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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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no problem pocky! i had a pair of 6-led refractors on hand also a pair of the 5-led refractors...the 6's dont fit they are too big but the 5's fit fine (these are the same ones i have in for the parking lights)...it doesnt give off much light but it has a nice color...i dont think the puddle lamps serve much of a purpose anyway lol heres a pic

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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 06:29 PM
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[QUOTE=CaThaFeR]no problem pocky! i had a pair of 6-led refractors on hand also a pair of the 5-led refractors...the 6's dont fit they are too big but the 5's fit fine (these are the same ones i have in for the parking lights)...it doesnt give off much light but it has a nice color...i dont think the puddle lamps serve much of a purpose anyway lol heres a pic

Hey CaThaFer,

Can you please post some pics from the side mirrors from a bit further away? I would like to see how they look from a distance. Thanks!!
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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 07:17 PM
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I just finished changing the puddle lamps. Thanks for the extra info cathafer.

I just took some quick shots for those of you who wanted to see a couple more pix of the LED puddle lamps. enjoy!





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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 07:21 PM
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it would be interesting to be able to switch on the puddle lights on demand...then again, could be "rice"..lol.
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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 07:24 PM
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what about the visor lights? has anyone changed those? and what bulb is it... 194 as well?
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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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i may try to find a brighter led...which ones do you have sab? they look a lil brighter than mine..can you see yours on the ground at all? mine arent doin too much, i think i might stop at auto zone tomorrow after work and see if they have any better leds
heres a further away shot..took it quick didnt want to stay outside too long cause its lightning

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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 07:44 PM
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My pictures of the LEDs doesnt do it justice at all. Its actually pretty bright and I can see it shining on the ground as well. As for the interior, I can see everything, so dont let that picture fool you guys.

I bought these LEDs about two weeks ago from V-Leds.com. Its the exact bulbs jewel posted. (I didn't purchase the third 194 bulb that was posted though so I don't know if the colors match, but as far as the first two (194 and dome light, they match perfectly!)
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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 07:56 PM
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so the interior bulbs look good? i think i'm gonna try some piaas for the puddle lamp and see how they look..i want to get them in before the meet this weekend
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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 08:51 PM
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Sweet! Looking good. I'm going to order some nice expensive LED bulbs right now and install them. I'll post pics once I get those suckers on.

On another note, I got myself a pair of the ES350 door lense, installed some LED's into there. I took it with my camera phone. Whatcha think? I'm not a very steady person either.



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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 09:01 PM
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Where you get the ES 350 door lens from?
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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 10:02 PM
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Where you get the ES 350 door lens from?
Parts dept.
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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 10:46 PM
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[QUOTE=CaThaFeR]i may try to find a brighter led...which ones do you have sab? they look a lil brighter than mine..can you see yours on the ground at all? mine arent doin too much, i think i might stop at auto zone tomorrow after work and see if they have any better leds
heres a further away shot..took it quick didnt want to stay outside too long cause its lightning

Hey CaThaFer!!

Thanks for the pics!! It seems like the LEDs don't illuminate as much as the halogens...
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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 11:18 PM
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great follow up CaThaFeR,

that way looks much easier vbmenu_register("postmenu_2016428", true);
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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 01:29 AM
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Originally Posted by pocky
Sweet! Looking good. I'm going to order some nice expensive LED bulbs right now and install them. I'll post pics once I get those suckers on.

On another note, I got myself a pair of the ES350 door lense, installed some LED's into there. I took it with my camera phone. Whatcha think? I'm not a very steady person either.
Ray, lemme know where you get your LED's from.
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Ray, lemme know where you get your LED's from.
Yo Chris,

I'll PM ya in a bit.
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