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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 10:57 PM
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Default 194 bulbs that can take the heat

I've had some blue LED bulbs in my car from superbrightleds.com... they burned out of course after a while... no big surprise. The sad thing is when I tried to take them out they came off the harness so now I have a bulb rattling around in my lighting fixture... I'll have to take the front bumper off to get them out which will be fun.

It's obviously too much heat for the soldier joints or LED filaments but I wonder if anyone has made or modded one that can handle the heat output from the headlights? I bet with some insulation or better materials it wouldn't be an issues... what about some other vendor bulbs?
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cardomain.com

i'm not gonna give you the name. cuz i don't want it to be that easy for you... but they are there.. i have been running these for a 6 months now with hid's and no problems...

just look up the leds... good luck ;)
Old Jul 7, 2006 | 11:21 PM
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I looked through them and didn't see anything special... are you using varad, apc, or piaa?
Old Jul 7, 2006 | 11:23 PM
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Come on. Help a brotha out.

1 in 18 shot. Should I start guessing?

http://search.cardomain.com/?query=194%20led
Old Jul 7, 2006 | 11:25 PM
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No way, on God's green earth, that I'm going to pay $33 for a pair of LEDs.
Old Jul 7, 2006 | 11:32 PM
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He's using HID lighting so it may not even be relevant... HID uses a ton of wattage when they fire up but then they don't output nearly as much heat
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i'm pretty sure hid's use lower wattage.. but because it's brighter... it gives off even more heat... that's where the temperature come into play... i'm not 100% sure and i may be crazy ... but i think thats true... and MJV if you wanna know.. i'll let you in if you come to york on the 15th.

and it's not $33... it's less.
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check out the ones I use https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...076&highlight=
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Originally Posted by chrischoi
where can we bu ythose? i dont think mine are that bright.
Oh no. Look what I found on that thread!
Old Jul 7, 2006 | 11:46 PM
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are those led liquidfx? they look really nice... but I'm looking for blue
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Originally Posted by MJVsTC
Originally Posted by chrischoi
where can we bu ythose? i dont think mine are that bright.
Oh no. Look what I found on that thread!
nah bro.. that's not it.. i've had my led's for a while.. i was talking about the plate lights... when he first started that post.. he just had the pic of his plate lit up.. and my leds aren't that bright... i have different led's in my headlight and my near my plate... cuz the ones in the headlight can take the heat... the ones in the rear are crappy ones i got for real cheap...
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Oh. My B
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butyeah, come out the 15th and i will personally tell and show you them.. once you'll see them you'll be like ohhhh....
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Originally Posted by dopexile
are those led liquidfx? they look really nice... but I'm looking for blue
they are not LED
installed....

the bulb
Old Jul 8, 2006 | 12:34 AM
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they are 5W
Old Jul 8, 2006 | 01:20 AM
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mine are led!
Old Jul 8, 2006 | 01:24 AM
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whats up with the animated avatars???
Old Jul 8, 2006 | 01:30 AM
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well i dont think leds work with HID headlights.... thats what i was told on a forum... and on the package i ordered my lights from
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thats the superbrightcheapoled leds... mine are working long and strong.
Old Jul 8, 2006 | 02:57 AM
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and what kind would that be



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