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Old 10-05-2006 | 08:50 PM
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i have the HID headlights...but there are still yellow bulds for the running lights. what bulbs do i need to have no yellow light?
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Do a search for LEDs. That the best route imo.
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The LED's available from the two vendors I've used have lives measured in use at about 300 hours. If I could just reach inside and change them out when they burn out I wouldn't mind so much but changing them involves jacking the car up removing the tire and inner fender well. Not something that I want to do every month.

Oddly enough the 168 bulbs are the ones that are burnning out every month or two and the turn signals up at the top of the headlight assembly are doing just fine. The vendors are saying heat is the problem which doesn't explain the ones in the rear license plate burning out too or the festoon bulbs in the overhead light.

I got dollars against doughnuts that the LED designs are poorly done and they're over driving the emitters too hard causing them to smoke in very short time.
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Wow! I haven't had a problems with mine and had them for going on a year now.
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robert k...what kind are you using?
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Ordered them from: http://www.v-leds.com/
I have: 2 HID White Inverted Cone Wedge Base LED (194/158/168) For the front headlamps & 2 Hid White Super Refractor 15 LED Light Bulb (7443) for my reverse lights.
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i had my parkin lights taken out 4 a while, then put in a blue 6led cluster bulb, matches the hid's at night, looksmsexy when its just the led's on!
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The White Inverted Cone Wedge Base LED give the same look except they're legal since they are white.
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Originally Posted by Robert_K
Ordered them from: http://www.v-leds.com/
I have: 2 HID White Inverted Cone Wedge Base LED (194/158/168) For the front headlamps & 2 Hid White Super Refractor 15 LED Light Bulb (7443) for my reverse lights.
Did you get the high powered ones? Do they make a big differences?
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"High powered" LEDs? No.
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any pics guys?
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I'd have to search for an old post.
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Originally Posted by rs90808
i have the HID headlights...but there are still yellow bulds for the running lights. what bulbs do i need to have no yellow light?

We offer a killer bulb (life time warranty) stealth silver. $22.95 for the headlamp, and $27.95 for the rear, I know there a little more than the LED ones, But they will last alot longer. They are not on our website, but you can call and order them.
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I got mine from http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pair-...spagenameZWDVW

Excuse the pics. I took these with my cell.



http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h6...06-06_0637.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h6...-06_0639-1.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h6...06-06_0638.jpg

I took this in day light.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h6...04-06_1236.jpg

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^^^ those pics look very nice


ebay link is not working
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so whats the bulb number for the interior? license plate? and front ones that are yellow (not the turning signal)
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Heres the link, sorry about that.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pair-...spagenameZWDVW

The wedge lights are 168 and amber lights are 7440
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Oh I forgot! I have the same HID White Inverted Cone Wedge Base LED for my plate light as well. With the wedge type they aren't as bright as Dragone's. I perfer it just to be lit (legal) not so bright where 5 cars back can read you plate at light.
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where could i find a website to buy all the LEDs off of? (headlight, turn signal, domes light, lisence, etc...)
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Originally Posted by rs90808
where could i find a website to buy all the LEDs off of? (headlight, turn signal, domes light, lisence, etc...)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pair-...spagenameZWDVW



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