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Apr 1, 2009 | 02:33 PM

LIQUIDDRAGON

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From: Beverly Massachusetts

Anyone buy lights from here?

has anyone bought LED's from here? i just ordered a pair of red 1895's from them to check the quality and see how well they work in the dash. i tried to figure out where they were located online before placing the order but couldnt find it. once i placed the order i got a conformation e-mail and it says they are in Washington so that is good for me since im in California. they should be here in a couple days.

http://v-leds.com/

Mike

Apr 2, 2009 | 12:13 AM

MN-Brent

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Looks pretty cool and is an informative site.

I'm definitely going to do the LED thing to my dash and dome light, since I'm doing the heater core this spring. There is a vendor here selling these and from the looks of it, they may be in a similar ballpark on pricing-after shipping.

Not sure about doing anything with the internal dash blinker signals as I'm not sure if they are on a flasher or not.

Seems the reliability of these should be pretty good if they draw 1/8th the power the incandescents draw.

B.

Apr 2, 2009 | 05:52 AM

worship79

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Are the #168 and #195 bulbs interchangeable? They look pretty much the same to me, but I guess there is a reason for the different numbers?

Apr 2, 2009 | 07:22 AM

Ganey

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Bulbs: 194 are 2 CP & normally used in dash lights. 168 are 3 CP & normally used in side marker lights. In the past auto parts stores typically did not have 168 & many would put 194 in side markers.
I always used 168 where needed.

Apr 2, 2009 | 07:29 AM

vett us all

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Originally Posted by LIQUIDDRAGON

http://v-leds.com/

Mike

Check this site out www. whitegauges.net

Apr 2, 2009 | 07:47 AM

Ganey

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Originally Posted by LIQUIDDRAGON

i just ordered a pair of red 1895's from them to check the quality and see how well they work in the dash.
Mike

Mike
That'a good move. Let us know how well red LEDs work. Red bulbs don't work well w/ our orange needles.

Apr 2, 2009 | 10:22 AM

LIQUIDDRAGON

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Well i ordered two 1895 red LED's and holefully they will be here soon. the vendor here on the site is selling them for $7 a piece and i can get them for $10 a pair off of this site for the same thing. once i get the two in i will install them and do a write up on them and let you all know how well or not so well they work.

Apr 2, 2009 | 10:58 AM

clay9_24

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I put in all blue 1895s for my dash lights, and red for the warnings(turn, seat belt etc). I don't have the dash back in the car yet but on the workbench with a power supply I put all the bulbs in the tach and speedo to see how they look. LEDS are way brighter and much less current draw(just 1.2mA each for the single diodes that i bought)