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Old May 4, 2010 | 06:17 PM
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Default "Best" Interior LED Lighting Kit

Hey guys, I've tried searching but can't seem to come up with a definitive answer: what's the "best" (i.e. high-quality, cost-effective) interior LED lighting kit/solution out there? I'm looking to change up my front dome light, the rear dome light, the trunk light and the two side markers (I have the clear lenses). Am I missing anything?

I know of the following kits:

Sewell: http://is.sewellparts.com/accessorie...50-2006-5.html

Xenon Depot: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...me-lights.html

V-LEDs: http://www.v-leds.com/ (no kit I'm aware of, you have to buy the bulbs separately)

What do you guys think?

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Old May 4, 2010 | 06:25 PM
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go with v-leds where you can pick and choose/mix and match your own LEDs and color.
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Old May 4, 2010 | 06:26 PM
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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/clu...-exterior.html

I'm probably gonna get mine from this guy.
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Old May 4, 2010 | 07:01 PM
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^ I use those. They are great.
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Old May 4, 2010 | 07:20 PM
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I got mine from Nigel in the vendor forums. Good prices, fast service and quality product.
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Old May 4, 2010 | 07:21 PM
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from what I hear, nigel has really really bright LEDs. I plan on buying a few boards off of him to replace the lights in the car
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Old May 4, 2010 | 07:27 PM
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best is very subjective, there are guys that like it bright, guys that like it not so bright... i myself prefer not so bright cuz i dont need to HELP the cops search my car... make um work is what i say
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Old May 4, 2010 | 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by llamaboiz
best is very subjective, there are guys that like it bright, guys that like it not so bright... i myself prefer not so bright cuz i dont need to HELP the cops search my car... make um work is what i say
Nigel's LED boards for the ultra bright look And why not get it super bright? You gotta show everyone the JP goodies you got in the back seat
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Originally Posted by ExTrEmE99
Nigel's LED boards for the ultra bright look And why not get it super bright? You gotta show everyone the JP goodies you got in the back seat
haha you havent seen how the white satin pillows look under blue leds
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Old May 4, 2010 | 08:10 PM
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i used all v-leds, definitely very bright. the new axial firing 194's are insanely bright.. on the fence for switching to dimmer ones but it is pretty cool if your car is tinted at night and you walk up to it and it suddenly goes from pitch black to daylight bright.
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Old May 4, 2010 | 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by gotis1000
i used all v-leds, definitely very bright. the new axial firing 194's are insanely bright.. on the fence for switching to dimmer ones but it is pretty cool if your car is tinted at night and you walk up to it and it suddenly goes from pitch black to daylight bright.
What did you use for the dome lights?
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Old May 5, 2010 | 09:30 AM
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Thanks for the tips guys. I ended up buying 10 of those LED boards from Nigel. They seem to be universally well-received. My only concern is that using double-sided tape seems a little ghetto, but no one seems to have made an issue of it.
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Make sure to use coupon code "CLLED" on our Lexus IS LED Dome light kit to save 15% off your order.
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