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Oct 18, 2010 | 01:55 PM

#106

penone

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Just got the last set of lights today (puddle lights) and will install tomorrow. Already installed all of the interior. Man, what a difference!

How about that light that is by your feet in the front driver side? Is there a recommended vled part for that? Is it worth it?

Thanks brociouz for your post! Would never have figured out which one's to order without it!

Oct 18, 2010 | 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by redline201

Brociouz. i love all my led mods, the domes, puddles, parking ect. But i went with nigels led board for the trunk. It nice but i really wanna light up my trunk. Any suggestions?

and thanks for your posts. so glad i did the lighting mods. everyone comments on it

Happy to help.

If you already have Nigel's LED board in the trunk, switching to V-LED high power won't make that much of a difference. I'd venture to guess the V-LED is maybe 10-20% brighter, hardly noticeable. If you want more light you can put a custom LED strip in your trunk. V-LEDs sells them, Oznium is another good place.

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Originally Posted by penone

The light by your feet isn't a plug and play swap. You'd have to take apart your trim and resolder on a different LED that probably wouldn't be much brighter - not worth it IMO. It's already an LED anyway, so it's not that dramatic of a chance compared to swapping out your stock filament bulbs.

Glad this guide has been helpful. =)

Oct 22, 2010 | 09:40 AM

#108

intellis

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nice. i want to change mine too.

Oct 22, 2010 | 11:30 PM

#109

ldc

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I find it impossible to remove front dome cover. I know the OP has post pics but i don't have the sunglass holder compartment and the whole cover just won't be pulled down

Oct 23, 2010 | 05:35 PM

#110

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Anyone have problems with flickering on the door/courtesy lights? I used the 1W flanks:
http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/D...-p8002682.html

I tried on both my car and gf's camry and both start to flicker after maybe 30 seconds; didn't really time it. Granted, I'll rarely have the door open that long, but still...

Oct 23, 2010 | 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ldc

I find it impossible to remove front dome cover. I know the OP has post pics but i don't have the sunglass holder compartment and the whole cover just won't be pulled down

Hopefully some other owner with a similar setup will be able to chime in. I've never seen a 2IS without the sunglasses holder so don't know what to tell you.

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Never had flickering trouble with my 2W high power flanks.

Oct 23, 2010 | 10:59 PM

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I can just see the two clips that holds the whole cover but don't know how to dislodge.

Oct 24, 2010 | 07:39 AM

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can i just tap the wires to my trunk light and add a Led strip? How big of a strip do you think i need>?

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Oct 24, 2010 | 08:51 AM

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For the trunk, try this one:
http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/D...-p7975517.html

It's listed as 29mm long, which would be a perfect fit. I ordered the 5K version (http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/D...-p6754410.html), hoping it would be 29mm also, but it's more like 31.

For those interested in fitment, I ordered the 29mm bulb. It is definitely a better fit, but still bigger than OEM. I did not measure the lengths myself. The following photo shows the 3 bulbs. From LEFT to RIGHT:

31mm 5K 1W
29mm 6K 1W
Stock

Oct 24, 2010 | 10:51 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ldc

I can just see the two clips that holds the whole cover but don't know how to dislodge.

Ask the dealership maybe.

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Originally Posted by redline201

can i just tap the wires to my trunk light and add a Led strip? How big of a strip do you think i need>?

I'm sure you could. The power supplied to the trunk halogen should be sufficient to power just about any sized LED strip, so the choice is yours.

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Thanks for the pics man! Looks like we need a 27mm festoon bulb for perfect fitment.

Nov 1, 2010 | 04:08 AM

#116

Willis1550

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does anyone have V-LED contact info like a phone number. I want to order but their site has been down.

Nov 5, 2010 | 12:34 AM

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This helpful thread really make ordering which VLED bulb so much easier.

I just ordered some and use promotion code DRIVEN for an additional 15% discount on top of the 20% off sale

One of my Honda buddy shared it with me since he knew I was look looking at VLEDS.
http://www.my8thgen.com/forums/showt...one-Crazy-Sale

Thank you!

Last edited by PhanK; Nov 5, 2010 at 12:36 AM. Reason: clarification

Nov 5, 2010 | 04:46 PM

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Awesome write-up! Unfortunately the vled site isn't letting me check-out and many of them are sold out

. I'll try again later, thanks for posting the thread though! I've bookmarked it!

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Nov 5, 2010 | 09:20 PM

#119

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kaspia

This helpful thread really make ordering which VLED bulb so much easier.

Thank you!

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Originally Posted by Lexitegra

Awesome write-up! Unfortunately the vled site isn't letting me check-out many of them are sold out

. I'll try again later, thanks for posting the thread though! I've bookmarked it!

You're welcome guys! Hopefully V-LED can ramp up their production a bit, they always seem to be short on supply.

Nov 5, 2010 | 09:29 PM

#120

Eurosport

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thanks for the great info

should be a sticky!