sweetboy02

Tha't cool. I like it. Def my mod for the summer coming up.

kitlz

Happy, I changed the OE DRL bulbs six months in so it's hard to remember how bright the high beams were. I'd say the Lictechs provide better illumination. I turned them on recently and was able to light up a house across the street from a friend's driveway. They are blinding, hence why I don't use them often.

BTW, the OE bulbs that were removed already had rust colored cloudy areas inside the bulb. The Litech bulbs are blue, and last time I checked, did not have the same problem.

happy1977

So using them as a DRL is blinding too?

kitlz

No, they're fine as DRL, maybe slightly less yellow than the OE bulb.

GoHuskers

Kitlz,

Your DRL looks good and I want to do the same. What is the size and website, please? Also, the light in the picture below is yellow in mine and I want it to be LED as well, did you change yours?

Thank you.

kitlz

GoHuskers, my installer put in the bulbs for me. He happened to carry the Litech super white bulbs. The size is 9005. FYI, bulb information is in Specification section of the owner's manual, page 649 for me.

For the parking light, he switched them out to an LED bulb (W5W), nothing special. I think there's actually two bulbs under the LED headlights. Only the one to the left (pictured below) was changed I believe.

happy1977

Thanks Anita. I'm currently looking at Philips CrystalVision Ultra. Gonna search here if anyone has used it.

Alpy64

Looks good anita

I have certainly posted the following message in the wrong area but is there somebody which can summarize all these things as follows?:
- To make things clear for everybody, would you be kind enough for all of us (a bit inexperienced in the field of "tuning" our nice cars) what led for what current lights:
- red led for rear positioning,
- white led for reverse motion and parking lights (as original are more "yellow-white" lights but not led)
- yellow/orange or which one for turning...
with type and power 1 or 2 or 3W, etc.) ,
- additinal daylight leds (front of the car like new model style now like Audi, BMW or MB... you have installed in your respective cars.
This would help a lot.
Many thanks in advance
Al

happy1977

^Here's a guide for LED.

Just use the search bar.

Alpy64

Ok thx!

kitlz

I would make one correction to the bulb information. I found the front turning bulbs are 3457, not WY21W, on the LED headlights. I had purchased two pairs of the Philips Silver Visions based on what was in the manual. Wrong! So i had to get a pair of 3457 chrome bulbs from Stealth since Philips doesn't carry that size. They fit perfectly. Double check before ordering.

happy1977

Anita, you know you can edit and add the information in that thread right? it's a good source of info for newcomers.

MEP7557

That 3457 bulb is for the 450 not the 350. 350 takes the same as the rear. Just so everyone stays on the same page.

kitlz

I can but I'm not sure if the correction was made to the manual. Maybe somebody with an '11 or '12 450h can check.

Thanks MEP. I mentioned LED headlights instead of model because while LEDs are only available on the 450h, they are not the only type of headlights they can come with. On the bright side (no pun intended) I have a spare pair of Silver Vision bulbs if the rear turn signal bulbs go

MEP7557

Anita

You aren't going LED on your turn signals? I almost have it perfected.......