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Old 01-29-09, 08:05 PM
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if u lose your high beams u cant pass state inspection.That's a requirement to pass
Old 01-29-09, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by WoRKeDiT
if u lose your high beams u cant pass state inspection.That's a requirement to pass
Here in GA they don't inspect our cars like that, we only have to worry about emissions when your B-Day rolls around. Big pay day for the state, nice racket they have making you pay for a tag each year. Oh and if you drive a high end car/SUV you pay even more lux tax added on to your tag.
Old 01-30-09, 04:25 AM
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FIRST OFF,,, thanks again tee, i probably couldn't have done it (future) without you. that is so freakin cool that they put those little plastic things in the way, then at dusk when people get home from work and try to change out their lights they will have a hard time. well maybe its just me, thats awesome that it will be so easy now that i have some proper instructions.

about the state inspection thing. i firmly believe that it would still pass functionality wise but the color would definitely be an issue in at least the state of VA, where anything that is not that gay *** yellowish stock white color is considered aftermarket, and therefore illegal.

the functionality of the high beams is still there, as in when you click it into high beam mode and you look, the lights do in fact light up, its just since they are a blueish led bulb they do not put out enough light to light up anything past like 30 ft. so they don't appear as though they are working if you are on a dark road and put them on, but they do in fact come on... you can still flick your lights at oncomming cars to signal them to go ahead or for peeps to walk in front of you and what not.

hey workedit i suggest you make friends with a state inspection place,,, i knew plenty of gas stations in NoVa (herndon) that would give you the inspection sticker for a 20$ (tip). not sure where you are located in va but especially with the economy the way it is i'm sure you can find someone to pass you. its really not that hard to just take it to the most run down looking gas station you can find that offers the inspection, take out a 20$ tell them you are a little worried about the lights passing inspection (ahead of time), tell them that you would like to know before you pay for the inspection if the lights will pass, ask the dude to take a look at the lights with you and show him the lights, hand the guy the 20$ and tell him that 'you just want to know if it will pass'. he will probably take the 20 tell you that it shouldn't be a problem and then pass you. if he is the rare % of our society that has all kinds of morales he will not take the 20 and tell you that it will probably not pass, so take it somewhere else. this always worked for me in my younger years, i.e. 2 years ago and previous... but now i got md tags and i'm so happy i don't have to put up with that va bullship anymore...

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Old 02-04-09, 04:05 PM
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Talking DRLs installed

2001 silver on black LS 430 dropped 1 inch on TANABE SPRINGS all around. On 2005 LS 430 FIVE STAR 18 inch stocks/20k HIDz top and bottoms deep blue/DRLS/ LED tail lights/ kicker L7 subs with 3000WATT KICKER AMP...loving it ...22s soon to come
pictures soon!!!! PROMISE

First i want to give my respect to junjdm u have one of the sickest LS 430 on this website and i dont even like plates..

another thing is its not worth puttin HIDz in your day times been there done that with 6000k ...i have also been pulled over 3x by cops asking do i have my high beams on! everyone kept high beaming me, also i almost got ran off the road by serval trucks, loved it tho! but after a good month my car started buzzin when i checked why,when the store installed them they used something called A STING RAY dunno what it is dont ask. with 2 relays they started to get very hot so i pulled everything out. went back to the store they said my car should have been buzzin from the day of the installation so i figured i would do without, and went back to crappy stock yellow daytimes

but thanks to junjdm and the good help u provided for us now I'm DRL-ing it up l

my OLD WHIP 95 ES 300 drop 2inches on 19teens box made it sit a little lower in the back /front always sat up
Attached Thumbnails Got my DRL's in and installed ( pics inside )-dscn00291ff.jpg  

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Old 03-21-10, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Tee
I placed the order for the Kit....

http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...2745/SFV/32481

On Fri b/c it has the everything you need in the box, far as the fogs i have no idea. The LED's i bought from SB were not bright enough even with the modlules form Veled, due to not having a enuff LED's on them.

I'm trying to change out my DRL's. Can anyone provide me with a new link for this LED kit? The link above says the item is sold out.
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Originally Posted by LRoy430ul
I'm trying to change out my DRL's. Can anyone provide me with a new link for this LED kit? The link above says the item is sold out.
V-LED has phased out the kit and made a new improved version but not in kit form, so you will have to order what you need separately. You will need to buy two light modules to boost the half pwr to full for the LED's to work.



http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/D...52845-1-3.html



http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/D...97704-1-3.html

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Nice nice...........where can i get them bulbs from for my 00 gs400??
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ohhhh im late lol
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Originally Posted by Tee
V-LED has phased out the kit and made a new improved version but not in kit form, so you will have to order what you need separately. You will need to buy two light modules to boost the half pwr to full for the LED's to work.



http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/D...52845-1-3.html



http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/D...97704-1-3.html
Thanks for the info, the lights are out of stock so I guess I will wait till they get a new shipment.
Old 03-22-10, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Tee
V-LED has phased out the kit and made a new improved version but not in kit form, so you will have to order what you need separately. You will need to buy two light modules to boost the half pwr to full for the LED's to work.



http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/D...52845-1-3.html



http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/D...97704-1-3.html
Is that two modules per side??
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1 per side.
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When you guys install the new version post some pics up, I want to get an idea of how much more light output they produce.
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looks like only the bulbs themselves are out of stock. the modules seem to still be in stock and the modules (2) are all you need to make the magic happen... you could put numerous different kinds of bulbs in there you just need the module to make them run at full power then just plug in some 9005's (i believe have to double check) and your good to go. but yeah like tee said post up some pics to see what the light looks like with other bulbs.
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Originally Posted by sojah
looks like only the bulbs themselves are out of stock. the modules seem to still be in stock and the modules (2) are all you need to make the magic happen... you could put numerous different kinds of bulbs in there you just need the module to make them run at full power then just plug in some 9005's (i believe have to double check) and your good to go. but yeah like tee said post up some pics to see what the light looks like with other bulbs.
The modules are out of stock now too as well as the bulbs. I sent them an email and they gave me an ETA of 3/31/10 for their new shipment.
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