My blue LED change part 3
01-10-2011, 03:58 PM
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My blue LED change part 3 Ok I finally got more blue #74 bulbs for the doors and shift console. I installed the shift console bulb and the blue is hard to see vs the hyper white I had in there. Im thinking I need a 360' bulb instead of the 120' one I have. Has anyone figured a way to modify the shifter plate to let the color pass thru better? And then the doors: I test fit the blue bulbs in the doors and you can barely see the blue light( inside a dark garage) Ive read somewhere here someone drilled out the holes in the door bezel. Whos done that? and how much and what side did you drill out?
01-10-2011, 04:02 PM
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Would be interested in a drilling out MOD as well...
01-10-2011, 04:17 PM
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You should use these bulbs.
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...s/74-xHP3.html
You are not going to get any good amount of light from the door handles if you keep it stock. You must remove the shitty reflectors GM put in there and mount an led so that it is aiming out the hole. The 3-SMD bulbs I posted above are great b/c you only need one SMD from each bulb to shine out the holes, so you can mount it how you want. I removed my door reflectors and mounted the bulb in there sideways using the factory socket and some super glue, and it doesn't get much better than that. (check my fquick for pics). No drilling is required unless you want to make the hole a little bigger.
Also, these bulbs will be better for your shift indicator b/c the sideways-facing SMD will shine right down the pathway of the reflector instead of just having one SMD facing up. When you put one of these bulbs in you won't need to do anything custom to see better, although you could get a small SMD strip and put it right under the shift indicator, which would be plenty bright.
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...s/74-xHP3.html
You are not going to get any good amount of light from the door handles if you keep it stock. You must remove the shitty reflectors GM put in there and mount an led so that it is aiming out the hole. The 3-SMD bulbs I posted above are great b/c you only need one SMD from each bulb to shine out the holes, so you can mount it how you want. I removed my door reflectors and mounted the bulb in there sideways using the factory socket and some super glue, and it doesn't get much better than that. (check my fquick for pics). No drilling is required unless you want to make the hole a little bigger.
Also, these bulbs will be better for your shift indicator b/c the sideways-facing SMD will shine right down the pathway of the reflector instead of just having one SMD facing up. When you put one of these bulbs in you won't need to do anything custom to see better, although you could get a small SMD strip and put it right under the shift indicator, which would be plenty bright.
01-10-2011, 04:41 PM
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I took the door handle bezel off and removed the factory reflectors with a razor blade and then super glued the bulb socket sideways with one of the sideways-facing SMDs shooting out of the hole. The only drilling I did was to make the diameter of the hole a little larger for more light to come out, but it is not necessary.
01-10-2011, 07:30 PM
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And like stated, just remove the light reFRACTOR from the inside and attach the LED however you'd like. **** will be BRIGHT!
http://6litereaterdesigns.com/forum/...p?topic=1077.0
