Best place to buy LED's/SMD's?
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I didnt get mine from there, Its pretty expensive and you can get SMDs pretty much anywhere. However, some burnt out and some flicker cause of bad connections. If i were to do it again i would probably just get it from superwhite though.
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I got mine from eBay. Way cheaper but I did have some problems. They were all with the red 194 type bulbs. I had one in the right rear cornering light (side of bumper) and one in the thrid brake light that would flicker when cold and get better when warmed up. Of course the TBL never stays light long enough to get warm. Not a connection problem or anything loose insidel. Shaking it does nothing. Just flickers even with the car off and the running lights on. Other then that they have been great and look awesome.
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I have a quick question about the bulbs in the door handle buckets. If I want it to shine really bright red should I get red bulbs or white ones? I will get the SMD's.
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Ebay has better deals than superbright with the same products as long as you know what you're looking for...
These are the BEST for the doors, shift indicator, and HVAC display...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2x-T5...ht_1344wt_1163
These are the BEST for the doors, shift indicator, and HVAC display...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2x-T5...ht_1344wt_1163
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Ebay has better deals than superbright with the same products as long as you know what you're looking for...
These are the BEST for the doors, shift indicator, and HVAC display...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2x-T5...ht_1344wt_1163
These are the BEST for the doors, shift indicator, and HVAC display...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2x-T5...ht_1344wt_1163
Does it look very obvious if I were to replace HVAC/Shift indicator with SMD's and not the gauge cluster?
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Yes, you will notice the difference. You might as well change the gauge bulbs while you're at it. You'll need the xHP5/W5W bulbs with 5 SMDs on each bulb. I think they perform better than the more popular xHP6s..
NOTE: for the 74 to properly fit in the shift indicator you might have to sand off about a millimeter off the base. No big deal though
NOTE: for the 74 to properly fit in the shift indicator you might have to sand off about a millimeter off the base. No big deal though
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Yes, you will notice the difference. You might as well change the gauge bulbs while you're at it. You'll need the xHP5/W5W bulbs with 5 SMDs on each bulb. I think they perform better than the more popular xHP6s..
NOTE: for the 74 to properly fit in the shift indicator you might have to sand off about a millimeter off the base. No big deal though
NOTE: for the 74 to properly fit in the shift indicator you might have to sand off about a millimeter off the base. No big deal though
Yeah, I can get pretty particular.
Thanks man!