10 Cree 50W Backup light mod

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02-13-14, 11:41 AM

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Cool info DarthSid! Thanks for sharing. Does anyone happen to have pics with one of the Cree 7w's with a drilled lens vs. non drilled? I just picked up some bulbs but I'm a little hesitant to bore it out...

Hi sdclique

Heres mine with 7w Cree and 28 SMD

These were taken in daylight and the 7w Cree are plenty bright enough to light up my driveway at night.

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Steve

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Note - the 7 W Steve used is totally plug and play - no need to drill anything. What I did might be overkill but I already bought the 50w bulbs thinking they might fit and then was stubborn and wanted to see how to make them fit ...

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Thanks guys! Great info. I installed mine last night (7W CREE also) (very similar in appearance to Steve's - except I had a silver housing) - they were plug in play - *but* it took me a few minutes to figure out that I needed to fold the pins over the other way on the housing in order for them to power up. Apparently polarity matters, haha. Cheers!

-Brandon

Also put some 194 SMD LEDs in the license plate lights - really looks nice with both illuminated!