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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 12:01 AM
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Anyone have any pics of LED's in thier vents that they are willing to share
Old Jul 5, 2007 | 02:56 AM
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scroll down in the link halfway. gives you a good enough idea. I have them in mine, but i have no pics right now of them and its raining outside.

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=182728
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they look real nice how many 5mm pre-wired LED's should i use just to do the vents like you did
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Normally only 1LED per vent works fine. Its bright enough to look great but not overdone to blind you. Some people have done 2 per vent but its way to annoying to look at. I recommend 1 per vent. And mount them safely so they dont fall all over or wiggle around. I drilled and mounted mine in evenly.
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so 4 should do it, should i get some extras in case something unexpected should occur
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4 yes, extra no, unless you wanna do the cup holders also..
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yea 4 is enough unless you want the cupholders done and other places in the car. then i would buy more. But i might purchase 1 or 2 more to be safe.
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which do you recomend:

Super Bright LED's ad Randodes
http://randode.net/store/product30.html

or

oznium Super bright pre-wired LED 5mm

http://www.oznium.com/prewired-leds

or something else
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i would go with oznium. They are the only people i have experience with and they are great people along with their service. Plus, they have a cheaper price than randode.
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I agree with the others. 4 should do it for the vents. And oznium FTW!
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just placed my order with oznium for (6) 5mm Super bright pre-wired LED's for my vents (2) extra just to play it safe.

http://www.oznium.com/prewired-leds

Good choice ????
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I like the cup holder lights, not such a big of the air vent lights though.
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All i have left to do as lighting goes in my interior is a LED swap of my Gauges,HVAC,Radio,Steering Wheel Radio Controls, and Door Locks, but at the moment i have no clue what to use.

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just one more question, is it possible to wire up the vent leds to the same switch that turns on the cathodes and cup holder leds, or do they stay on constantly, or do i need to get a seperate switch
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Originally Posted by tcvenom
which do you recomend:

Super Bright LED's ad Randodes
http://randode.net/store/product30.html

or

oznium Super bright pre-wired LED 5mm

http://www.oznium.com/prewired-leds

or something else
holy ____ randodes' expensive.
id never buy from him
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Originally Posted by tcvenom
just one more question, is it possible to wire up the vent leds to the same switch that turns on the cathodes and cup holder leds, or do they stay on constantly, or do i need to get a seperate switch
no u dont need a diff swtch
if u want to you can but you dont have to
one switch goes a long way
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cool thanks a bunch
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I agree, one switch goes a LONG way.
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Originally Posted by tcvenom
so 4 should do it, should i get some extras in case something unexpected should occur
YES YES YES. Trust me, get more. Once you do the vents, you'll want to do more. And once you do more, you'll want to do even more! It's gets maddening! The unexpected is that you'll really get carried away in trickin' it out.

Seriously though, you won't need extras for bad ones, you'll need extras b/c once you start, you'll get that itch, and crave to do more. You'll spend time thinking of new places to put them. I first bought 4, then I bought 4 more, now I'm going to buy like 10 more.

If you buy a lot at once, you'll save money in shipping. (same flat rate each order no matter the quantity) But trust me, once you see how easy and fun it is, you'll get the urge to do more. You'll vision yourself on "Pimp my Ride"



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