Led/Hid retrofit review from V-LEDS.com in my 00 GS300 (lots of pictures)

[jacksonvp]

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Hey guys,

I am almost nearing completion on my LED/HID retrofit and I just wanted to post up some shots to let you know what our options are for proper lighting in a GS. I went out a few nights ago to snap some shots of the lights in action; I've done every light in/out of the car except for the glove box (soon ). I bought all my lights from http://www.V-LEDS.com/ because a few of my buddies had used their HID kits with great success and they had the biggest selection of quality LED's that I could find. For me it was more than just finding an LED with the right connector, I wanted to make sure that it would make use of the OEM reflector, transparent cover and actually improve visibility, not just make a white/blue light that glares in my eyes.

Here's are some shots with the doors open and the "ceiling" lights on. Everything was direct plug and play except for the foot well lights, there I wired up a 194 blade style 4-Led because the factory light was just too small to fit anything proper in (in my opinion). The dome/map light combo could fit a 48 LED board or something of that nature; but looking at the factory lens design I didn't want a visible outline of an LED board. By putting a 30 Led direct replacement, it brought the board further back and allowed a soft, but still incredibly bright illumination.





The trunk was a lot easier for me, because I didn't have to worry about max illumination, I put a 48 LED board in for maximum brightness.


After doing the cabin of my car, I began to notice the outside lights were depressing in comparison, I did red taillights, which made my old filament bulbs look yellow/orange in comparison. For the center tails, I emailed a sales associate at V-LEDS.com and he recommended a bulb that hasn't even been listed yet but it expands to fill out the whole housing (close up shots soon!). I had already had my shop do a 15% tint on my windows and backing up at night was a pain in the ass. But the hi-powered backup lights allow me to finally see.