I just installed LED cluster lights in the front and rear turn signals and single LEDs in the running lights. I bought them here.

 

Front turn signal

 

Rear turn signal

 

I'm really happy with them - they look a lot better than the solid orange bulb. My only complaint is that the base of the light is yellow tinted plastic instead of clear.

 

Running lights and headlights

 

I found other colors here.

 

These are just white. They do have a more blue-ish tint than the HIDs. I took out the fender-well to access the lights.

 

needs more light you say?

dum de dum de dum...

 

gotta wait till I finish the prototype tail light, but thats next, more light in there should be a cake walk compared to the tail light.

 

Dude im a bit confused. Which LEDs did u replace the parkers (running lights) with??? Could u please tell me the LED type, color and the site u bought them from. They look great!!!

 

No problem. Check out my very first post in this thread. It shows a pic of the leds as well as a link to the site I bought them from.

(194, white, superbrightleds.com)

 

so the rear signals are 7443 bulbs right? did the yellow ones you bought light up orange?

 

Yep, 7440 or 7443 for both front and rear signals. Mine light up orange - see above pics.

 

i tried 7440 and couldnt get them to fit in the rear, 7440 fit fine in the front

 

I dont mean to burst your bubble, but those plug-in LED replacements are not really adequate enough for street use and could get you in a bit of legal trouble should your car be involved in an accident. Those LED clusters emit less light than stock and do not have a wide enough viewing angle. Its very important that the Z33 front and rear signals are visible from a multitude of angles.

- Mike

 

powerz:

how did you remove the rear turn signal to put the new bulbs in...

thanks
sean6tt

 

Pop off the tail light (3 bolts on top - more info in owners manual) and you can reach the rear signals fairly easily.

 

Just curious if anyone had noticed that the municipal buses, at least here in SoCal, use LED brake, tail and turn signal lights and they are SPANKING bright. I was following one this morning and it seemed like there were only about a dozen or so LED elements in each light, althought the housing itself was fairly large, maybe 6" or 8" in diameter. Hey Ares, you're the expert on this. Couldn't that same type of LED element be used to make a compact "bulb" replacement that is as bright as the oem one?

 

Those parking lights are sweet, and $1.50 each, definately worth the price

 

You are right, Mike. After having them installed for a couple of months I have realized that the turn signals are not bright enough during the day, especially from the side. Another unfortunate side affect is that the blinker flashes twice as fast, presumable due to a difference in resistance. Good for show, but a liability on the street.

No complaints with the parking lights though!