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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 10:08 AM
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Default LED reverse bulbs in TYC tails

This is probably about the easiest "mod" ever - bought some high power white LED bulbs from http://autolumination.com/ for my TYC tail lights.
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The actual bulb itself:

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Left side is OEM filament bulb. Right side is the LED:

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What the LED bulb looks like when lit inside the housing:

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you dont have to post 4 times to get pics on here, you could just make one next time idk just a thought...
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Duh, you're right, next time....
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...all the pics...
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...will go in one post. ;-)
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^ Wow... someone wants their 50 posts...
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Is it that obvious?
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Yes, it is... you can do better than that.
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Then again, I'm shooting to hit 4k today.
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Congrats! Guess what, this is #50!
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You really wanna post in OT, don't you.
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Good info!



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I can see the difference in temperature in the bulbs, but I cannot tell from the picture if they actually provide more light.[/b]
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DZ, you're observant and probably right. I can't tell when I'm backing up if they're actually providing any more light or not. It's definitely not a dramatic improvement, if any.
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Originally Posted by Thumps
DZ, you're observant and probably right. I can't tell when I'm backing up if they're actually providing any more light or not. It's definitely not a dramatic improvement, if any.
Hotdog, I'll just save my $20 and keep the stockers!! :-)
Seriously, they probably look better, even if they put out no more light.
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Minor update - just found out tonight that these things might be generating some major RFI (radio frequency interference).

I had the FM radio playing, which is rare; I'm normally always listening to MP3 CD's. When I shifted into reverse to put the car into the garage, I got a lot of static in the radio.

Shift out of reverse, static goes away. Shift into reverse, static comes back.



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