I am going to be doing the LED in the reverse light mod, and I am not sure which color LEDs to use. I am afraid that if I use white, they will be too bright, and if I use red they might not be bright enough.

Thanks for any help, and here is a link to the mod in case anyone is wondering:
http://www.hbgstreets.com/index.php?...=article&sid=4

 

im not sure do one in red and one in white and see which one is better.

 

If your doing your reverse lights by law they must be white. FYI

 

This is for the red ring around the reverse lights

 

oh for the 3rd brake light... id go red

 

Use white leds because the red lense will make it red.
And every other brake light is a white bulb so it will match.

 

And don't buy those cheap Pepboys LEDS. Find some that have a nice high intensity and use them.

 

I was wondering if using white if it would bleed over and look like your backup lights are on?

 

honestly with leds i would go red.... all leds tail lights factory or aftermarket that ive seen have been red not white

 

I used 24 5mm white LEDs rated at 50,000MCD per backup light

 

damnn!!! ^^^^^

 

that looks pimp

 

Damn, i used only 8 per light. Do you just have a mess of wires back there now or what?

 

i was just about to comment on how lame this mod looks kuz it doesnt match the stock tailights, but you just proved me wayyyy wrong Origami78! that looks awsome and professional, did you use 24led's/light?

 

48 LEDs total. 24 LEDs a light. I hooked 4 LEDs in series and then each group of 4 LEDs I have in parallel. I then hooked the negative wire to ground and the positive side to the brown wire on the tail light. I only have 2 wires coming off each backup light. I thought it looked very clean. The LEDs that I put in did not have wires on them. With the way I did it I have 3 ground wires and 3 positive wires hooked to the 2 wires that go out to the tail light.

I used LEDs like this http://cgi.ebay.com/50pc-5mm-Super-B...em250070725753

 

so you didnt need resistors or anything?

also do you have a pic or what your wiring methods look like? ie pic of the back of the revers light(showing installed leds)

 

How much would you charge to do 2 pairs? They look sweet.

I've got one set on a car in a garage that I can get to you right away, and when they are done I can give you the other set..

 

wow i think this is going to be my next mod

 

Here you go night pictures

 

wow looks SO sweet, specially when you squint your eyes..

 

Yea this deffinatly looks like a fun and easy mod. Looks good too!

 

now shave your emblems!!

 

I had a defective LED; it started flashing, making the other 3 in series flash also. Since I was replacing it, I decided to take some pics.

 

^^^ appreciate it. helps a lot

 

This is the How To that I went to. https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/how-guide-43/how-install-led-lights-into-your-reverse-lights-35528/