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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 12:55 PM
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^^ that's an option, don't really love the look on it tho. Don't feel that confident with how it's held up in there (hanging freely or double sided tape?) and $55 + another $10 for the vanity lights? I got all of my LEDs for under $20 and they look good and do the same thing
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For your trunk light and door lights you'll want LEDs that have side output since the bulbs are not facing straight down like the dome lights
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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 2016200t
I am not sure if they are HID or LED, I will leave them alone. I don't necessarily need more light, just wondering if it could get better. I could leave it alone and never think twice. I am going to change the 194's out. Thanks for all the help!
If you have this headlight, you have HID. Single lens.



If you have this headlight, you have LED. Dual lenses.



When I had the LED headlights on my IS loaner, I found them plenty bright. The high beams were extremely bright too.

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Thanks, I just got my 194 VLED's in so I'm going to try to swap them out. Any special advice before I get started? I have trim tools, does everything just pop out with ease? Really don't want to break anything.


These pictures were taken at night showcasing regular LED bulbs, not an LED strip.



Door LED
















Trunk led
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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 06:30 PM
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Good info here but one question from me: at what level (i.e. ?K) do headlights look blue?
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Originally Posted by KYLESTONES
^^ that's an option, don't really love the look on it tho. Don't feel that confident with how it's held up in there (hanging freely or double sided tape?) and $55 + another $10 for the vanity lights? I got all of my LEDs for under $20 and they look good and do the same thing
The rim lights up when you open the door, then for the map lights it turns on that half of the panel. No single bulb is going to output that much light that evenly. Never had an issue with mine
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