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Old 08-17-2009, 08:25 AM   #801
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Re: led light bulb comparison

I don't know if it's been covered already but does anyone know the size of the bulbs mounted in/under the rear view mirror? this is for an 03 S10.

I was actually gonna put in an order tonight for almost all my interior lights execpt the gauge cluster but I realized i had lights in my mirror.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Awesome thread btw
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Re: led light bulb comparison

it depends... there are the 211's or the 194's, you'll have to look

http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/C...85865-1-2.html

or

http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/D...08588-1-2.html
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Re: led light bulb comparison

ooohh ok, alright, thanks anyway.

edit*
one more question, just to see if anyone know before i go out and rip my dash open.

would anyone know the size for kp pressure guages? i have 2 dual needles and 1 single needle if it matters

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Re: led light bulb comparison

194's...
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Re: led light bulb comparison

nice, thanks.

dang dude, you've been helping me out left and right!
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Re: led light bulb comparison

Quote: Originally Posted by bwhitfield24
it depends... there are the 211's or the 194's, you'll have to look

http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/C...85865-1-2.html

or

http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/D...08588-1-2.html
I just wanted to post that the rear view mirror lights are 194's, i swapped them for the 360 leds and they fit perfect. was a bitch to take out the bulbs though, you'll need someone with skinny ass fingers to kung fu pinch the shit out of them.


changed those, dome and footwells and holy crap what a major difference. i try to find every excuse i can to turn my interior lights on.

feels like Jesus' second coming in there cause it's so bright!
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Re: led light bulb comparison

Quote: Originally Posted by 03 S10 eXtreme
I just wanted to post that the rear view mirror lights are 194's, i swapped them for the 360 leds and they fit perfect. was a bitch to take out the bulbs though, you'll need someone with skinny ass fingers to kung fu pinch the shit out of them.


changed those, dome and footwells and holy crap what a major difference. i try to find every excuse i can to turn my interior lights on.

feels like Jesus' second coming in there cause it's so bright!
which ones did you use for the footwell and dome?
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Re: led light bulb comparison

http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/C...-p5217649.html

^^ in the dome, I used just one.

And the 360degree 194 in the footwells.

I forgot to add that I did my kp gauges too with the same ones I used in my rear view mirror lights and my footwells.
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Re: led light bulb comparison

damn did you post pictures of how it turned out and i missed it?? I want to see how the kp guages came out!! Did the plug right into the kp guages or did you have to buy some plugs?
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Re: led light bulb comparison

lol woops, never thought of that haha
i'll try take pics tonight.


nah they fit right in, no problems at all. the only problem i had was the damn rear view mirror lights, they were a bitch and half to remove.
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Re: led light bulb comparison

i set my camera to natural light..






it's not that bright, not too sure why it too more light in that the other pics.

all my new lights on



driver footwell


rear view mirror w/ frog


camera under the dome light but my hand covering the dome light


camera under the dome light but with no covering
Old 09-07-2009, 05:43 PM   #812
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Re: led light bulb comparison

I wonder what the LED's with the front and side LED's would look like on these tails (after they were candied.)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-04...=p4506.c0.m245
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Re: led light bulb comparison

03 s10 xtreme so you used the 360 bulbs for floor and the map lights...and the 194 bulbs for the guages and that big board for the dome?
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Re: led light bulb comparison

Quote: Originally Posted by 2Xtreme
03 s10 xtreme so you used the 360 bulbs for floor and the map lights...and the 194 bulbs for the guages and that big board for the dome?
Yup.


360's For the floor, map/rear view mirror, and kp gauges:
http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/C...81039-1-2.html


Big board for the dome:
http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/C...17649-1-3.html
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Re: led light bulb comparison

awesome thanks man
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np, brian is the one to thank, he constantly gives me reasons to spend money, and he doesn't even know it!
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Re: led light bulb comparison

yup brian was a huge help in this process...i just ordered all the bulbs for the interior, minus the guages and a/c...that will be later as well as the exterior!
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Re: led light bulb comparison

yea same here, i still need to look up on what bulb sizes to use for the gauges and the a/c, actually the ac sits in my glove box so i might not even do it lol.

i did buy the heatsink led's for my rear license plate lights though. i just need to buy 1 of the housings.
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Re: led light bulb comparison

damn i forgot about that one...well ill do all the exterior later. the dash and a/c are all 194 also i believe but you need the plugs for the dash ones i believe! its somewhere in this thread i just need to check through it!
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Re: led light bulb comparison

cool, i also wanna get me some hid's but i don't want to just throw them in, i want to retro fit them. next project i guess
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Re: led light bulb comparison

i have Hids in my lows and fogs...The lows are thrown in there cause i got them years ago when they werent so cheap and they were off a caddy, but i used hot glue and silicone and i havent had a problem...the fogs however are the ones that i bought off ebay and are the plug and play. they came out to like 60 buks and have a one yr warranty
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Re: led light bulb comparison

have you had any problems with the hid's you bought off ebay?
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Quote: Originally Posted by tightextreme03
have you had any problems with the hid's you bought off ebay?
Ive got ebay hids in my lows and highs (quad beam) and havnt had a problem yet
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nope they are pretty damn good...and the guy i got them off gives a one yr warranty

BTW got my leds in this weekend...fast fukin shipping
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Re: led light bulb comparison

Quote: Originally Posted by 2Xtreme
i have Hids in my lows and fogs...The lows are thrown in there cause i got them years ago when they werent so cheap and they were off a caddy, but i used hot glue and silicone and i havent had a problem...the fogs however are the ones that i bought off ebay and are the plug and play. they came out to like 60 buks and have a one yr warranty
do you have pics of where you mounted the ballasts for the fogs? i haven't installed mine yet because i'm not sure where to put them....
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Re: led light bulb comparison

ill see if i remember to take pics tomorrow!

