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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 12:20 PM
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Does anyone know any good replacement bulbs for that parking bulb or whatever it is, located under the projector in the corner closest to the wheel on either side? i just put in 6000k hid's and i have 6000k LED reflectors and the stock bulbs just look stupid. I figure itd be better to just replace them with something that matches than just remove them. Any help would be nice, thanks
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 12:28 PM
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 12:33 PM
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These are what I used in my '08's headlight housings. It's been a couple of years, and they're still working great.

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...FWLED-xHP5.htm


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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 01:20 PM
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best bet is CREE prpjector style LEDs. just ebay search "cree 194 white"

to be honest, just pulling that bulb totally out looks better than using it.. just MHO.
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by bmccann101
best bet is CREE prpjector style LEDs. just ebay search "cree 194 white"
Those projector Cree's may be very nice, but there's no chance they'll fit into the headlight housing. The ones I linked to are far smaller, and they just barely squeezed through the opening, and almost touch the lens.
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 04:10 PM
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Here is a perfect bulb for your application:

http://www.diodedynamics.com/store/i...-5050-smd.html
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by KornerCarver
Here is a perfect bulb for your application:

http://www.diodedynamics.com/store/i...-5050-smd.html
My bad - just looked at the car, and those are the ones I have installed, although the vendor I used charges a higher price:

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...LED-WHP9-T.htm
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Old Nov 28, 2012 | 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by dcains
These are what I used in my '08's headlight housings. It's been a couple of years, and they're still working great.

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...FWLED-xHP5.htm

Hey where did you get those reflectors??
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Made them myself.
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Originally Posted by rayraypreciado
Hey where did you get those reflectors??
Checkout EmpireDude... He is a vendor here, makes them himself for a reasonable price. Currently waiting on a set myself.
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Originally Posted by sum1finally
Does anyone know any good replacement bulbs for that parking bulb or whatever it is, located under the projector in the corner closest to the wheel on either side? i just put in 6000k hid's and i have 6000k LED reflectors and the stock bulbs just look stupid. I figure itd be better to just replace them with something that matches than just remove them. Any help would be nice, thanks
Also consider VLEDS... They have a great selection. I recently purchased 6k 194 LEDs from them in addition to 6k LED switchbacks for the turn signals.
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by aboveliquidice
Checkout EmpireDude... He is a vendor here, makes them himself for a reasonable price. Currently waiting on a set myself.
Yeah, good call - he uses the same LED's I use.
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