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Old 12-19-08, 08:15 PM
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i installed my driver side light and moved on to passenger, but i cant tilt the mirror as far as the driver side, is that normal or is it the same amount of tilt and i cant tell.

i didnt try the screws on that side yet, was going to wait till morning as its too hard to hold a flashlight in my mouth haha, so im not sure how difficult it will be but it didnt seem like there was much room to get them out.
Old 01-05-09, 09:26 PM
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I hope these 4LEDs are brighter than what I have....

Caboose - what part of FL are you from?
Old 01-05-09, 10:21 PM
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post some pics of the old and new ones when you're done iSuxel.
Old 01-06-09, 05:50 AM
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Yeah I will, I'm gonna order them today.
Old 03-02-09, 06:11 PM
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so is the 4 leds 2w is the brightest one for our puddle lamps? I replaced mine with some kind of LED long ago and I dont' think they are as bright as even the stock halogens.
Old 03-03-09, 10:02 AM
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So the consenses is to use the:4 leds 2w one? Also this wont melt my harness or casing?
Old 03-03-09, 12:59 PM
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make sure they are the flank types where the led lights fire downward. leds that fire in other directions are useless, since the puddles dont have reflectors.
Old 03-03-09, 01:22 PM
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Does anyone know if the LED puddles come in another color than white? If so, where? Great DIY!!! Thanks for the great write-up & pix! Can't wait for the mod!
Old 03-11-09, 08:56 PM
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What color would you want?
Old 03-11-09, 09:28 PM
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i wish they had the 4 led 2w one in BLUE
Old 05-16-09, 03:22 AM
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i did mine tonight as u put back the casing of hte side mirror make sure u dun force it or else u'll break this lil fork thing ... i dun think its a big problem as the screw hold the mirror tgt ..but still just a heads up
Old 05-16-09, 03:33 AM
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thanks a lot...i am going to try this with my 09...i think it should be quite similar
Old 05-17-09, 03:52 PM
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Eddie, that was a superior write up. You should do more mods and tell us about them.
Old 05-17-09, 04:12 PM
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just did this yesterday for my 09.. not sure if this is true for the 06-08 as well but i had to remove 3 screws from each mirror, not 2, in order to get the back of the housing off. 2 top corner ones, and 1 bottom one from the corner away from the vehicle, after that it was just cake.
Old 07-15-09, 01:07 PM
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I just did this today, was very easy thanks to the DIY. Only took maybe 20 min. Worst part is that i ruined my credit card, but I think that could be a good thing! Gotta stop using it


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