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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 04:28 PM
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I'm thinking about buying these LED bulbs. Any opinions?

Fog Lights
http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/D...62651-1-2.html

DRLs (plus 2 modules)
http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/D...52845-1-2.html

Back-Up Light
http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/B...35716-1-2.html

Trunk Light
http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/D...68709-2-1.html
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 04:43 PM
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what up sea gs? another wa dude in here...nice. check out xenon depot...Steve has good customer service/follow up/ and pricing. where you living in seattle...beacon hill?? hope you're having fun in your gs.
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 08:07 PM
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fog lights i'd just do HIDs =] that's just my opinion though, pay a few bucks more but u get a much better output to me

the DRLs you'll lose your hi-beams, i'm pretty sure once or twice in your lifetime you'll want to use your hi-beams =[ sacrificing hi-beams for some lights just isn't my cup of tea, i use my hi-beams often on the road (i pass by cows that cross the road often so i have to keep a good eye or i'd kill myself over an accident that occurred with the GS)

the back-up light is the only one i'd take out of this whole set

the trunk light i think is overdo'ing it, our trunk lights already stand out enough as it is, i dont think we need to brighten it up anymore lol! but that's all up to your taste =]

what i'd reccomend is the wedge bulbs that go for ur DRLs when you have your headlights on at night =] they're the little bulbs on the corners, i'd replace those, i've found they really have a higher output than normal and they've already started to crack the housing for my bulbs, i'm sure LEDs would be a much cooler temp
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by XxGoKoUxX
fog lights i'd just do HIDs =] that's just my opinion though, pay a few bucks more but u get a much better output to me

the DRLs you'll lose your hi-beams, i'm pretty sure once or twice in your lifetime you'll want to use your hi-beams =[ sacrificing hi-beams for some lights just isn't my cup of tea, i use my hi-beams often on the road (i pass by cows that cross the road often so i have to keep a good eye or i'd kill myself over an accident that occurred with the GS)

the back-up light is the only one i'd take out of this whole set

the trunk light i think is overdo'ing it, our trunk lights already stand out enough as it is, i dont think we need to brighten it up anymore lol! but that's all up to your taste =]

what i'd reccomend is the wedge bulbs that go for ur DRLs when you have your headlights on at night =] they're the little bulbs on the corners, i'd replace those, i've found they really have a higher output than normal and they've already started to crack the housing for my bulbs, i'm sure LEDs would be a much cooler temp
I appreciate your feedback. I hate the look of the stock DRLs but don't really want to sacrifice the high beams as well. I'll just have to figure what's most important to me. Good suggestion on the wedge bulbs. Do you know the bulb number?

I may do the trunk just because all the interior lights are LED so why shouldn't the trunk be? I like consistency. The LED back-up lights are sick. I gotta have those.

So with the HID fog lights...are talking about installing an HID kit or something? Thanks XxGoKoUxX
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 04:16 AM
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I appreciate your feedback. I hate the look of the stock DRLs but don't really want to sacrifice the high beams as well. I'll just have to figure what's most important to me. Good suggestion on the wedge bulbs. Do you know the bulb number?

I may do the trunk just because all the interior lights are LED so why shouldn't the trunk be? I like consistency. The LED back-up lights are sick. I gotta have those.

So with the HID fog lights...are talking about installing an HID kit or something? Thanks XxGoKoUxX
the wedge bulb is 2825, any LED bulb that can cross reference with it will do =]

as for the HID fog lights, yes... i'm referring to installing an HID kit in place of your bulbs for hte fog lights, dont need it 100% of the time ur lo-beams are on, but if u turn'em on they light up the WHOLE road =] that's my next modification as soon as my lip kit stuff comes home to papa
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by XxGoKoUxX
the wedge bulb is 2825, any LED bulb that can cross reference with it will do =]

as for the HID fog lights, yes... i'm referring to installing an HID kit in place of your bulbs for hte fog lights, dont need it 100% of the time ur lo-beams are on, but if u turn'em on they light up the WHOLE road =] that's my next modification as soon as my lip kit stuff comes home to papa
Hmmm...not sure about the HID kit. Might void my warranty. I'm gonna stick with the LEDs, for now at least.
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by BKE420
what up sea gs? another wa dude in here...nice. check out xenon depot...Steve has good customer service/follow up/ and pricing. where you living in seattle...beacon hill?? hope you're having fun in your gs.
Thanks, I'll have to check out Xenon Depot. I'm from Seattle, but moved further south to the burbs.
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