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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 09:47 PM
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regarding the interior lights and switching them over to led. the 194s which seem to go in various places.

my question is are there 194 leds that are stronger than other 194 led's? i bought some and they have 5 little squares (leds i guess) but they don't seems to put out alot of light. they are a very white light. maybe its the way the leds are configured. only one led at the tip and the other four around it.

so besides the configuration are there differences in power (stronger light) regarding the same led blub?

i still have to get the 74 and ba9, and 31mm

thanks for the help
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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 10:05 PM
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Yes they are always bulbs that will be brighter / angled differently.

http://store.ijdmtoy.com/W5W-158-161...show=15&page=1

I bought all my leds from them, quick 3-4 day shipping. Very responsive, I even asked for more cushion in the packaging. The link will show you different angles of the LEDS and the price typically tends to determine the brightness.
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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 10:23 PM
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Look for higher output like 1watt and up
You can choose a forward firing one

158,168 & 194 is pretty much the same
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 11:04 AM
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i got mine from http://www.v-leds.com/ which shows you the brightness rating on the LEDs depending on which you like (360deg, forward, or flank). check out the website. shipping is fairly quick, and they are US based with a good warranty (unlike ebay were most LED bulbs come directly from china taking weeks to arrive, with no warranty).

i get the 5k temp rating. even at a three star brightness rating, they are already pretty bright. i didn't want to get something overly bright since you don't want eye fatigue esp for interior applications. the only place i got a four star brightness rating is for the trunk (used the DIY 48 LED array board).
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