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Old 12-27-08, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Frankdorn
Jackson, your car looks great! The price of the bulbs does seem higher... Superbrightleds.com seem to have less expensive bulbs, and the twist-lock NEO4 instrument bulbs for behind our radio & HVAC controls. I think their white is like 5500ēK, though. What are your thoughts?
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Originally Posted by Frankdorn
Jackson, your car looks great! The price of the bulbs does seem higher... Superbrightleds.com seem to have less expensive bulbs, and the twist-lock NEO4 instrument bulbs for behind our radio & HVAC controls. I think their white is like 5500ēK, though. What are your thoughts?
Make sure you're comparing apples to apples. Superbright doesn't even have most of the LEDs Jackson put in his car. There are always going to be cheaper alternatives, but I believe you get what you pay for.... that's why we're not posting on Kia forum!
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I followed the guide on page 4 as well and bought the wrong backup lights,,, for my 02 gs300 the reverse is 921's not 7440/7443's im just going to use them for my turn signals or stop light.

one question though, putting led's on my rear turn signals. would this cause it to do that annoying hyper blink thing? thats the last thing i would want.
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How many Hvac LED's are there?
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I love what you did with the lighting! Great info and resources in this thread.
Old 01-01-09, 11:22 AM
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Very nice setup! I want the hids like yours!
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Originally Posted by Mike813
I followed the guide on page 4 as well and bought the wrong backup lights,,, for my 02 gs300 the reverse is 921's not 7440/7443's im just going to use them for my turn signals or stop light.

one question though, putting led's on my rear turn signals. would this cause it to do that annoying hyper blink thing? thats the last thing i would want.

Yes it'll do the super annoying blinking. I have it and will need to replace the relay (about 8 bux I believe). I don't know which relay to use...haven't look into it. I can live with the annoying blinking for a little bit because I haven't upgraded the front turn signal yet...then I'll upgrade the relay.
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Are 9006 bulbs the same as d2r bulbs ?
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the d2r bulb require a ballast.
Old 01-19-09, 04:05 PM
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Excellent post! Would consider the back-up lights as that would be a significant benefit overall. Especiallty since we have no street lights where I am at.
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Originally Posted by SoloKaMGS
mods can we sticky this thread , great work good job, ive spent a good amount that list def needs to be on page 1 thanks thou.
Agreed for the sticky.

Very good info jacksonvp. I have already done my mods (superbrightleds), but too lazy to post. I did some of the interior red - better wavelength for night vision, and I happen to like the look too. With 5% limo, I have been looking for HP backups and I'm going to give yours a try.
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I just want to give you guys a heads up if you order this dome light its wrong Its the one posted in this thread
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http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...id/0/SFV/32481
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just ordered a bunch of bulbs thanks to this thread. Great info and thanks for taking the time to post the great pics and detailed info
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Waiting for warden to do a 2w knock off. V-LED is too much.
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looks really clean bro... thinking about buying the trunk & city light bulb.. tired of lookin at the white/yellowish color...


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