it took me some time to find, the manual wasn’t specific. So the package came with 2, I use them for my license plate.

tda1337 · 11-16-2007, 02:45 PM

lol tin foil created a jump lol, they make 1 watt side firing too man lol they sell them on ebay and superbrightLEDs.com.. but im gonna make a much better kit for the civic. cant wait to get them (t minus 1.5weeks)
i gotta wait for my other bids to finish before i pay

JCool · 11-17-2007, 04:57 AM

ya same here I just got a retro done and am waiting a little till i do another mod. but I did find a nice led off a web site but um not sure of the name I will have to find it again. the led was sideways and had 6 1w leds i think. $14. but if i buy i want to get all at once you know.

tda1337 · 11-17-2007, 07:47 AM

not as good as a true luxeon or cree LED man, trust me, ill be pushing 90lumens!!! with 3 watts

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pandita1313 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Aurora, IL Posts: 16 Jose Mendieta iTrader: 0 / 0%	I just changed mine, took 5 minutes and look great!

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s2k_b Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 23 iTrader: 0 / 0%	very useful diy

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Jgams Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mississauga, Ontario Posts: 239 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Glad to hear it's helping you guys out

11-14-2007, 10:05 PM	#44 (permalink)
jynxlee317 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Philly 215 Age: 19 Posts: 56 iTrader: 0 / 0%	quick question about this DIY im tryin to do this for my license plate so..... will the 1-LED blub be too dark? im trying to go for blue and i dun want to attract too much attention. so is 1-LED blub bright enough or should i go with 4-LED blub? thx alot, i can appreciate some pictures too =D great job on the DIY

11-15-2007, 09:04 PM	#46 (permalink)
JCool Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 606 Jared iTrader: 0 / 0%	Ya the blue 1LED is a little dim I had it on my car for 2weeks and I thought that it was a bull’s-eye waiting to get pulled over. But I know have a 1wled and it looks real cool sort of blue an real bright.

11-15-2007, 09:11 PM	#47 (permalink)
jynxlee317 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Philly 215 Age: 19 Posts: 56 iTrader: 0 / 0%	how about using the 1LED white? its cheaper than the WLED WHP, so mayb i can save some money?

11-15-2007, 09:23 PM	#48 (permalink)
JCool Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 606 Jared iTrader: 0 / 0%	1led was fine. I had that in to. um i don't know a bout you but i just recently started to look at other license plate lights to see how bright they are, and there are a lot of them that are very dim. So you shouldn’t have a problem with what ever you go with. White I mean.

11-15-2007, 09:42 PM	#49 (permalink)
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11-15-2007, 11:03 PM	#51 (permalink)
tda1337 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Waterbury, CT Posts: 632 Rick iTrader: 0 / 0%	yea dude, use white, and if u want it to be REAL bright go with the 1 Watt LEDs 3W LEDs on order for interior light modifications (didnt want to spend the mula for the 5W) will post up DIY for using the star shapped LED for a bunch of applications!!! purchased pre-assembled 18SMT led amber tail signals and looking into back up lights!!!

11-16-2007, 09:37 AM	#53 (permalink)
tda1337 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Waterbury, CT Posts: 632 Rick iTrader: 0 / 0%	hes already replaced them with white, read above man

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11-16-2007, 11:08 AM	#54 (permalink)
JCool Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 606 Jared iTrader: 0 / 0%	Ya like I said I had them on for about 2 weeks and switched over to the little white LED. I picked them up at pepboys. But I really thing that the blue lights looked really cool. I will have to take some pictures of the 1wleds that I have in there now tonight.

11-16-2007, 11:15 AM	#55 (permalink)
JCool Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 606 Jared iTrader: 0 / 0%	I was also thinking, that if you have a car behind you that there headlights would just wash out the blue but, having your back always to the cops sounds easy until that one time so.

11-16-2007, 12:13 PM	#56 (permalink)
tda1337 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Waterbury, CT Posts: 632 Rick iTrader: 0 / 0%	no it doesnt wash them out, unless ur driving with blue HIDs lol cops will DEF see the blue at any angle, trust me i drove behind a car with them, even my highbeams (cause he was an asshole driver in a CRX) were not enough to wash them out Jcool, ill be getting my 3W white and Blue leds for interior and trunk applications soon, ill give u the low down, i know u were interested in the 12LED setup, but it doesnt fit lol u live u learn lol tho it was brighter when i jammed it in the trunk light lol (its still in there, but doesnt fit right lol

11-16-2007, 12:35 PM	#57 (permalink)
JCool Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 606 Jared iTrader: 0 / 0%	LoL ya I initially bought the 1w led for the trunk but the light wasn’t bright enough, OH and I blew out a fuse. Tried to put some tin foil to reflect down and it was to late to find out that wouldn’t work lol. The fuse was under the trunk it took me some time to find, the manual wasn’t specific. So the package came with 2, I use them for my license plate.

11-16-2007, 02:45 PM	#58 (permalink)
tda1337 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Waterbury, CT Posts: 632 Rick iTrader: 0 / 0%	lol tin foil created a jump lol, they make 1 watt side firing too man lol they sell them on ebay and superbrightLEDs.com.. but im gonna make a much better kit for the civic. cant wait to get them (t minus 1.5weeks) i gotta wait for my other bids to finish before i pay

11-17-2007, 04:57 AM	#59 (permalink)
JCool Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 606 Jared iTrader: 0 / 0%	ya same here I just got a retro done and am waiting a little till i do another mod. but I did find a nice led off a web site but um not sure of the name I will have to find it again. the led was sideways and had 6 1w leds i think. $14. but if i buy i want to get all at once you know.

11-17-2007, 07:47 AM	#60 (permalink)
tda1337 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Waterbury, CT Posts: 632 Rick iTrader: 0 / 0%	not as good as a true luxeon or cree LED man, trust me, ill be pushing 90lumens!!! with 3 watts