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Old Oct 8, 2007 | 11:19 PM
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Default These LED domes are awesome!

Got these from 350Z Source

http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/50-3083

Seemed a little expensive but I went for it and love the look! Even my girlfriend - who is not impressed with that kind of thing at all - noticed right away and thought it was cool. They are VERY bright, almost blinding in the car, and very true LED "bluish" (If reading in the car is your thing then you will not like these just for the color), but for everything else!

They are LED boards connected to little wires that then plug in to a little base shaped like the stock bulb. It took some playing around to get it to fit in the right side (there's less room on that side cause that's where the harness plugs in for the dome light. I basically had to get creative, remove the whole assembly, and dremmel some unnecessary plastic tabs in there.

And they fade out just like the stock bulbs!

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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 06:55 AM
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Looks nice. I personally don't want something that bright in the car. LED bulb swaps are also notorious for burning out; I hope you get good life out of this purchase.
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 07:30 AM
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I did a similar LED swap for domes. Not a complimentary color for skin tones. I took them out.
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 08:46 AM
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How to turn your car into a tanning booth.
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 08:52 AM
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i was tempted to buy those lights myself...but was not sure how bright they might be, it looks like they have too many led's in them.
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by SpoilsofWar
How to turn your car into a tanning booth.
haha

Yeah damn those are bright.
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 11:19 PM
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do i need 2 for both side?
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 08:38 AM
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do i need 2 for both side?
You need 1 for each side or 2 for both sides.
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 09:24 AM
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Thanks for the pics. Been thinking about getting them for some time also. Question: Who reads in their Z? I perfer to drive. LOL
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 01:06 PM
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I'd get em just because I could open and close the door really fast and be like a strobe light and make the chick freak out and freeze like deer do when you flash your highs at em... than it is massive fun time... then it's just like, as borat says, Verryyyyyy nice, how much?!
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Robert_K
Thanks for the pics. Been thinking about getting them for some time also. Question: Who reads in their Z? I perfer to drive. LOL
I know no one reads in the Z, lol, but I was just sayin' that it's a weird lighting, super bright, but just a weird wavelength I guess. Like someone said, not really flattering to skin tones. But it looks cool! Really looks high-end.

They charge $39.99 for the set of two, which seems steep, but they seem like quality lights, and much better than the LED's others have tried. When it makes the girlfriend notice and say, "whoa, what's that cool light?" then it's a mod worth it to me And then she froze up like a deer in the headlights, and it was verrryyy nice!!

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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 05:05 PM
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Not falttering to skin tones? Wth people.. You guys doin photo shoots and model poses in your car?

Only time i even use that light is getting in and out at night. Not to worried about my skin tone color to that guy going by..

I think they look nice.
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 05:03 AM
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Originally Posted by SpoilsofWar
How to turn your car into a tanning booth.
LOL....
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 12:33 AM
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I noticed a IS & GS and maybe all their new models have em but the License Plate Lights were white......I want that. I have a '07 model Z, what kinda led bulb do I need to buy, please recommend a good place to buy em at as well........btw...I tried searching.....no luck
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 05:51 AM
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SolarOrangeZ - I wanna say piaa makes some that fit our license plate sockets. The 168/194 wedge bulbs maybe? Anyway, that's the only company I would go with, as it seems all the other led sites people buy from are way too hit and miss. Sure they say free lifetime replacements, but how many times do you want to take apart the same assembly, replace the bulbs etc.? Make a post if you get em.
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 06:06 AM
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dont buy the ones he bought if you have an 07, i did and they were too big for the dome housing and i had to "resize" them. I hate when i have to modify a GARENTEED perfect fitting item
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 06:57 AM
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for $40 each they can suck my *****
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 07:06 AM
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superbrightleds.com has stock replacements. not as bright as the one posted above, but just as bright as stock, but with whiter light. Each bulb is like $5 though, so not really cheap either
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by SpoilsofWar
How to turn your car into a tanning booth.
+111
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 07:33 AM
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I think they look cool man..congrats on the new mod..
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