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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 04:25 PM
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I've been running 6000 HIDs for years, and my dad recently received a set of the same for Christmas for his FD. For awhile now it's bothered me that my front parking lights didnt really match the HIDs at all, and seemed to have a washed out yellow look to them. I have a 99 spec bumper and my dad has a 93 bumper, but we both had the same problem.

I ordered two pair of the 194 series 4 LED lights from www.v-leds.com and snapped a quick picture on my dad's FD with one installed so that you can see the difference between stock and the LED bulbs. Matches the HIDs much better, and for 5 bucks I can't complain

For some reason the website for v-leds isn't working quite right, but I bought the white lights listed on this page:

http://frickinbrite.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=40_39

Thanks to wan (njstreetrx7) for pointing me toward this website, he had their bulbs installed in his sweet black 99 spec FD

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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 04:30 PM
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Looks great!
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 04:44 PM
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Are you going to buy the LEDs for your 99 spec signals?
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 05:06 PM
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they look great, which ones did you get? Meaning are they the 4, 5, or 6 led lights?
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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do they just plug in or do you have to splice?
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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You can also use those APC bulbs, they have a blue tint to the bulb, but the light is white.
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
I ordered two pair of the 194 series 4 LED lights from www.v-leds.com
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 05:16 PM
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you can use the same bulbs for the 99 turn signals?
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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which 194 does the gauge cluster / a/c heat ***** use? and how many ?
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by vel525
you can use the same bulbs for the 99 turn signals?
I havent installed them yet, but that's the plan. njstreetrx7 is running these on his 99 spec front, so unless I have my info confused they should fit.

To answer some other questions, as I stated in the original post, they are 4 LED white lights.

There is no cutting, splicing etc required----these are bulbs that plug right into your stock housings.
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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They hide pretty well in the stock turn signals, but the 99 ones are clear... think they would look ricey in the daytime? That's my biggest concern.
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 06:15 PM
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they are nice bulbs...i run them in my prelude parking lights....
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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If anyone is searching for LED's don't forget to look at www.autolumination.com

I've changed every bulb in my 7 to LED via this website. Stick with the 1 watt LED's for maximum light!

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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Neo
If anyone is searching for LED's don't forget to look at www.autolumination.com

I've changed every bulb in my 7 to LED via this website. Stick with the 1 watt LED's for maximum light!

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Taillights? Dome lights? How do taillights look with them?
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 06:51 PM
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AAAAWWW...RICH u let the secret spot out....lol

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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 06:53 PM
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if any body wants better pics let me know..i have hids as well

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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 07:40 PM
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^Snap pics and post away, they look really good!
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 08:10 PM
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Yes, I wonder if these will match just as awesome with the wisesports hids
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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i love your fd njstreetrx7
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Unholy FD3S
i love your fd njstreetrx7
thanks ill post pics tomorrow...il post pics of my dome light also
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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 02:40 AM
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windom,
First thing I'm going to do when the car comes out of hibernation is get some pics of all the lights I've changed.
The interior lights are much better now that I've changed them to the 1 watt LED 194. They've made some revisions of the ones I've got, but even with only 1 low profile hi flux LED, it brightens up the interior very nicely. I used the same pair for the front parking lights. And they match my HID's very nicely.
I use the same 1 watt 194 LED for all my side lights. Along with the rear center brake light.

The rear tail lights and the rear turn signals I have the Hi-tower 2 LED's. They revised those as well to include a 3watt forward facing LED. That won't help with the rear tail lights because alot of the light is suppose to be shined around the sides. So getting the older hi-tower 2's are more than enough.

The only tricky lights are my front turn signal lights. In Canada they serve as the daytime running lights. I tried to use the same hi-tower 2 LED's for the front turn signal lights but I found they weren't bright enough in the daylight.
i'm thinking of trying their new 3watt Luxeon LED's for the turn signals. I've seen a 3watt Luxeon LED being used in a Maglight. It should be plenty bright!

The only bulbs I haven't changed were the reverse lights. I'll be changing them to the new 1watt x3 low profile LED's. That should be more than enough for the reverse lights.

I'll make sure to take some pics when spring comes around.
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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 07:03 AM
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i have LEDs for my front 99+ signal lights.. but it makes the blinking super fast.. anyone have that problem? I put normal 1156 and the timing is fine. once I put the LED on, it flickers really fast as if the front or the back is burnt out.. anyone have that problem?

well, here's picture of my 1 Watt LED.. they're same color as my 6000K HID.. picture looks bluer..
Attached Thumbnails A nice way to brighten up your front bumper parking lights-dsc05617a.jpg  

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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 09:37 AM
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I'm going to be ordering up a set of the 194s for the park lights.
And this might be a really stupid question, but is there an LED option that would improve on the H3s in the OEM fog-lights? Something better than the Silverstars?
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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 09:46 AM
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Don't you have to change the blinker relay to make them work correctly? Maybe something from this page:

http://frickinbrite.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=62

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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 09:50 AM
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^^ Are those ccw rims?
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