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Old 07-08-10, 03:58 AM
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Has anyone purchased the LED Interior Lighting kit from Sewell? Is it worth buying the kit or am I better off buying each bulb individually?
Old 07-08-10, 08:50 AM
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i purchased last night ill let you know how it goes
Old 07-08-10, 11:07 PM
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those are really expensive. i got mine off ebay, with the built in plates and everything. like for the rear, it had 1 plug in with like 15 leds on the plate. the front was shaped to fit in the housing, a fat u-shaped one with like 35 leds or so?
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We got all the bulbs from vleds and installed em at 1/2 sewells price.
Old 07-09-10, 02:47 AM
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Read this: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...de-w-pics.html V-LED high power would be a better option if you're looking for the brightest possible interior lighting, otherwise the Sewell kit is fine.

Originally Posted by CLIS250
those are really expensive. i got mine off ebay, with the built in plates and everything. like for the rear, it had 1 plug in with like 15 leds on the plate. the front was shaped to fit in the housing, a fat u-shaped one with like 35 leds or so?
You have a link? Would be cool to compare to my setup.

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Old 07-09-10, 01:53 PM
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For the kit we offer, we didn't go after the brighter is better bit, but more of subtlety is best. We did our best trying to mimic the existing interior LED's for luminosity without bringing too much glare and blinding light to the driver.

I can say with certainty when it comes to lighting, opinions are all over the place. Some like the kit we offer while some don't. Some think our price is right on, while others think we're double the price as everyone else. Whatever the case maybe, we offer a LED interior lighting kit that we've sold well over 200 kits since this time last year.

If you want to make your garage glow in the dark, the kit we offer isn't for you. Also, there's tons of companies out there making LED's. We're just 1 in a 1000 offering the bulbs for the interior of your IS.

Be mindful in all this, the kit we offer does include the clear door lens with an LED in each.

Hope that helps.

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^ Clear door lens + LED hi power flank from Vleds = ground lights up and side of the car. Best visibility for when your parked at night in that dark parking lot with no lights.
Old 07-09-10, 06:32 PM
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I ordered mine from Sewell and am very happy with the results... I have had the kit for over a year.
Old 07-11-10, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Cali2is
I ordered mine from Sewell and am very happy with the results... I have had the kit for over a year.
have any pics but any chance...
Old 07-13-10, 12:59 PM
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Here's a few images that we used in an Ad about a year or so ago.

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Old 07-14-10, 10:59 AM
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thanks man that helps alot i wasnt sure how blue it was.....
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installed today and i love them not too bright but just right
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Originally Posted by rkrIS350
installed today and i love them not too bright but just right
Are they a lot brighter than stock, like blinding bright at night?
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i sat in my car after puttin them in and was able to see...its pretty comfortable with them on
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I got the set last December, installed in January, and the left side dome light went out in May!! I was very disappointed. I PM'd Sewell about this, and they said they'd get back to me. Alas no response. Brociouz gave me a V-LED that I put into the middle dome light and moved the one from the kit to the left. The V-LED IS significantly brighter. My $0.02


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