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Old 02-20-18, 11:59 PM
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Hey guys,

I do apologize if its been posted on here before, but any recommendations for LED's for the mirror/puddle lights? I bought a couple of sets on eBay and none of them have turned out bright. Any recommendations is appreciated, thanks!
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I purchased an interior LED kit from Precision LED last year and they're amazing. Really bright and pretty durable bulbs. Mine are 6000k but 8000k looks really damn good (would recommend) I believe they have a sale right now if I'm not mistaken, so I would get on it as soon as possible.

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I have a 20 mini smd ones off eBay. To make it work I had to trim the actual plastic wedge piece. It's super bright when approaching the car at night. I went with a 5000k theme, because most of the leds are in the 6k range. It matches better with the built in interior LEDs. Again these are not plug n play. You'll have to trim the plastic wedge bowl, and test fit as you go. Also trim the leads too to fold them over to make contact.



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Originally Posted by rvtlyzd
I purchased an interior LED kit from Precision LED last year and they're amazing. Really bright and pretty durable bulbs. Mine are 6000k but 8000k looks really damn good (would recommend) I believe they have a sale right now if I'm not mistaken, so I would get on it as soon as possible.

I was actually looking for new LED lights for my interior. Did you buy the LED package under $30 or the premium LED package for $50?
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Just the standard package, but I also got extra stuff as well. Trunk, reverse, vanity etc.
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Those are nice, thanks for the helpful post
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For interior lights, I used Precision LED but I felt the lights were not that bright. So when I went to get the puddle lights, I used VLEDS instead and it's perfect. I had the Precison LED trunk light but it was not bright enough so I might try a trunk light from VLEDS.
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thanks for the responses guys!
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They have a bunch of LED kits on eBay or amazon. I changed every interior light and the mirror lights with white led from eBay pack. It works perfectly. Only con is that white led inside the cabin looks nice, but it is really straining on the eye at night.


Bulb size is: 194 bulb. If you want brighter, get one with more SMD chips.
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