Alright, there's plenty of threads about LED upgrades for interior. I'm talking about plug and play kits, not custom like Metal Maxima and the likes. This is about LED bulbs for corners, parking lights, license plate lights, courtesy lights, The Dome light, map lights, and the like.

Every single thread I've seen regarding lights, there's always some mixed opinions regarding realibility. Always some people are like "oh, burnt out within a month" or "flickering" etc. Obviously the guy who just installed them is all psyched about his mods so he'll praise the lights as if he just invented sliced bread I'm looking for a little bit more of a long term review of the lights.

Are you happy with them? Did you end up replacing them seventeen times? Do you regret getting them, etc.


Oh, and regarding about the pole, please only vote if you've had the lights on for 6 months or more. This is regarding reliability.

 

Led's for over a year and no problems. Make sure all soldered connections are good make sure you use the right resistors, and buy them from a reputable place you should have no problems.

 

ive used many of led bulbs for those applications for 3 years now ive changed them here and there for different colors and stuff like more leds on the bulb things like that i always have been a big supporter of leds i just wish i had the patiance and knoledge on how to solder and use leds n resistors

 

the technology is improving rapidly. The newer smd's are really cool, I put a couple of smd boards in my trunk. Looks like I have a small sun in my trunk now. LOL

 

Ive always had good luck with LEDs

 

I have LEDs in my clock for 2 years with no problem. And now have LEDs in my dome, inside door lights, outside side markers, and licsence plate for 8 months with no problem, but holding my breath since also read that they don't last.

These were all stock LEDs from here:

Clock light

http://www.autolumination.com/

All the other lights

http://www.v-leds.com/

 

The OP asked about bulbs that where plug and play not the one's you mention. Guess you didn't read.

 

No option on poll for "Still all stock, and wondering the same about LED's?


Put me down for that vote.

 

I've had a full led exterior lights for over a year now with no issues. For the interior I've had no issues either except for one 194 bulb that one of the smt started to flicker but I had switched it from my parking light when I got some brighter bulbs, but those were over a year old, so I realy don't consider that a reliability issue, just age. I just finished my led interior with map and vanity leds. Suprisingly the maps lit right up with no rewiring at all. I think as long as you get them from a reputable manufacture you shouldn't have any issues. I get all mine from V-Leds and they're a great company to order from. If you plan on ordering from them you can use COMMANDER15 coupon code for 15% off.

 

I've had mine from VLED's off ebay for around 2 years now... the rear ones started acting up about 4 months ago when the body shop replaced my rear bumper...they freaking glued my corner lights in so I can't replace the bulbs now without removing the bumper so I haven't had a chance to. Anyway, now the left rear one is completely out, and the right rear kinda flickers sometimes from bright to dim. Most of the time it's just dim, though.

 

wow, so far I'm surprised of the result... I've read in several threads how their lights failed after about a month.

 

go with v-leds.com and you should be good. I got mine from autolumination.com and my LED failed failed within a few months.

 

anyone have the problem with the dome light staying on when its on the "door" position?

 

Corners, license plate, and door panel leds all flicker, dome light stays on just a tad bit due to low voltage going there at all times.....

otherwise my map lights are the ****!

 

thought this would be of interest to you.. its my thread... no problems thus far..

http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...sion-pics.html

 

anyone has a dome light that doesn't glow on the door setting?

 

i have a 12 led board from autozone paid like $5 it comes with a fake bulb to put in the socket and it has a plug on it plugs rite into the board my lites are bright and they turn on and off immediately

 

I had one that wouldn't glow unless the door was open, but I upgraded and the new one glows a tiny bit when the doors are closed, but since it is blue i don't notice unless I look right at it. (which is basically impossible to do while driving.)

 

 

vleds.com or ijdmtoy.com has the best led light i have bought so far...

 

Leds last forever my polarg bulbs I used before the leds blew real quick. Dome light does glow alil bit all the time.

 

same her...my dome light never completely turns off unless its on "off" anyone know why?????

 

has anyone had any problems with their LEDs going out from superbrightleds.com....i ordered some and in about a week one blew, I could have sent them back and all that but i had got so mad i just took both of them out and threw them in my parking lot!!!

 

I've tried LED bulbs in the car before.
- License plate bulbs: blew within a week. (autolumination.com)
- Sidemarker bulbs: started flickering with 2-3 weeks. (jlevisw.com 6LED bulbs)

Since then, I've gone back to the Polargs for my sidemarkers, and well... the license plate lights have gone custom:

 

I have led tails and first had trouble with the whole load equalizer mess but once I figured out haven't had any problems and they light up nice and juicy red with my clear tails. Considering replacing turn signals at some point just lazy. But as mentioned before make sure your connections are solid had a wire come loose on the equalizer and blew a fuse and shorted some of my lights. So be careful also Autolumination is a good source for Led's

 

I have LED's in my side markers and license plate lights from v-led's since December. I've only had one problem with a one of the license plate lights not lighting...but I tapped the light and it came back on. It hasn't been a problem since (I think it might be a little loose because of how the bulb sits and the fact it could work loose over time when closing the trunk lid).

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I just ordered some amber leds for my corner lights just to see how it looks, plus Im thinking of getting yellow H3 fog bulbs I think it will look nice. Blue leds on the inside dome and doors. I put them in my corners got pulled ova I didnt kno thats illegal in nj.