Changed vanity mirror lights (pics!)
01-16-09, 07:02 PM
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Changed vanity mirror lights (pics!)
Hey guys... I change my vanity mirror lights to LEDs a while back and i took some pics but never got to posting them... so now i felt like posting them and show your guys the difference... i used the VLED SMTs. its much brighter now
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01-16-09, 07:04 PM
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How do you change them? they look WAY better.
01-16-09, 07:06 PM
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How do you change them? they look WAY better.
i wanna know too. they do look better than the regular
01-16-09, 07:27 PM
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How do you change them? they look WAY better.
u pull down on the housing.. and swap the bulb out.. it uses a 194 wedge bulb.. i recommend the 6smt flank bulb
01-16-09, 07:28 PM
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I like the old one. The warmer color is softer on the eyes than a bright white, and for a vanity mirror, is more than sufficient. I suppose white LEDs gives it a more modern look
01-16-09, 08:09 PM
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LEDS all the way!
01-16-09, 08:29 PM
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yeah like is350jonny said, its really easy to change... just buy the LED that you want to change it with i bought
this one . ive tried other ones but this one is the brightest. Installation is simple, just pull out the housing (don't be scared), theres two ways you can swap the bulbs from hear, the easier way is to not remove the other part of the housing and just swap the bulb from the top.
01-16-09, 08:36 PM
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hehe, i've been running full led int bulb swaps for over a yr now, only old skool bulbs on my car is the front turns
01-16-09, 08:41 PM
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u pull down on the housing.. and swap the bulb out.. it uses a 194 wedge bulb.. i recommend the 6smt flank bulb
The lens over or the WHOLE thing?
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hehe, i've been running full led int bulb swaps for over a yr now, only old skool bulbs on my car is the front turns
Well, no one likes a bragger.
01-16-09, 08:55 PM
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The lens over or the WHOLE thing?
THE whole housing... the lens cover with the housing just pull it out... it comes out easy
01-16-09, 08:56 PM
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Even the plastic trim that surrounds it?
01-16-09, 08:59 PM
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Even the plastic trim that surrounds it?
yeah thats the 'housing'... just put your finger on the left corner and pull it out...
01-16-09, 09:02 PM
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Just wanted to be sure, all my DIY mods go wrong somehow.
01-16-09, 09:07 PM
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Just wanted to be sure, all my DIY mods go wrong somehow.
haha... honestly this DIY mod is really fool proof because the housing come out and goes back in easily
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Not for me. Even the interior dome lights i messed up. Now the plastic is deformed.