Switchback LED DRL owners step inside [Pics]
Pro
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From: Flushed and swirling down the bowl
I got a set of the 20's from Richard back in Oct. I just swapped one out with him because part of the white LED wouldn't light up or flicker when they did. He said he had 3 come back in a month with the same problem! 
Sounds like there is a design flaw to these bulbs. Let us know if you experience the same problem with the 48's, JDM.
Sounds like there is a design flaw to these bulbs. Let us know if you experience the same problem with the 48's, JDM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Sartell Minnesota
i had clear depo's but wanted to tint my stock corners(minus the area for the DRLs) and want to know if they'll be ok in a stock housing and bright still. If they are bright enough still i will for sure get them, especially since I'm going to be adding 6k HID fogs/lows
this is how my stockers look...
this is how my stockers look...
Last edited by ColeTrain'sC5; Mar 9, 2009 at 01:13 AM.
Drifting
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From: Forsyth Illinois
I got a set of the 20's from Richard back in Oct. I just swapped one out with him because part of the white LED wouldn't light up or flicker when they did. He said he had 3 come back in a month with the same problem!
Sounds like there is a design flaw to these bulbs. Let us know if you experience the same problem with the 48's, JDM.
Sounds like there is a design flaw to these bulbs. Let us know if you experience the same problem with the 48's, JDM.
Racer
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From: Amarillo TX
Le Mans Master
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From: "This is not a psychotic episode, but a cleansing moment of clarity."
Should I be concerned now with the 20's that I just received as part of my switchback package from Richard at Corvette Enhancements?? I prefer not having to pull these out in the next 1-2 years if at all possible. They aren't the easiest things to get to. 
Last edited by JMc; Mar 9, 2009 at 06:29 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Sartell Minnesota
Pro
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From: Flushed and swirling down the bowl
It's so much fun dragging out the ramps, taking out all those screws...add to that, there must have been a mix-up at the warehouse, cause the first replacement I got was a 1157 style, not the 3157. Of course, I didn't pay attention to that until I had the old one out! 
Le Mans Master
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Tell me about it! It's so much fun dragging out the ramps, taking out all those screws...add to that, there must have been a mix-up at the warehouse, cause the first replacement I got was a 1157 style, not the 3157. Of course, I didn't pay attention to that until I had the old one out!
It's so much fun dragging out the ramps, taking out all those screws...add to that, there must have been a mix-up at the warehouse, cause the first replacement I got was a 1157 style, not the 3157. Of course, I didn't pay attention to that until I had the old one out!
Pro
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From: Flushed and swirling down the bowl
Hmmm... FYI, I was able to change my larger OEM DRL bulb out last year from a trick I learned on the forum. Basically, you remove the hood stop bolt in the front near the headlamp and it gives you enough room to reach your arm down there and get to the bulb. I'm not a small guy, either, but it worked and sure beats having to mess with ramps and all of that. My first attempt involved pushing the brake duct out of the way and reaching in through the front, but I actually got my hand stuck in that opening for awhile. Funny now, but "oh CRAP!" at the time...
That brake duct
there should be a simple way to get that completely out of the way. It was such a pain when I replaced the corner lenses, couldn't see anything, and had to feel what I was doing.
Le Mans Master
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From: "This is not a psychotic episode, but a cleansing moment of clarity."
Naah, there is a nut that is threaded onto the bolt. Just make sure that nut stays in the same position as you remove the bolt and it will be in the same position when you tighten it back down.
Racer
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From: Amarillo TX
Pics of stock housings with 48 led switchbacks now posted here >> http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...post1569386496
PM sent, ColeTrain'sC5
PM sent, ColeTrain'sC5
