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Old 07-18-07, 11:04   #13 (permalink)
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Re: LEDs

hell superbrightleds . com is where I bought mine from and they worked bad ***. I had them in my tail lights/brake lights, rear blinkers and front blinkers and never had one problem. I had clear tail lamps(not that euro tail light crap, real clears) and you could see all of them during the day and especially at night. The front ones had an amber lense and they were seen just fine in the day. Just get the ones that have more LED's and cover a bigger area. They are a bit more expensive but I had no problems with them. The only thing I had (which has already been said) was that they blinked a lot faster cause I didn't get the resisters.
 
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Old 07-18-07, 11:09   #14 (permalink)
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Re: LEDs

I have to disagree with people saying LED's are bad. I've made my own LED sidemarkers, my brake lights are LED stock, and I just got done fabricating my own LED turn signals

Sequential LED Rear Turn Signal - G35Driver

But I am using high current (70mA) LED's on all of mine, not the kind you buy from superbrightleds.com or vleds.com. My turn signals are at least as bright as stock. In that link I have a video comparing the two.
 
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I have to disagree with people saying LED's are bad. I've made my own LED sidemarkers, my brake lights are LED stock, and I just got done fabricating my own LED turn signals

Sequential LED Rear Turn Signal - G35Driver

But I am using high current (70mA) LED's on all of mine, not the kind you buy from superbrightleds.com or vleds.com. My turn signals are at least as bright as stock. In that link I have a video comparing the two.
My taillights are LED stock as well. That isn't what this thread is about. It is about replacing stock halogen bulbs with LED bulbs, not invidividual custom-made LEDs.
 
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Old 07-18-07, 12:23   #16 (permalink)
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Re: LEDs

thanks everyone for the advice. what im gonna do is buy one bulb for the front turn signal lamp and side marker along with the flashers/resistors since i think they both work together simultaneously as parking/turn signal lamps and see if its not discernable enough to view in bright daylight that they are hazardous to use.as for the stop lamps, the same.of course ill go ahead and get the LEDs for the license plate.

i looked at hidplanet.com and couldnt really find what *I* needed to know.

Jay-the issue you had with your blinkers,is it normally because of the low power draw hence the reason why theres a need to get a resistor?what about using a flasher unit and what does it do exactly?sorry for the questions since im not familiar with this.

Midnight-cool little project you got there!hope everything works out well for you

thanks again people for the advice!
 
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Re: LEDs

I wouldn't use an LED bulb in anything safety realated..such as signals and brake lights.

I went through about 4 different manufacturers and types of bulbs trying to find a good brake light replacement for my motorcycle..with no luck.

The key is that the reflector and bulbs have to work together. If you've noticed, no LED systems that are factory are of the single bulb socket type..always rows of multiple light units
 
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Old 07-18-07, 12:59   #18 (permalink)
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Re: LEDs

Putting LED's is a little tricky. Since they draw less current, your car might think a bulb is blown and cause the lights to act funny (letting you know there is a 'problem').
With exterior lights, putting in LEDs causes 'hyperflash' which makes your turn signals blink twice as fast.

You can get around this by modifying your flasher module. You'd have to look on a Nissan site to see if anyone else has done this. The problem with resistors is they can heat up and could cause a fire.


I went with the modified flasher module route using amber and white Switchback LED Tower Bulbs.


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Here is a quick video at night. They are also bright during the day. I know what your thinking; no I am not trying to impersonate a law enforncement or official vehicle.
The only draw back is that they aren't pure white, more of a bluish/white.

Interior LED's (map lights, floor, and rear door handles)


I wouldn't use LED's for brake lights though. Like everyone's said, unless you can fit a truck round light, they just aren't bright enough.
 
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wow this is pretty discouraging.im not blaming any one of you,just the thought of not being able to use LEDs in non LED housings bummed me out.i can understand this much at least that LEDs and the housings need to be able to work well together to perform.at least i can still use LEDs for my interior dome light and license plate right?
 
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Yeah you could do the license plate lights and dome light. The only thing I foresee is that once you see how yellow your other interior lights are to the white led dome light, you'll want to change them all

 
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Re: LEDs

well i only got the dome light to change, no map light, no lights on the doors, by the footwells, etc.. but i am considering changing the lights on the instrument panel haha! if i can do it then i just have to figure out how to get the dang thing off since i never done anything like that to my car.
 
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Old 07-19-07, 03:00   #22 (permalink)
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well i only got the dome light to change, no map light, no lights on the doors, by the footwells, etc.. but i am considering changing the lights on the instrument panel haha! if i can do it then i just have to figure out how to get the dang thing off since i never done anything like that to my car.
what kind of car do you have?
 
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what kind of car do you have?
i have a 89 nissan 240 fastback.its got that ivory or pearl white color?not sure.
 
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Old 07-20-07, 02:02   #24 (permalink)
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I'm pretty sure there is a service manual for your car on the internet. check nissanclub.com/forums and you should be able to find some resources on taking your interior apart...its so much fun
 
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