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Best City/Parking Lights to Match 6000k GARAX HID Lows

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Old 09-02-09, 01:02 AM
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Default Best City/Parking Lights to Match 6000k GARAX HID Lows

I just got Garax brand 6000K hid low bulbs and want to replace the stock yellowish city/parking lights at the same time with something to match. Any recommendations?

I know a lot of CL members are running VLED, but which ones? Any feedback on any other brands?

I'm thinking these. I don't want anything overly blue, mostly just white with a hint of color. What do you all think?

http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/G...-p6638587.html

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......anybody?
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most I believe are using the white/slight blue vled 194 or 168 for city lights
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I would say get the white 5smt 194 bulb from v-leds. they're what I have and is recommended by most that it matches the 6000k bulbs the best. I can't chime any further since I have mobilehid 8000k bulbs and they look almost purple which doesn't match (will be going into 6000k soon and can chime then if necessary). Hope that helps!
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Appreciate it. I just purchased the 5smt 6K white bulbs form Vled. Thanks for the feedback.
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Pardon my ignorance, but what's the difference between all the V-LED parking light (194) replacements? I see SMT X5 HIGH POWER LED LIGHT BULBS, 4 M-SMT 2W HIGH POWER BULBS, WHITE 194 13 LED LIGHT BULBS, 2 HID 6K WHITE SMT 5 LED LIGHT BULBS, ad infinitum. I'm looking to get 6000K D4S bulbs and want the parking lights to match. Thanks.
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any white led will match.
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im running the VLEDS 921, the most powerful ones they have except for the 8W which i think will probably melt the housing.
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going to be picking up v-leds soon
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So does more LEDs just mean it's brighter and that's the only difference? I don't understand why they have like 20 different 194 replacements to choose from and it's confusing the hell out of me. =(
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Originally Posted by AM1
im running the VLEDS 921, the most powerful ones they have except for the 8W which i think will probably melt the housing.
Will the 921 LED bulb fit into the 168 parking city lights and not cause a problem or would I have to stick with 168 bulb?
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I have 8000k Garax Lows and they match well with the V-Leds led parking lights. They matched better than my Byoungwoo's 6000k lows, I forget who makes them though. The V-Leds leds though have a slight blue to them.
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LED gets hot???? dam i didnt know that... and it gets hot enough to melt the housing too? i just order t10 13 chip led for my city light u guys think it will melt my housing?
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AM1

im running the VLEDS 921, the most powerful ones they have except for the 8W which i think will probably melt the housing.
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have you had any problems running the 921 LED ?? will heat mess them up(the 921 LED) or the light housing
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