BTW I tried installing the LED bulbs i purchased and they sent me the wrong ones...I ordered the 5 led and the sent me the high output leds that I believe Brian used for the tag...

This is what i ordered,
http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/C...-p4481039.html

This is what they sent me,
http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/C...-p4481133.html

do you think i should call them up? will it make a difference in the look?

i also tried to fit this in the tag light in my 03 s10 and it didn't fit...it seemed to deep to fit in it...it hit the plastic cover. what should i do??
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Re: led light bulb comparison

What bulbs would you use for the dash cluster? Anyone know how many lights that would be needed to change the dash lights on a 97 jimmy?

Also what about the 4x4 lights (2wd, 4wd high and 4wd low)

And what bulbs would be need to change the tails of a 97 jimmy? Should I got with white leds or red for the tails?
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Re: led light bulb comparison

Quote: Originally Posted by 2Xtreme
ill see if i remember to take pics tomorrow!

BTW I tried installing the LED bulbs i purchased and they sent me the wrong ones...I ordered the 5 led and the sent me the high output leds that I believe Brian used for the tag...

This is what i ordered,
http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/C...-p4481039.html

This is what they sent me,
http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/C...-p4481133.html

do you think i should call them up? will it make a difference in the look?

i also tried to fit this in the tag light in my 03 s10 and it didn't fit...it seemed to deep to fit in it...it hit the plastic cover. what should i do??
i would send them back......they will make a huge difference! the ones they sent you will most likely leave a lot of dim unlit areas on the gauges!
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Re: led light bulb comparison

Brian, Do you think these will work on the side markers in the front of a 03 s10

http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/P...35710-1-2.html

I didnt find the ones that u used on page 2 that only had one row firing around the side. Also in my 03 the tag light has the plastic housing that emits the light from the top, and the heat bulb didn't fit...i haven't seen if you tested that bulb on that particular housing. What other bulb do you recommend for that application? A 360 led? Also which 194 bulbs do you recommend for the a/c controls and do you need any sockets like the gauges?
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Re: led light bulb comparison

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They might be too long and will hit the headlight housing. If you have the extra cash, go for it and try it.

Or you can physically measure from where it screws in to the headlight housing.
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Re: led light bulb comparison

yeah i guess ill have to do that...another question though is, does anyone thing these will work on the break light on an ext cab s10

http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/D...08588-1-2.html
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You mean for the third breaklight?
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yeah...there are two 211's in the third break light if im not mistaken. Do you think those fit?
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idk if this is mentioned or not, but i wanna change my reverse lights, bumber turns, and turns to red lights, what all leds would i need to buy?
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Re: 194/3157/211 led bulb comparison

Quote: Originally Posted by orangesonoma
they will blink fast unless you modify the flasher in the truck...
How do you make this modification? The speed of my blinkers now that my rear lights are LED, is so annoying!
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Quote: Originally Posted by l008com
How do you make this modification? The speed of my blinkers now that my rear lights are LED, is so annoying!
im not exactly sure how but im pretty sure ive read that you have to install a resistor to make it flash at normal speed.
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look on page 4 or 6 i think...it shows you how to do it without the relays
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Even with that mod it still blinks faster, just not as annoyingly.
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Put mine in a month ago and they look sexy, thanks for the help everyone big difference, now just map lights and thundercats are go! Pics tomorrow cameras dead
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Re: led light bulb comparison

I cant find my damn camera charger, but which leds should i get for for my map lights? Its a 98 and I need red. Should they just point down or should i get 360 degree, I used v-leds for everything else and I was REALLY happy with the quality, prices, and service.
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Got some goodys today from v-leds!
Bulbs in the mirror are still white. So it takes away from some of the blue, but i felt like i had to have some white light in there.


Cover on

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I just ordered some blue under dash lights and the 20led dome light AND 6K license plate bulbs with a heatsink on each one.

I'll post pics in here once I get them put on.
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Here are the pics of my lights. For some reason v-leds sent me 2 of the same packages but I don't think they charged me for it. So I put the extra 360 blue leds in the signal lights and put the extra dome in my dad's mustang. I gave the tag bulbs to my friend who has a 02 blazer. These pics are with the map bulbs out they are a lot brighter in person PICS:
http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/j...icture3614.jpg
http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/j...icture3615.jpg
http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/j...icture3616.jpg
http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/j...icture3617.jpg

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