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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 10:08 AM
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anyone know where I can get LED lights to replace the bulbs in my headlights for the turn signal and parking light?
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 10:16 AM
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www.superbrightleds.com
www.autolumination.com

.... and don't forget to order the equalizing resistors to normalize your blink rate. Their web sites have instructions.
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 10:20 AM
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most LEDs can not take the extreme heat produced within our headlights especially HIDs. If you look on most LED retail websites, and this is from superbrightLEDS. com, they put this in bold writing:

Warning: do not use any of these bulbs in headlamp housings - heat will cause LED failure and VOID WARRANTY !

Just some info for you...
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 01:55 PM
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I concur with Jubes. SuperbrightLEDS put that warning on their website after I purchased their first and then second version LEDs for my turns signals which all failed over a short amount of time.

To their credit, they replaced the first ones with the second ones for me at not cost, and then reimbursed me without hesitation when we found out even the second version could not take the heat.
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 02:01 PM
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I have no problems with the LEDs I'm running in my turn signals and parking lights they have been in for over a year now with no problems.
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Old Aug 2, 2008 | 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by TBDesigns@CiNcity
I have no problems with the LEDs I'm running in my turn signals and parking lights they have been in for over a year now with no problems.

Second this !
I have had mine for 1 year without a problem!
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 02:00 AM
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I've also had no problem with LEDs in the headlamp housing of my FX35 for 1.5 years and the Z for several months.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 12:48 PM
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i put piaa leds in the parking light and it's been a few months and it's working fine too.
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Old Aug 21, 2008 | 01:25 PM
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Go to VLEDS.com
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Old Aug 21, 2008 | 05:52 PM
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If you buy leds from cheap companies they will fail from the heat. From what i can recall the websites the guy listed sells cheap products. Leds should not fail because of heat as you can see many cars have leds in the headlight including the 2006 -2008 z.

I got pia led from mynismo.com and have been working for almost 3 years.
I've got a little over 33k now.
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