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 Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:44 pm |
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hi all want to replace my interior bulbs with LED ones, just wondering what other people are using in their overhead lights? i bought some prism ones from halfrauds and they were weak as p**s(the normal bulbs were brighter)! so just wondering what everyone else is using?
thanks
Chris
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:45 pm |
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LED SMD 501 off ebay
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:56 pm |
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I'm trying to find the ones coppers have in their cars, like pure daylight but can't find any anywhere.
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:05 pm |
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took a bit of modification but i bought a 24 panel smd led off ebay for like 1.99 and its well good, just took a while to get all the original bulb reflector out and fit it in but it looks good and is very bright.
also did the same for my glovebox and boot 
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:06 pm |
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| dan_206 wrote: |
| I'm trying to find the ones coppers have in their cars, like pure daylight but can't find any anywhere. |
mines like pure daylight will take a pic at some point and post it up
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:13 pm |
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| drunknmunky wrote: |
| dan_206 wrote: |
| I'm trying to find the ones coppers have in their cars, like pure daylight but can't find any anywhere. |
mines like pure daylight will take a pic at some point and post it up |
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:27 pm |
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keep the original one on..that is better
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:39 pm |
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some of these pics dont really do it justice there's only really the glovebox one that shows it true the others like kind of blue but trust me there bright white and the light disperses much more than on the pics
ps sorry for hijackin your thread but it may come in handy when you decide to do yours 
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:44 pm |
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oh and sorry bout the crap quality pics were taken with my phone
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:56 pm |
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thanks everyone for the suggestions, what i have with those prism LED's is the same as your last pic drunknmunky but i want it brighter if you get what i mean or is that just your map reading light shining? i want to get it as bright as it will go because i prefer white light over brownish light and want the same if not better quality lol. Is it achieveable or am i just not gonna get it?
Chris
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:03 pm |
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as said when posted the pics they do it no justice at all that is the interior light shining but its brighter white than that and lights up everything down to the footwells its just the crappy camera quality
the bits you see lit up on the ast pic are at least 5 times brighter than what that shows it as
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:11 pm |
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but it does take some fair amount of modding to fit a 24 panel in there and same for glovebox and boot! i found with the interior one i had to rip out the bulb reflector that is in there and other stuff around it to make room for the panel
with the glovebox and boot its a bit more complicated you have to rip everything out all the metal casing for the bulb and everything and use some insulation tape to hold it in cause its a squeeze like, but once held in you also have to wire it direct into the plug.
If you get the same ones i got they came with different connectors and a 2 prong bit to put the different connectors onto i just plugged the 2 prongs directly into the connector already in the car and it works then insulation tape to keep it in place as it was a bit loose but it all works fine and gives amazing light now
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:26 pm |
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is it something like this you have drunknmunky? 24 panel if so how hard was it to fit?
Chris
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:44 pm |
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similar but thats expensive and makes it look easy to fit i will take some pics in the light tomorrow of what it now looks like on the inside of the interior light then you can pull yours out and see what it looks like compared to it
this is the exact one i bought 24 panel smd led
and they arrived pretty quick to say they came from hong kong
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:16 pm |
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Location: aldershot
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how about the bulbs on the switches, can we make them brighter, mine are well dull
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