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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 04:03 PM
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Well, I finally got my led tubes installed, and I'm very pleased with the results.


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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 04:16 PM
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i want to do some in the foot wells and the cupholders. it will keep my busy from voiding the engine warranty. bad thing is i want purple, and the ones i get will be UV light, meaning black light and will show all the dirt and fuz in my car lol
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by 09turbo
i want to do some in the foot wells and the cupholders. it will keep my busy from voiding the engine warranty. bad thing is i want purple, and the ones i get will be UV light, meaning black light and will show all the dirt and fuz in my car lol
Try checking this out, it's the same thing I bought just in purple, from the company's ebay store
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-PURPLE-LED-U...ht_3861wt_1253
It's from australia, but it says free international shipping. The cupholders may be hard to do though. Just as an idea, you could try cutting out the bottom of the cupholders (or a spare to work with) and adding a plexiglass bottom, then put a neon or led tube underneath it.
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Tommyp2010
Try checking this out, it's the same thing I bought just in purple, from the company's ebay store
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-PURPLE-LED-U...ht_3861wt_1253
It's from australia, but it says free international shipping. The cupholders may be hard to do though. Just as an idea, you could try cutting out the bottom of the cupholders (or a spare to work with) and adding a plexiglass bottom, then put a neon or led tube underneath it.
i have seen it done before. i know where to get single pre wired and resistored LEDs so all i have to do is drill a hole big enough for the LED to slide into, wire up a switch and im done. and thanks for the link
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 07:02 PM
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no problem, hope that's what you were looking for.
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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 04:17 PM
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wat size is the bulb in the mirror? And wat size do i get on the website? Do u just take out one an put in the leds or is there more to it than that
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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by godsr4u2
wat size is the bulb in the mirror? And wat size do i get on the website? Do u just take out one an put in the leds or is there more to it than that
It's a 194 wedge. Just take a pair of pliers and pull the old bulbs out, and plug the new ones in. I got the 6 led bulb. its the bulb that says this

WLED-x6 LED bulb
12 VDC 6-LED Wedge Base bulb (194/168 type)
With built-in voltage regulator
Select LED Color
$ 2.79
That's the one I got on this page

http://superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/s...t=CAR#WLED-x-x
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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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how hard is it to take out the bulbs?
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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by dunit121
how hard is it to take out the bulbs?
For me, it was a major pain in the ass. I pulled and pulled on it with a pair of pliers, but they kept slipping off the bulb, and eventually I just used a pair of wire cutters and pried them out. The hard part is getting a grip on the bulb, which is why I used the wire cutters to pull on the bulb from behind rather than just pulling on the bulb itself. Don't worry about breaking the bulb, because you won't.

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