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Old 10-08-2004, 02:30 PM
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looking for very bright white reverse lights

I've tried a few different kinds from small wedges to LED's and haven't found anything that is super bright. if anyone has any ones they are happy with please let me know. pics would be great too. thanks
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Old 10-08-2004, 02:36 PM
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attach a foglight to the bottom of your bumper and wire it to the reverse light so when you put it in reverse, the light turns on.

THats really the only way to get a "bright light" back there. THe regular reverse bulb and hosuing is pretty small, and is not really meant for projecting a beam
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I've got PIAA Xtreme whites. They might be brighter than stock, but not enough for me. I've heard Polarg Superwhite M6s are nice. I think Irish44j runs them.
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Yep....the Polarg's are significantly brighter than stock, and other people have commented on how bright they are as well, so it's not just my perception...

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/\ that's that i've got also, they seem to work for me.
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I'm gonna have to try those Polarg's. I have tried a few aftermarket ones and found that the stock ones were brighter...Have to give those a try!!
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i also use the polargs, and they definitly do the job with the dark tint
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Originally Posted by al7601
I've tried a few different kinds from small wedges to LED's and haven't found anything that is super bright. if anyone has any ones they are happy with please let me know. pics would be great too. thanks
What brand of LED's and also what kind did you use??

I just ordered these LED's for reverse lights? Hope these are bright enough.

921 Wedge Base LED bulb

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^^^^^^^^how did they work out for you?
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^^^^^^^^how did they work out for you?

They worked out great and I like how the LED's are white and not blue like regular filament bulbs, so the reverse light lenses don't give off a blueish tint. I like the clean white look for all my lights even when they are not on. Take a look at my website and I have some pics of them under the lighting section. I have bought led's from superbrightleds.com before and they are still looking great two years later....
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Originally Posted by al7601
I've tried a few different kinds from small wedges to LED's and haven't found anything that is super bright. if anyone has any ones they are happy with please let me know. pics would be great too. thanks

why do you need "verry bright revers lights" you drive backwards!!




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Old 10-19-2004, 06:53 PM
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whats a good site to buy the polarg bulbs
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Old 10-19-2004, 07:16 PM
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I just installed the Polargs and took some pics. Here's the thread.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=347166
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Old 10-19-2004, 09:22 PM
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put em in last weekend, finishing touch, i got all polargs everywhere now ; )
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any word on the led's? also where is the cheapest place to buy the polargs?
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Old 10-21-2004, 10:02 PM
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optauto.com is good prices.
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Old 10-25-2004, 11:58 AM
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do you think the led's put out more light than stock or the polargs?
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Old 10-25-2004, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by MaximusMorpheus
What brand of LED's and also what kind did you use??

I just ordered these LED's for reverse lights? Hope these are bright enough.

921 Wedge Base LED bulb

i just got those bulbs in the mail, they look nice and white, but i don't think there that bright

MaximusMorpheus, for the dome bulb, do they still stay on very dim all the time after you close the door?
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Originally Posted by irish44j
Yep....the Polarg's are significantly brighter than stock, and other people have commented on how bright they are as well, so it's not just my perception...

They look great at night but does the blue color of the bulb come through during the day when the bulbs are unlit?
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Originally Posted by ISELKARS2
They look great at night but does the blue color of the bulb come through during the day when the bulbs are unlit?
yes, but if you don't want them to do that, you can spray paint them with a light coat of silver enamel paint and they will be "stealth"
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POLARG makes "stealth" bulbs now, don't they
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no idea, I just paint all my bulbs myself.....
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Originally Posted by jklx86
i just got those bulbs in the mail, they look nice and white, but i don't think there that bright

MaximusMorpheus, for the dome bulb, do they still stay on very dim all the time after you close the door?
I just bought a pair also.
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Use the Leds, but why is there so much concern? I guess you live in the back woods of Bergen County
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Originally Posted by jklx86
i just got those bulbs in the mail, they look nice and white, but i don't think there that bright

MaximusMorpheus, for the dome bulb, do they still stay on very dim all the time after you close the door?

I think the reverse light bulbs do the job and people know when I am backing up. I just did my car inspection and if I would have had any blue tint on my reverse lights I would not have passed....

For the Dome bulb, they act the same as a stock bulb except they don't dim when you lock the car. They just turn on.
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Bright in reverse



These are led lights i got from www.autolumination.com
They are very bright as you can see.
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These are led lights i got from www.autolumination.com
They are very bright as you can see.
which bulbs are those? i bought a pair from that site to replace my clearanace lights but ended up using polarg M4s instead. now i don't know if i should use the led's for the backup lights or go polarg all around.
 
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i just tried the 9led bulbs from autolumination.com and i didn't like they way they looked. the color was definitely better that the stock bulbs but the light coming from the LEDs was too concentrated and as a result you can see the bulb lit up inside the housing instead of the whole thing being lit up. it also didn't light up the area behind my car as well as the stock bulb. what i want to know is -- are the M6s the same way or do they light up bright and full like the stock bulbs but only without the yellow color. thanks.
 
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Thanks for the tip VMaximus but I just ordered a pair of Polarg M6 bulbs from optauto.com. I figured this way I will have Polargs all around. When these burn out I'll be sure and check out that site for replacements. I know that reverse lights are not made to light up the road but with my tints it's hard to see the curb when I'm parallel parking at night and the stock bulbs sort of light it up. That's why I was looking for something brighter. Do you have any pics of your bulbs?
 
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Originally Posted by XGaSpAcHo
Thanks for the tip VMaximus but I just ordered a pair of Polarg M6 bulbs from optauto.com. I figured this way I will have Polargs all around. When these burn out I'll be sure and check out that site for replacements. I know that reverse lights are not made to light up the road but with my tints it's hard to see the curb when I'm parallel parking at night and the stock bulbs sort of light it up. That's why I was looking for something brighter. Do you have any pics of your bulbs?
Oops, I deleted my previous post because I realized that the recommeded Wide-Angle LED will probably not fit the rear backup housing. They are the replacement for stock 194, not 921 (rear backup bulbs).

I had similar LED bulbs as you and the lights output are much brighter but are more concentrated, as you had mentioned. I had the Wide-Angle LED bulbs installed in the trunk and the headlight markers. They are pretty good at spreading out the lights. Sorry, no pictures of them lights.
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Oh alright. Hey what bulbs go in the trunk light? You reminded me of 1 bulb I forgot to swap out.
 
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Oh alright. Hey what bulbs go in the trunk light? You reminded me of 1 bulb I forgot to swap out.
Read my previous response again. I did mentioned it.
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