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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 06:30 PM
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Best place to buy LEDs?

I need to buy some for my projectors because one of them blew out and so did one of the "halo" rings. Anyone know the best place to get them?
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 06:31 PM
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ebay.....
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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That's kinda what I was thinking. I didn't know if anyone had any experience with a good vendor.
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 09:22 PM
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vleds on ebay.. i've had good luck with their leds so far..
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 09:25 PM
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http://www.oznium.com/
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 10:08 PM
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superlumination.com
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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what kind of leds are you looking for like for what. Size and volt?
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 10:19 PM
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3MM, that is what the 1st generation halos take.
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 10:28 PM
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Whatever the 1st gen upper LEDs take and whatever the "halo rings" themselves take.
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 10:34 PM
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+1 they're very fast to ship too (same day as I ordered)
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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x2....
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 10:49 PM
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Cool, I'll check those sites out. Anyone know the 2 LED sizes I need?
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 10:56 PM
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3MM for the halos (And you need 2 LED's per halo)
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 10:58 PM
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I would recommend VLEDS as well. They have some cool stuff including these but I don't know if they work with the projectors for our cars. Check it out.

http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...id/0/SFV/32481
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 10:59 PM
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4 volts Oval LED's for the LED's up top. I think 194.
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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 12:43 AM
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Mkulrey13 is a member on here, he's known as the LED guru, hit him up for some leds and info
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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 01:40 AM
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^^will do, thanks man
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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 07:17 AM
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wow V-leds rips you off...Our gen 1's cant be plug and play waste of money. www.blackbalt.com 3mm LEDs for halos theres 2 per halo. quick solder job and you done, there even a how-to!

Same with OZNIUM & super there a ripoff too. mine are cheeper

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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 09:54 AM
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sorry mkulrey, oznium is NOT a rip off......... unlike other places i ordered from, i received my leds from them within days..... unlike waiting for months for nothing...... at some other places.

and what was 40$ at one place.... was only 20 at oznium
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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 10:09 AM
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Your right, my 100+ repeat customers jsut dont speak for how well my LEDs/shipping are..

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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 02:09 PM
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^^ Well then, sir, how much are yours haha
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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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i got my replacement stuff from xtralights.com
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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 02:17 PM
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thats funny if you think oznium is a rip off...and nobody has better customer service then phil does over there
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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by gotboost21
i got my replacement stuff from xtralights.com
Which ones/how much?
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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 04:21 PM
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Bump for a definitive answer for "which ones" I need.
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