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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 07:12 AM
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LED exterior and interior lighting

Does anyone have a complete list of exterior and interior bulbs that can be converted to LEDs? E.g. 194 / 912 / 921? I looked through the owner's manual and didn't find a complete list. Ford usually puts this info in the book.

Is there a how-to page on swapping to LED tail lights? Do I need a load resistor to make the turn signals work, or to prevent them from glowing dimly when the car is shut off?

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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 12:36 PM
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Basically any bulb on the car can be converted to LED. I've done this myself, all exterior lights are LED, along with my interior map lights and the dome light. You can find a complete list of bulbs by using this tool: http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...lacementGuide/ and I recommend this site for buying bulbs: http://www.v-leds.com as I bought all my LEDs from there. Great selection and good quality stuff. Turn signals will require the resistor kit, one per bulb.
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 12:41 PM
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NCC refered me to v-leds I recommend them as well
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 01:18 PM
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I used V-LEDs to convert all the bulbs in my 00 Crown Vic and 07 Mustang GT.

Does the Cobalt require loading resistors for the turn signal LEDs? I intend to just replace the small stuff with LEDs (194/912/921/168) and keep the more important bulbs stock.
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 01:22 PM
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yes they need them, else they hyper blink
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 01:26 PM
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Thanks for the heads up.

Will I be fine with direct LED conversions on the other bulbs? For instance, the sidemarkers, 3rd brake light, etc...? Will they stay dimly lit when the car is shut off?
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 01:31 PM
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you can use this site as posted above
http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...RG-Results.htm

and i just ordered me 2 reverse lights off of
http://superbrightleds.com/

SBL is WAY cheaper i found
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 01:38 PM
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v-leds has better quality products. you do get what you pay for. keep that in mind
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 02:38 PM
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Super bright is cheaper because of the bulb types they sell. The majority of the stuff they carry are LED bulbs that are way too directional. VLEDs has the types with LEDs mounted equally all around the bulb to actually replicate the light pattern of a normal bulb.
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