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Old May 14, 2007 | 08:58 PM
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I didn't play around with the exposure too much but they are pure white in person. I almost feel like everyone is staring at my face everytime I open my car door at night! You can literally see EVERYTHING. For the record, they are 14 32000 mcd LEDs in each map light, and 29 18000mcd in the dome light.
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Old May 14, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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wow, very nice. i just ran some regular 194 white LEDs in the maps. yours seem WAY brighter.
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Old May 14, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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Old May 14, 2007 | 09:16 PM
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put me down for some
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Old May 14, 2007 | 11:07 PM
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Looks great man! super bright
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Old May 14, 2007 | 11:42 PM
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DAM! Can't wait for mine!
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Old May 15, 2007 | 12:33 AM
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That looks great. Nice and bright. Nice color as well.

Mike
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Old May 15, 2007 | 01:14 AM
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how much does that cost? and how easy is the installation?

looks great
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thats pretty sick.
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Old May 15, 2007 | 06:19 AM
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Hard to tell from the pics but I'm sure this looks really good. Care to show your process? and exactly what you had to buy?
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Old May 15, 2007 | 07:38 AM
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Looks amazing man good job!
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Old May 15, 2007 | 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by speedy_2
Hard to tell from the pics but I'm sure this looks really good. Care to show your process? and exactly what you had to buy?
Well the process isn't really anything you can show on the internet but I'll try my best to explain.

The LEDs are soldered in series with resistors to cut down the voltage. I used basic ohm's law to calculate the size resistors needed for 1, 2, and 3 series of LEDs. Soldered + to - and left one positive wire running around the edge and one negative wire running on the other edge. Connected positive to red wire and negative to ground wire.

With the rear view mirror though, since it has the switches, I didn't just connect the negative to the black wire. Instead, I connected the power wire to positive, and the other power wire off the switch to negative. That way the switch still works.
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Old May 15, 2007 | 08:23 AM
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Thats sweet man. Your stuff alsways impresses me.
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Old May 15, 2007 | 09:38 AM
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Looks good!

How do I order?
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hey can you tell me how to open the interior mirror (rear view)?
I was only able to remove the small clear plastic. Do I have to remove the mirror completly?
Can you tell me exactly how to reach the back of the mirror?
Thanks and best regards.
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