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Old 03-02-2008, 07:53 AM
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help with LED's

here are the bulb types on my 06 coupe.

Headlight: D2S
Parking Light: 168
Turn Signals: 7440
Fog:Hl-55w
Plate: 168
Reverse: 921
Sidemarker: 194
Map/Dome: DE3175
Step: DE3022
Trunk: 158


im looking to change most of them to LED's. how do i know how many LED's to get in a bulb? VLEDS sells an 18, 24, 36 led bulb. how do i know what to get?
 
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The map/dome, step lights are all festoon style bulbs - i think the ones i bought have 4 leds - they look good.

I used bulbs with 12 leds for the reverse lights

for the plate and sidemarker lights - i used bulbs with 4 LEDs

- they do not recommend LEDs for the City Lights/parking lights - so i used a PIAA bulb in there

- I bought some turn signals with a ton of LEDS - but didn't install because they made the turn signal "hyper blink" and i didn't feel like installing a relay

- hope that helps
 
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Old 03-02-2008, 10:21 AM
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The map/dome, step lights are all festoon style bulbs - i think the ones i bought have 4 leds - they look good.

I used bulbs with 12 leds for the reverse lights

for the plate and sidemarker lights - i used bulbs with 4 LEDs

- they do not recommend LEDs for the City Lights/parking lights - so i used a PIAA bulb in there

- I bought some turn signals with a ton of LEDS - but didn't install because they made the turn signal "hyper blink" and i didn't feel like installing a relay

- hope that helps
thanks. heres my take on this.

i dont need corner lights. those i took out.

and the hyper blink doesnt exist for the G35. you dont need that crap module they telll you.
 
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Old 03-02-2008, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by express705
thanks. heres my take on this.

i dont need corner lights. those i took out.

and the hyper blink doesnt exist for the G35. you dont need that crap module they telll you.

I am contemplating removing the corner lights as well... Did that on my last car.

The hyperblink does exist - i installed them and hit the turn signal and it was hyper blinking so yes it does exist.
 
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Old 03-02-2008, 10:56 AM
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I had my clear corners painted to match my car too.
Also, unfortunately, hyperblink does exist... I ran into that problem myself.

Also, SMT LEDs are much better than standard LEDs. By much, I mean MUCH.
 
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I'd like to see some of these color matched corner lights...
 
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to my understanding hiperblink doesn't happen on 06, but on my 03 I needed the resistors.
 
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to my understanding hiperblink doesn't happen on 06, but on my 03 I needed the resistors.
could be correct.. i use resistors on my 05 since it did the hyperblink
 
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