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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by ULTiMaX99
why would you need to turn them around?
The polarity, you know when you stick in a bulb and it dont work unless you turn it around.

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i ended up taking out my led's for the rear signals cuz i couldn't stand not having the light up indication of when i armed and disarmed the alarm.
Mine lite up. *i like these LED's really nice
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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 12:55 PM
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Anyone want really bright front dome lighting? Try this:
Install 1 pair of v-leds high power 194 and one 24-LED HID white circuit board.
Unmount, unplug and open the lighting unit. The one without sunroof looks like this: (don't know about the other.)





The circuit board will fit right into the middle part of the lens. Eventually you have to file a bit on the edges.
I used a double sided tape with some sort of foam between the layers, so it is electrically insulated.



Close the unit and solder the wires on top where the original bulb holder sat.
Red wire on the right, black on the left.



That combo really lights up your interior! I have only crappy pics till now, will try to post good ones asap.
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 12:22 PM
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The pix:




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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 02:24 PM
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WOW that looks really bright, now a cop wont need his flashlite to search your car... I myself would like to make it as hard as possible for my car to be searched at nite... *cough*
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by llamaboiz
The polarity, you know when you stick in a bulb and it dont work unless you turn it around.



Mine lite up. *i like these LED's really nice
hmmm all my flank leds have lit up the right side down whether they were used in the puddle lamps or vanity lights.

your led signals flash when you arm and disarm your car? did you replace your blinker module with an LED module so u don't get the hyper blink?
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by ULTiMaX99
hmmm all my flank leds have lit up the right side down whether they were used in the puddle lamps or vanity lights.

your led signals flash when you arm and disarm your car? did you replace your blinker module with an LED module so u don't get the hyper blink?
My led's flash when i lock/unlock the car. I do get the fast flash when i use the turns but not the hazard. I actually like the fast flash

I just got vled's flank blue led for my clear doors. Its actually bluer in person, taking a pic of led's doesnt really show the true color.

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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by llamaboiz
My led's flash when i lock/unlock the car. I do get the fast flash when i use the turns but not the hazard. I actually like the fast flash
oooh ok. i had replaced my blinker module with the led module so thats why i lost my lock/unlock flash.
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 06:52 AM
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Sorry but someone needs to make this a sticky cause there are so many questions coming up for lighting mods. MODS DO SOMETHING!
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 07:00 AM
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Anyone know if our front turn signal is a double filament? Ive looked for a 7440a and the only thing that is coming up is a double filament bulb...
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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 04:05 PM
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i have been reading this thread and searching and I cant seem to find if you can put LED bulbs in your brake lights...possible/not good? I read back a few pages and someone did it but they dont say what size bulb...

thanks!!!
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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by sixth
i have been reading this thread and searching and I cant seem to find if you can put LED bulbs in your brake lights...possible/not good? I read back a few pages and someone did it but they dont say what size bulb...

thanks!!!
Our brakes lights are already LEDs.
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 09:46 PM
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has anyone made this kind of mod on there lights yet? i think there called Halos or something like that heres some pictures











if so do u have any pics and instructions?
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 10:15 PM
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ok so i have spent countless amounts of hours reading the 27 endless pages of this topic. I have learned many new things and actually ordered 6000k hid replacement bulbs, 2500k luminics bulbs for my fogs, and 168 led for my parking. Now for my drl's, i have come across this luminics Pure blue 9005 bulb. I was curious if anyone has tried it for their high beams and drl's and if it still lights up yellow. I understand the whole concept of the half power for drl and lighting up yellow, just curious if this bulb has been attempted. the link for the bulb is https://www.luminicsbulbs.com/pure_blue.php
Please help me and give me any info you possibly can.
thanks..
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by JCIS250RWD
Please help me and give me any info you possibly can.
thanks..
HERE is the best thread for 'yellow' drl problems.
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 08:11 AM
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no help? =[
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