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Old May 7, 2010 | 04:44 PM
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Hey guys just got the lex back from the body shop today finally after 2 months, and i just bought a set of HID's for it and i wanted to get some bulbs for those little daytime running lights, what size are those? because i looked them up and V-Leds where i buy all my bulbs form doesnt have any.
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the small city lights are 194. DRL are 9005

here's mine i got from V-LEDS:



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Whoa what is that 9005 for the DRL, isnt that the same bulb that turns into the high beam?

which ones did you exactly get they have a wide variety?
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http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/C...81033-1-2.html

heres what im looking at the ones with 6 bulbs for 7.99

or what about something like this on ebay for a set of 10
http://cgi.ebay.com/10-pcs-194-4-LED...item45f17302c4

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Those will work. I tried some like that at first but i did not like how they lit up the housing. It only created a "hot spot" of light,just a tiny portion of the housing lit up. I got the "flank" bulbs. I since changed from 4 to 6 LEDS. LEDS
are only on one side and light up really nice and match the HID headlights.
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so the ones that are forward pointing dont light up a bunch of the housing correct, so i should go with the ones that are flat? what about the ones that are square and they have leds on each side then one on the front
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For DRL 9005 to work,you need this harness:
http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/D...-p6901806.html




I have these bulbs:
however they are sold out and can't find it on the site.


2 V-LEDS HID WHITE 68 M-SMT DRL/FOG BULBS HB3 9005
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so the ones that are forward pointing dont light up a bunch of the housing correct, so i should go with the ones that are flat? what about the ones that are square and they have leds on each side then one on the front

Yes,forward facing won't light up housing as well.
I have not tried the other ones you mentioned,but they sound ok. I got all of my LEDS for the GS from V-LEDS,great quality.
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i would think the flank ones would only have light on top where they are facing, i would think these ones would spread light everywhere
http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/C...81039-1-2.html
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Originally Posted by D-Boi
i would think the flank ones would only have light on top where they are facing, i would think these ones would spread light everywhere
http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/C...81039-1-2.html
The reflector spreads the light out pretty well in the housing.
The other ones look good too,give 'em a try!
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These are my DRL on:


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here is what those square leds look like that have a bulb on each side, i took one off from the license plate of my mustang and decided to try it on the lex. looks pretty good besides the terrible pic in the rain
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Looks good!! That the same bulb that you posted from V-LEDS with a bulb on each side and one on top?
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yeap thats the one, it had 5 bulbs, but i just bought a pair for the lex on ebay with 12 bulbs 4 on top and then 2 on each side so they should be a little brighter.
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Cool. I'm gonna give 'em a try. See how they look compared to what i have now. For 10 bux it's worth a shot.
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