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Old Nov 30, 2006 | 07:44 AM
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parking lights

well i went to pepboys then auto zone and couldnt find what i was looking for so i tried a local shop and found these "leds". there not exactly leds but theyre supposed to give the same look and brightness.

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got some pics up...theyre pretty dark and my cam sucks soo bear with me guys...




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Old Nov 30, 2006 | 10:50 AM
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I had superwhite LEDs in mine but unfortunately they didn't hold up. We suspect that the vibration up there broke the gold leads. I'll be getting with my supplier (Lightrikx) soon and seeing if we can fix the problem. LEDs looked great while they worked, though.

Perhaps a different brand of LEDs will hold up better.

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Old Nov 30, 2006 | 11:36 AM
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Evil looking...

I have a BLK RA, and I have the red color 194 bulbs in...you can barely tell when you actually put on the Head lamps, some angle's you can see the red tint. looks pretty wild when you have it sittin in the dark...
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Old Nov 30, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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i think one of those sites had them


edit* ok apparently this forum has something against the site super lumination dot com

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Old Nov 30, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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thanks guys...i ended up going with a blue led bulb from a local shop over here and they look pretty sick..ill post some pics when i get a chance..i was thinking about the red but i think itd make me more prone to getting pulled over during the evening when i drive with just the parking lights on dont you think?
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Old Nov 30, 2006 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Ralli04
thanks guys...i ended up going with a blue led bulb from a local shop over here and they look pretty sick..ill post some pics when i get a chance..i was thinking about the red but i think itd make me more prone to getting pulled over during the evening when i drive with just the parking lights on dont you think?
blue or red prone to getting pulled over when only using parking lights... dont know if its a smart idea to run around with just the colored parking lights, but then i dont know the cops in ur area..
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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 05:22 AM
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Why would you drive around with just your parking lights on? Do you drive around using only your parking brake, as well?
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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 08:02 AM
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Why would you drive around with just your parking lights on? Do you drive around using only your parking brake, as well?
Dawn/dusk, dark cloudy days, when it's not dark enough for headlights but when having a light on to help people see you wouldn't hurt. I do it quite a bit.
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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 09:46 AM
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I had superwhite LEDs in mine but unfortunately they didn't hold up. We suspect that the vibration up there broke the gold leads. I'll be getting with my supplier (Lightrikx) soon and seeing if we can fix the problem. LEDs looked great while they worked, though.

Perhaps a different brand of LEDs will hold up better.
LEDs work best and the longest on a perfectly constant voltage. They get a varying volatge from the car as the engine revs up and down and if it's a constant and large change it ends up shortening their life. For example, I had them in the parking lights of my Elantra and they lasted only a short while because I was always revving that thing out to redline.
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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 01:12 PM
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Dawn/dusk, dark cloudy days, when it's not dark enough for headlights but when having a light on to help people see you wouldn't hurt. I do it quite a bit.
exactly...i drive with my just my parking lights on in the afternoon/evening when it starts ti get dark because its safer i guess but also cause i really like the way the lights look
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Old Dec 7, 2006 | 04:36 PM
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you cant see it in these pics but the eyelid color doesnt completely match the car color at night. i was talking about it in another thread about how i used dulpi color artic silver and the color matches perfect during day but at night its a little off

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