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Old Nov 24, 2017 | 09:42 AM
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I am thinking of putting LED light strips in the foot wells and an LED strip in the cargo area. My Vette is torch red with a black interior. I'm not sure if I should go with red LED's because the car is red. I like the blue lights a little better. Would the red be the better choice to match the car? Or is there any chance the blue lights would look ok with the red car? Thanks
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Suggest you just replace the standard non-led cargo lights with the quality LED bulbs that are super bright. I believe I got a bag of 10 of them from Amazon for like $10. They are reversible, so it does not matter if you plug them in the wrong way. You can replace the license plate bulb too as they are standard bulbs. Then you have enough left over to share a set with a friend.

The fronts are all LED.

I had the strips on my C6 and they eventually do not stick and peeled off.
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I can't say which would look better. A blue light on red carpet will make it look almost black, though.
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The car is torch red, the interior is all black.
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I went with red for my Torch Red Z51.
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On my 2017 torch red gs l replaced the license plate lights with led cadillac ctx lights on eBay for about 20. They are plug and play. I had just replaced them with led bulbs but the lights look much better.
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Here are some examples of the red strips on black carpet. I have a SG exterior and switch between black (everyday use) and adrenaline red for shows. Fronts and rear red Strips on black carpet are shown.













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