Interior/Exterior LED install pics
04-01-2005, 03:06 PM
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Interior/Exterior LED install pics
Just got done installing my interior LEDS along with a pair for the License plates.
The pictures don't do em justice..I'll try to take some pics at night but those damn things are really bright.
I couldn't get a good shot of the floor lights unfortunately.
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LP lights (I'll have to see how they look at night)
Map Lights
Rear Lights
I also took out this metal plate that was blocking a lot of the light from the rear...I think that's the only purpose it has...to block the light
Sparq.
The pictures don't do em justice..I'll try to take some pics at night but those damn things are really bright.
I couldn't get a good shot of the floor lights unfortunately.
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LP lights (I'll have to see how they look at night)
Map Lights
Rear Lights
I also took out this metal plate that was blocking a lot of the light from the rear...I think that's the only purpose it has...to block the light
Sparq.
04-02-2005, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by koreanmaximan
Damn, those do look alot better than orange~~
Thanks...Jimbo
04-02-2005, 09:06 AM
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Jimbo...the ones I have coming (should be here today or monday) have 4 LED's in each festoon bulb on the front and rear dome lights. So 16 total. The wedge type 195 LED's I bought have 5 LED's in each, facing straight out and all 4 sides. I didnt bother paying for LED's in the doors because the red coating on the covers drowns it out anyway. I have blue incadescent bulbs in the front doors now, looks pretty nice but because of the red, isnt too bright. But its better than messing up the blue theme on the floor.
04-02-2005, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 04BlackMaxx
Jimbo...the ones I have coming (should be here today or monday) have 4 LED's in each festoon bulb on the front and rear dome lights. So 16 total. The wedge type 195 LED's I bought have 5 LED's in each, facing straight out and all 4 sides. I didnt bother paying for LED's in the doors because the red coating on the covers drowns it out anyway. I have blue incadescent bulbs in the front doors now, looks pretty nice but because of the red, isnt too bright. But its better than messing up the blue theme on the floor.
Jimbo
Update/Edit: Got my LED's for my Passat (RIP) from this site below:
SuperBright LEDs
Another update. Here is the list of bulbs for the 2005 Maxima that I copy pasted from the Sylvania website. Some of the bulb numbers I recognize as standard across the board...not sure if the others are Sylvania specific:
2005 NISSAN Maxima (With HID (high intensity discharge) headlamps)
Low beam headlamp
HID-D2S
Parking light
1157A
1157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style
1157ALL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
Front turn signal
1157A
1157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style
1157ALL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
Rear turn signal
3057LL
Tail light
3057LL
Stop light
3057LL
High mount stop light
2825
Fog/Driving light
H3-55W
H3ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: the whitest and brightest Halogen
License plate
168
Back up light
3156LL
912
Cornering
3156LL
Rear sidemarker
168
Glove box
158
Map light
DE3021
Dome light
DE3175
Step/Courtesy light
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
2825
Trunk/Cargo area
158
Daytime running lights
1156
1156LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
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04-02-2005, 09:25 AM
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I got mine from www.discountleds.com
but the site superbright leds sells the same stuff as I bought.
but the site superbright leds sells the same stuff as I bought.
04-02-2005, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by 04BlackMaxx
I got mine from www.discountleds.com
but the site superbright leds sells the same stuff as I bought.
but the site superbright leds sells the same stuff as I bought.
Jimbo
04-02-2005, 10:04 AM
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I used the 31mm for both the front and rear yes. It is more snug in the front but it fits...you'll notice stock ones are smaller in front (but Ive never seen blue ones in that size) The front maplight is such a pain to get off...and back on...that I left it off while I wait for the shippment of the LED's. But the 31x10 will work perfect in back and fit in front tightly. The way the manual says to get the cover off the front is to place a butterknife inbetween the clear plastic cover and the housing. I started in the drivers corner near the buttons. You just have to pry it out and down a little bit...Then the corner pops out and you carefully pop out the rest of the plastic on the side facing you..The window facing side has longer tabs and is pulled away from the unit after the front is popped away. In my experience there is no smooth way of doing this, I used a butterknife and I did this twice without damaging anything. I was very afraid of breaking the tabs the whole time.
04-02-2005, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by 04BlackMaxx
I used the 31mm for both the front and rear yes. It is more snug in the front but it fits...you'll notice stock ones are smaller in front (but Ive never seen blue ones in that size) The front maplight is such a pain to get off...and back on...that I left it off while I wait for the shippment of the LED's. But the 31x10 will work perfect in back and fit in front tightly. The way the manual says to get the cover off the front is to place a butterknife inbetween the clear plastic cover and the housing. I started in the drivers corner near the buttons. You just have to pry it out and down a little bit...Then the corner pops out and you carefully pop out the rest of the plastic on the side facing you..The window facing side has longer tabs and is pulled away from the unit after the front is popped away. In my experience there is no smooth way of doing this, I used a butterknife and I did this twice without damaging anything. I was very afraid of breaking the tabs the whole time.
Jimbo
04-02-2005, 03:59 PM
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Think BlackMax answered everything already! 
But yeah...I got mine from superbrightleds as well...the LP, and Floor ones have 6 LEDs in em...and the fuse type have 4 tiny LEDs in em...very bright.
As for the front cover...I just used a tiny flathead scredriver to lift the plastic off...and used my fingers to pop the rest off.
