LED upgrade questions
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Burning Brakes
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LED upgrade questions
hey guys.....so i'm debating getting so LED lights. wondering what most people do. I don't want to have to change EVERYTHING, but i would like to get a "fresher" look. for example, i don't want to go to the trouble of modding the courtesy light above the shifter, but i don't want to change the rest of the lights and have that one stand out.
so i'm thinking: footwells, trunk, coves, strips for in the engine bay, HVAC, Radio, exhaust.....anything else i should be looking at? any of that not really needed?
also, what color do you think. Mag Red with Tan/Black interior. i was thinking either white or blue for the interior and engine and white or Red for the exterior.
so i'm thinking: footwells, trunk, coves, strips for in the engine bay, HVAC, Radio, exhaust.....anything else i should be looking at? any of that not really needed?
also, what color do you think. Mag Red with Tan/Black interior. i was thinking either white or blue for the interior and engine and white or Red for the exterior.
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Once you mod one it's hard not to mod the rest. Most stick with footwells, rear hatch/compartment, glove box, map lights, and license plate.
If you mod the HVAC the rest of the switches and radio look out of place.
I vote white for that interior color.
If you mod the HVAC the rest of the switches and radio look out of place.
I vote white for that interior color.
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I went with hyper white bulbs for interior and exterior. I like that slightly blueish look without being too blue. I changed all the lights in the interior, including rearview mirror LEDs. This included footwell, cargo, shifter, map, radio, HVAC, TC, trunk, and DIC buttons. Those are a pain, as you have to remove the entire gauge cluster to get at them. But the interior really benefits from an LED upgrade.
For the exterior, I went with HID 6000k headlights with LED halos, hyper white parking and reverse lights, plus side cove LED strips. I wired my side cove lights into my front marker lights, so they come on with the parking lights. Halos come on with the ignition. Most stuff I ordered from autolumination.
For the exterior, I went with HID 6000k headlights with LED halos, hyper white parking and reverse lights, plus side cove LED strips. I wired my side cove lights into my front marker lights, so they come on with the parking lights. Halos come on with the ignition. Most stuff I ordered from autolumination.
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I too think I would go with a white interior light. Would look good IMO.
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thanks for the advice. i'm worried that if i start i won't be able to stop. really, all i want is foot-wells, HVAC, and radio. trunk would be nice, but not necessary. but i'm afraid some of the others would look out of place if i stop there.
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I went with hyper white bulbs for interior and exterior. I like that slightly blueish look without being too blue. I changed all the lights in the interior, including rearview mirror LEDs. This included footwell, cargo, shifter, map, radio, HVAC, TC, trunk, and DIC buttons. Those are a pain, as you have to remove the entire gauge cluster to get at them. But the interior really benefits from an LED upgrade.
For the exterior, I went with HID 6000k headlights with LED halos, hyper white parking and reverse lights, plus side cove LED strips. I wired my side cove lights into my front marker lights, so they come on with the parking lights. Halos come on with the ignition. Most stuff I ordered from autolumination.
For the exterior, I went with HID 6000k headlights with LED halos, hyper white parking and reverse lights, plus side cove LED strips. I wired my side cove lights into my front marker lights, so they come on with the parking lights. Halos come on with the ignition. Most stuff I ordered from autolumination.
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Check out this thread for all things concerning interior LEDs:
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$7.99ea for 194 LEDs and $9.99ea for a couple festoon LEDs???
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I won one of the St. Jude auctions for a complete set of LED's from JW if I remember right. The only bulbs I haven't changed yet are the ones on the mirror. Think I may be trying to put the wrong bulbs in.
Other than that, they work great. I went with the blue on the inside.
Other than that, they work great. I went with the blue on the inside.
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IMO the only color to get the LED's in is White. As far as the interior footwells and rear cargo area simply replacing the bulb with a 194 size LED it won't be as bright as the regular bulb, same with the rear cargo area. It replaced those LED's in my car with the super bright strips from JWM. They plug right into the 194 socket and stick up on the underside with double face tape, now they really make a difference. Whoever you decide to buy the LED's from do yourself a favor and avoid autolumination. I tried them twice and the lights failed on me both times within a month and the morons they have answering emails have no knowledge about what they sell, not to mention they gave me a really hard time about returning the defective bulbs.
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IMO the only color to get the LED's in is White. As far as the interior footwells and rear cargo area simply replacing the bulb with a 194 size LED it won't be as bright as the regular bulb, same with the rear cargo area. It replaced those LED's in my car with the super bright strips from JWM. They plug right into the 194 socket and stick up on the underside with double face tape, now they really make a difference. Whoever you decide to buy the LED's from do yourself a favor and avoid autolumination. I tried them twice and the lights failed on me both times within a month and the morons they have answering emails have no knowledge about what they sell, not to mention they gave me a really hard time about returning the defective bulbs.
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