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Old 05-07-12, 09:55 AM
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i got tired of that "night light" look on the factory day time running lights on my gs300. so i changed them to LED. what do you think?[IMG][/IMG]
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Old 05-07-12, 10:00 AM
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I like em.. but they look so bright!
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they are not that bright...just a crappy iphone picture.
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where did you buy it from?
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Not bad, which LEDs did you go with?
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Those look great! Im gonna need the type of light and where you got them so I can put some on my 430
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i got this mod done too, love it. brings the car up to date. i got mine from v-leds.com
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bulb size is 9005 HB3 LED.

http://store.ijdmtoy.com/9005-LED-Da...d_sku45_r1.htm

these guys have some great stuff for sale...i got more led lights from these guys. just havent changed them out yet. will post more pics when i finish.
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Would you say these are about 6k?
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im not sure exactly, someone left a review on the website saying they are 6k
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How/where did you run the harness through?
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i ran the harness between the headlight and radiator on both sides and on the back of the front bumper.
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they are 6k
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looks good, how come the change of color from yellow? would it be too much yellow?
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Does doing this to your DRL's take away your high beams?
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