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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Maximized2000
Have these on my car for a while now. Finally had a chance to take pics of the leds I have in my License plate and courtesy lights. I made these to fit perfectly into the 168 or 194 bulb socket. The LEDs i used are 5mm 55,000 mcd.

I used two leds for each:


Here it is in the license plate:


Here it is in the courtesy light:



These are just some of the pics...i have more.
what brand of led's did u get?
Old Aug 6, 2007 | 12:25 PM
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alright well i got the 5leds from autolumination today and put them in.. i gotta wait until night time to see how they look
Old Aug 6, 2007 | 03:04 PM
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UPDATE: the lights worked when i first put them in and turned them on, but one just stopped working next time i turned the car on.. i tried turning it around, wiggling it... no light... anything else i can do, or is it just burnt out already? (the socket works with other bulbs, so its not the socket)
Old Aug 6, 2007 | 06:09 PM
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^^where do you use them at? sidemarkers? tag lights?

if you used them for tag lights, and you have subs in your trunk...than that might have done it, i know i used to kill autolumination LED's like that all the time as i stated in one of my previous posts.

Now one of my tag light wiring has a shortage in it also, which gave me the impression that i had ALMOST killed the LEDS, so ill be re doing that wire connection
Old Aug 6, 2007 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by wyche89
UPDATE: the lights worked when i first put them in and turned them on, but one just stopped working next time i turned the car on.. i tried turning it around, wiggling it... no light... anything else i can do, or is it just burnt out already? (the socket works with other bulbs, so its not the socket)

Wow...you got pretty bad luck man. First the HIDs now the LEDs....j/k
Well, the Leds that I used to make mine was from Ebay. I bought like 50 Leds and it was shipped from Hong Kong. Mine is still running fine....even though I have subs in the back. I didn't know subs would cause that problem.
Old Aug 6, 2007 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Maximized2000
Wow...you got pretty bad luck man. First the HIDs now the LEDs....j/k
Well, the Leds that I used to make mine was from Ebay. I bought like 50 Leds and it was shipped from Hong Kong. Mine is still running fine....even though I have subs in the back. I didn't know subs would cause that problem.

in most situations its more than likely due to the vibration
Old Aug 6, 2007 | 09:23 PM
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yeah, i'm not even using them for my license plate lights.. they're in my side markers... i turned my engine off today at the gas station but kept my battery on and the light was on when i got out! but then it went off when i turned the engine back on i think it comes on whenever the hell it wants to. I was playing with i today, and got it to come on for a brief second while i wiggled around with it in the socket, but it would not stay on.. so it's not burnt out. the freakin bulb wouldnt even fit snugly into the socket.. it has lots of wiggle room, so thats probably the issue. I sent an email to autolumination to ask them what the hell is up
Old Aug 7, 2007 | 12:23 AM
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got me LEDs today fried many fuses installing like 14 LED lights lol. whole interior doesnt work will post pics of places and markers
Old Aug 7, 2007 | 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by wyche89
yeah, i'm not even using them for my license plate lights.. they're in my side markers... i turned my engine off today at the gas station but kept my battery on and the light was on when i got out! but then it went off when i turned the engine back on i think it comes on whenever the hell it wants to. I was playing with i today, and got it to come on for a brief second while i wiggled around with it in the socket, but it would not stay on.. so it's not burnt out. the freakin bulb wouldnt even fit snugly into the socket.. it has lots of wiggle room, so thats probably the issue. I sent an email to autolumination to ask them what the hell is up

try swapping the LED with the other one in the other sidemarket....and see if that makes the issue better, it could just be the LED.
Old Aug 7, 2007 | 06:20 AM
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A lot of the LEDs are made to handle 12v, and when you start your car, the voltage can spike up to 14v IIRC. I had autolumination 5-led bulbs in my license plate area, then went out the same week. I have custom led boards made for 14v now and they have been going strong for months.
Old Aug 9, 2013 | 12:40 PM
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im having trouble getting the bulb out of the assembly. I dont want to try to force it out and break anything. is there something im missing or should i just pull on the bulb until it comes loose?
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