LED upgrades ??
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LED upgrades ??
Has anyone upgraded there lighting to LED SOME or added handle or puddle lights?.....Thinking about replacing bulbs with red bulbs. I just don't know how many of where.
thoughts, ideas, and suggestions welcome
thoughts, ideas, and suggestions welcome
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All lights on the C7 are LED except the headlights, license plate light and the rear hatch/trunk lights. I changed the license plate and hatch lights to LED’s
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I got them. Fairly easy to install if you are not afraid to take the door panels off and drill a hole thru the bottom of the door. You also have to splice a couple of wires in each door. You can find directions on the internet.
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You gotta be kidding? The licence plate light is still the old yellow ones? I will be swapping that out when I get mine for sure, is it an easy job to change them?
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Hard to tell from pics of my 2014 License Plate and GS Interior LED's, but they are brighter and whiter.
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Easy, this is a pic/text PDF "How To": http://netwelding.com/License_Plate_Light.pdf
Hard to tell from pics of my 2014 License Plate and GS Interior LED's, but they are brighter and whiter.
Hard to tell from pics of my 2014 License Plate and GS Interior LED's, but they are brighter and whiter.
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What is a tried tested and true brand that folks have used? I have used different ones over the years and they all flickered after a while except for one which I cannot remember which Forum Vendor I bought them from
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Thanks for the info on the light switch. Will be looking into it for my car.
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I replaced the cargo and license place lights with
(194/168) I recommend using a name brand such as Philips or Sylvania.
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I swap out bulbs on bikes I build with LEDs so for cost savings I buy LEDs in bulk. Usually I can get 50 for under 15.00 shipped from China.
They are the same bulbs you will find at vendors or Wal-Mart just in a clear plastic bag and not in the fancy retail package which corvette owners like to pay extra for.
You will have enough bulbs for every car you own and any future cars which don't have LED.
Or you could share with the guys in you car club.
They are the same bulbs you will find at vendors or Wal-Mart just in a clear plastic bag and not in the fancy retail package which corvette owners like to pay extra for.
You will have enough bulbs for every car you own and any future cars which don't have LED.
Or you could share with the guys in you car club.
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I replaced the cargo and license place lights with Philips Xtreme Vision
W5W. (194/168) I recommend using a name brand such as Philips or Sylvania.
W5W. (194/168) I recommend using a name brand such as Philips or Sylvania.
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Yeah, I went that route as well for about 6 months. Once the no-name bulk LEDs started flickering and quitting - that was the clue. It's a PITA to replace LEDs every so often. So far the Philips I recommend have lasted and I don't expect to have to replace them ... at all.
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I changed my trunk lights with this company and also used them for LED lights in my 67 instrument cluster. Over in the C2 Forum many members also use this company and others have warned about poor quality when buying from some Ebay sellers.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/?gcl...gaAlfnEALw_wcB
https://www.superbrightleds.com/?gcl...gaAlfnEALw_wcB
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I prefer the license plate light as yellow, why change it to brighter white LED to make it legible for photo radar and cops?