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Old Apr 11, 2013 | 01:14 AM
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Default Help I'm thinking on doing led swap
I need help and what is the biggest size led light bulb that I can put into a 99 Camaro headlight switch because I brought one from super brights and its very very dim the stock one was brighter I'm trying to make it red
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Old Apr 11, 2013 | 07:11 AM
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YOu'll need multiple LEDs shing directly out of the indicator. Your best bet is to switch to a Firebird headlight switch since it doesn't have the blue film on the back which blocks a lot of the red from shining through.
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How do I switch to a firebird I thought they were different
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You peel your Camaro overlay off of the headlight switch unit and stick the Firebird one on. It the actual overlay you are switching to, not the entire headlight switch
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Old Apr 11, 2013 | 12:21 PM
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That don't work it there complete diffences switches
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Old Apr 11, 2013 | 12:32 PM
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It doesn't work yet I did it to my Camaro.... whatever you say man

I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. I AM REFERRING TO THE ACTUAL OVERLAY.
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Interesting, I didn't realize they were the same overlay, with different text/"color filters" applied.

So, is the Firebird unit "clear" or red? In other words, does the firebird use a clear or red bulb to illuminate the overlay?
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Clear bulb.... it has red film on the backside.. kind of like the blue film the Camaros use.

As you can see there is some trimming involved with putting the Firebird overlay on the Camaro headlight switch, but it does work and fit...
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Yea but it looks like **** you can tell on the cut at trim when you do it
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Hey ls1camaroguy let's see your in the light switch out of the car
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The bezel covers the cut marks, so it sits in there just like the Camaro one..
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Lets see some pics with it in the bezel and out the bezel
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Sure. Let me just go find the random lady that bought my Camaro back in January. It seriously looks the same as the Camaro one but with the Firebird text and design. Use your imagination.
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What you use to trim it with
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What you use to trim it with
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some scissors.
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What bulb are you using?
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Multiple LED bulbs aiming right out of the indicator. The twist lock stock-style ones just simply aren't enough to make that thing shine.
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Gotcha, thanks
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We're you get the led from
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