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Old Nov 29, 2007 | 12:06 AM
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Hey everyone, i did some searching but still couldnt find what i was looking for...

I am looking for some deep blue parking lights, or maybe some other colors as well, but i dont really know where to look, i googled it as well, but there are alot of different choices out there, and i dont really want to get crappy ones that are gonna burn out in a month...

can anyone point me in the right direction for these? thanks
Old Nov 29, 2007 | 12:18 AM
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I've heard that LEDs with heat sinks can withstand the temps in the headlight housing. They can be found at autolumination.com under their 194 section. I haven't personally tried them, but it seems like they may work.
Old Nov 29, 2007 | 12:50 AM
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Yes, the LEDs with heatsinks will easily withstand the heat for a long time, however, the light output of the LED is unidirectional - that means your light is going straight forwards and not going to light up the entire housing. I did have the heatsink LEDs in mine for a while, but you really need to stick with halogen bulbs in order to get the best appearance. You want as much light as possible to be directed inside the housing.

I know there are a lot of crappy ones out there, so just look for a good brand. I always go with PIAA because they have never let me down. I currently have PIAA Plasma Ion Yellow for my parking lights, but they have many different colors in the same product line.
Old Nov 29, 2007 | 12:58 AM
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yeah it seems that ill prolly go with the PIAA in plasma blue, i just would like to see some pics of how blue it is...
Old Nov 29, 2007 | 01:01 AM
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I'll see if I can dig anything up...
Old Nov 29, 2007 | 01:23 AM
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Well I didn't find PIAA's in blue, but I did find this...

The OP of this pic says they are refractor LEDs from eBay and they have not burned out within the 4 months since he got them. This pic is with just the parking lights turned on.

Old Nov 29, 2007 | 04:23 AM
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Try Ozniums 194's http://www.oznium.com/194

excuse the crappy pics
Old Nov 29, 2007 | 01:54 PM
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^how long have you had them? are all 5 leds still working?
Old Nov 29, 2007 | 01:57 PM
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The blue ones from Oznium look great.
Old Nov 29, 2007 | 02:31 PM
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I've had them about 3 months... one side of the leds isn't working, only cuz I squeezed the **** while I was installing it. I'll try to get a better pic tonight (I also have the white angel eyes so that throws the pic off)
Old Nov 29, 2007 | 02:44 PM
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got these from customtc.com


They're not so bright

Those Ozniums look great maybe I'll get a pair of those.

Has anyone seen these refractor LEDs from eBay?
Old Nov 29, 2007 | 04:34 PM
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Here are the refractor type LEDs...

http://www.ebest24.com/product_info....oducts_id=1835





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aww all they have is blue and white..
Old Nov 29, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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No, there are other colors. Search Google or eBay. I found green and amber too.

http://www.google.com/product_url?q=...hl=en&sa=title

http://www.google.com/product_url?q=...hl=en&sa=title
Old Nov 29, 2007 | 07:02 PM
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Check it out, they have red too, and basically every normal color:

http://motors.shop.ebay.com/_Car-Tru...Q20194QQ_fxdZ1
Old Nov 29, 2007 | 08:53 PM
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nvm i found some on v-led.com
Old Dec 19, 2007 | 08:49 PM
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how easy is it to replace these bulbs?
Old Dec 19, 2007 | 09:13 PM
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very easy...i go those too very bright
Old Dec 27, 2007 | 06:56 PM
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alright, i finally did it....i'll have pics posted a little later. i must say, i am very happy with the result.
Old Dec 27, 2007 | 07:07 PM
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so how easy was it lol



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