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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by sykocus
I just took out the stock bulb and did some measuring. The socket that the bulb plugs in is just over 12.5 mm wide. The stock bulb is 23.3mm long, but there looks to be plenty of room for a much longer bulb to fit. I think it'll fit. Since no one else had tried these I guess I'll have to give it a go.
Nice, youre awesome! Take some pics and post as soon as you get them! Youll probably end up convincing the rest of is to change to these!
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 06:19 PM
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if they fit into the vanity lights, then those seem like a good alternative too.
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 06:42 PM
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Where can I get the SMT LED ?

I just find out that the US IS has two signal light and parking light...
We just have one signal light, high beam, low beam, city light and fog...
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 09:50 PM
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If you search google for "168 smt led" you'll get results for 2 designs. One is the 5 led design like here http://frickinbrite.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=40_114 and the other is the 25 led from my first post.
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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 04:46 PM
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Here's a couple pictures with the leds. SMT leds on the left, oem incandescent on the right. The led do a good job of filling up the housing. It's as full or even a little fuller then the oem bulbs. The Leds are more blue then the oem, but I still prefer the leds. Also I plan on replacing my HID bulb's with 6000K bulbs so they'll match better then. The only problem I found with them is that the base fits too loosely in the harness. Nothing a little electrical tape didn't fix.



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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by ben_r_
Wait... by parking lights do you mean city lights? I think you do, and no, not that I have seen... But those might be worth a try!
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Here this should help:

Those are parking lights, Ben... There is no such thing as a 'city light' according to the the FSM. What you're calling 'parking lights' are actually called 'Front Side Marker Lights." See this post for a diagram.

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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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skyocus, the SMT in your car that makes it look so blue is that the 25 or the 5 SMT? Cuz i have a 5 SMT just waiting for warden_jp2002 9005 to come in from HK and if its THAT blue... i dunno... i may just keep my PIAA LED's...
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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by javyLSU
Those are parking lights, Ben... There is no such thing as a 'city light' according to the the FSM. What you're calling 'parking lights' are actually called 'Front Side Marker Lights." See this post for a diagram.

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Huh... So how did everyone get to calling them city lights? Now Im confused again!
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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ben_r_
Huh... So how did everyone get to calling them city lights? Now Im confused again!
Yea first i heard of city lites is when i came here after i bought the lexus. BTW... so many headlite threads, we really need to make one comprehensive headlite thread for the DIY section with pics of bulbs and detailed explinations on the entire front of car... the lighting mod thread is like 24ish pages long and noobs dont bother going thru every page...
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Old Jul 14, 2007 | 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by llamaboiz
skyocus, the SMT in your car that makes it look so blue is that the 25 or the 5 SMT? Cuz i have a 5 SMT just waiting for warden_jp2002 9005 to come in from HK and if its THAT blue... i dunno... i may just keep my PIAA LED's...
They are the 25 SMT led that are pictured in the first post. Here's a few comparison shots. The pictures on the left are all from the slightly above the level of the headlights while the right pictures are taken from the same level as the headlights. In the right housing is the 5 led retractor while the left has the 25 smt leds. The 25 smt fills out the housing better but not a lot. Given that the 5 led can be had for about $10 while the 25 smt led cost me around $20 I'd say the 5 led are a much better deal.


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Old Jul 14, 2007 | 06:04 AM
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thank you so much for the pictures
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Old Jul 14, 2007 | 08:48 AM
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personally, next time I'm in there I'll probably take the old bulbs and disable them so they won't come on at all (break off the wire on the old bulb). Currently running the 5 VLED and they're a tad too blue for me.

I'll post pics when I do this.
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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 08:08 PM
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bringingg the thread back up i got some 9 smt ledsd and they dont work for anything! defective bulbs??
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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by M1sTa801
bringingg the thread back up i got some 9 smt ledsd and they dont work for anything! defective bulbs??
Did you try rotating them 180 degrees? With leds the polarity of the bulb matters. If the positive and negative ends of the socket are connected to the incorrect ends of the led nothing will happen.

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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ben_r_
Huh... So how did everyone get to calling them city lights? Now Im confused again!
Sorry Ben... I've always called those parking lights....

Back in the early 90's during the Honda Era... alot of people drilled holes into their headlamps to fit 194's and called it city lights.
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