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Alright, LED's are in the doors and license plate lamps. The license plate lamps seem to be alright, finally got time in the dark to actually check them out. Next I will have to order some replacement tail lights to get the LED's for reverse lamp installed.
Below is a modified post pulled from @WhiteOut FX4 build thread with a link and recommendation on lights for the rear high mount. I will probably purchase some of these here soon.
Originally Posted by WhiteOut FX4
.....They were some Samsung 11W LED ones I found on eBay, here's the link:
Definitely following this. I already have all my interior overhead lights and 3rd brake light switched to LED. I also have the 08+ tail lights but only have the reverse lights LED right now and my license plate lamps are LED as well. I am very interested in the door lights. Might have to try it
Not sure how this works or it it's true of not. Nut there is something about LEDs and the
third brake light and the torque converter not locking unlocking correctly.
Has something to do with the lack of enough resistance in the circuit.
Installed the Samsung's last night. There isn't a whole lot of room left in the housing, but enough of a gap. Noticeably whiter light from the LED's and seems to project a bit more. Since I back in the driveway the I had the garage door closed and it seemed to light it up well.
@Jaime74656 I figured you may want to see some this thread since you were installing LED's as well.
I ordered some dome light bulbs and they should be here this coming week. After installing the high mount's I notice the dome lights do not match in color so had to get that fixed.
@Jaime74656 I figured you may want to see some this thread since you were installing LED's as well.
I ordered some dome light bulbs and they should be here this coming week. After installing the high mount's I notice the dome lights do not match in color so had to get that fixed.
Interesting, I can't remember if I posted in this tread or not, but I know that I have posted in other "LED" related threads, some lights look good, but typically you only need CANBUS bulbs for cars that are approximately 2001 or newer, this typically applies to European cars, like Saab, Audi, Volvo ECT.
I would strongly suggest not using the "corn Cobb" style bulbs, due to the LEDs being narrow beam pattern, I would suggest the ones called "plazma" LEDs (of course make sure their colour match to the lens of the light going in behind), they don't use diodes as traditional LEDs do and will fill the housing much better with more even light out put, I will try to find a picture or two of the bulbs in action to show what I am referring to.
Here are a few images showing the LEDs I'm referring to, the light above the reverse light and the reverse light are both Cree LED and are of the plazma design with the top being a projector (right reverse light it a stock bulb)
also on a side note, some LEDs are polarity sensitive (im thinking most are typically, I have had maybe two sets in the amount ive had be non polarity sensitive) so if they don't work one way, turn them 180 (might be a good idea to test the bulb and find the neg and pos poles, and figure where the same is on the bulb holder/lamp base is...)