Forgot to take pics at night...will try to remember
Sparq
But yeah...I got mine from superbrightleds as well...the LP, and Floor ones have 6 LEDs in em...and the fuse type have 4 tiny LEDs in em...very bright.
As for the front cover...I just used a tiny flathead scredriver to lift the plastic off...and used my fingers to pop the rest off.
Forgot to take pics at night...will try to remember
Sparq
04-04-2005, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by sparq
Just got done installing my interior LEDS along with a pair for the License plates.
The pictures don't do em justice..I'll try to take some pics at night but those damn things are really bright.
I couldn't get a good shot of the floor lights unfortunately.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LP lights (I'll have to see how they look at night)
Map Lights
Rear Lights
I also took out this metal plate that was blocking a lot of the light from the rear...I think that's the only purpose it has...to block the light
Sparq.
The pictures don't do em justice..I'll try to take some pics at night but those damn things are really bright.
I couldn't get a good shot of the floor lights unfortunately.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LP lights (I'll have to see how they look at night)
Map Lights
Rear Lights
I also took out this metal plate that was blocking a lot of the light from the rear...I think that's the only purpose it has...to block the light
Sparq.
04-04-2005, 06:38 PM
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Carcus....
Yes...I think they do..but I doubt they'll be as bright as whites
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...gi?product=CAR
Yes...I think they do..but I doubt they'll be as bright as whites
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...gi?product=CAR
04-04-2005, 08:41 PM
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They have the technology as of 2001 I read, to make LED's in any color under the rainbow from white to ultraviolet. This was not possible until 2001, On superbrightleds.com they have red,green,amber,UV, blue, and superwhite festoon bulbs and wedges.
04-05-2005, 07:24 AM
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There are so many threads and posts about different bulb changes it makes Baby Jesus cry. 
Somebody should put together some kind of write-up... Bulb A, LED B or whatever, what it looks like, where to get it and how much it costs. Right now there's like 50 links to different types of bulbs, people saying some places are outrageous in price, all kinds of stuff.
Somebody should put together some kind of write-up... Bulb A, LED B or whatever, what it looks like, where to get it and how much it costs. Right now there's like 50 links to different types of bulbs, people saying some places are outrageous in price, all kinds of stuff.
04-05-2005, 03:16 PM
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I got mine from www.superbrightleds.com
Ok chaps...here's the part numbers:
4 X Front/back Map lights: #DE3175
I got these:
3022-4 LED Festoon bulb
2 X License PLates and 2 X floor lighting: #168
I got these:
WLED-6 LED bulb
Hope that helps.
Ok chaps...here's the part numbers:
4 X Front/back Map lights: #DE3175
I got these:
3022-4 LED Festoon bulb
2 X License PLates and 2 X floor lighting: #168
I got these:
WLED-6 LED bulb
Hope that helps.
04-05-2005, 09:58 PM
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Thanks... that helps a ton...
For anyone else shopping there, it's a lot easier to search for the items directly from their shopping area...
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...?product=OTHER
Just put the part #s in there and they'll show up, then you can add them to the cart.
For anyone else shopping there, it's a lot easier to search for the items directly from their shopping area...
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...?product=OTHER
Just put the part #s in there and they'll show up, then you can add them to the cart.
04-06-2005, 08:34 PM
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ARGH..still waiting on my LED's...Called them after like a week and a half and was told my package got returned to their PO box with a damaged label...The suspense is killing me! I really hope thay are deep blue and NOT bright...I wasnt a big fan of the brighter 10 watt bulbs in the front, just looking for a blue glow.
04-06-2005, 09:50 PM
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Here are some pics folks of the LEDs bulbs that I recommended from SuperbrightLEDs.com. The first pic is a comparison for those folks wanting to see a difference between stock bulb (left) and the 4 LED festoon (right)
The next photo is the completed product which you all saw previously posted by someone else...but I upgrade that light that is under that little slit in the middle to a wedge LED bulb. Tried a blue and white LED bulb I already had, but it was too bright...so I went with red since it kinda matches the gauge lights and such...
I plan to upgrade...again...the lighting in my trunk. If you look at my Cardomain page I have blue LED light bars in the trunk that increase the lighting...better than the weak stock lights. I will be upgrading it to red LED lighting...the ALM-OB Accent Light Module (accent lighting on superbrightleds.com). Easy install and good looking upgrade!
Jimbo
The next photo is the completed product which you all saw previously posted by someone else...but I upgrade that light that is under that little slit in the middle to a wedge LED bulb. Tried a blue and white LED bulb I already had, but it was too bright...so I went with red since it kinda matches the gauge lights and such...
I plan to upgrade...again...the lighting in my trunk. If you look at my Cardomain page I have blue LED light bars in the trunk that increase the lighting...better than the weak stock lights. I will be upgrading it to red LED lighting...the ALM-OB Accent Light Module (accent lighting on superbrightleds.com). Easy install and good looking upgrade!
Jimbo
04-06-2005, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by MAJ_Jimbo
Here are some pics folks of the LEDs bulbs that I recommended from SuperbrightLEDs.com. The first pic is a comparison for those folks wanting to see a difference between stock bulb (left) and the 4 LED festoon (right)
I plan to upgrade...again...the lighting in my trunk. If you look at my Cardomain page I have blue LED light bars in the trunk that increase the lighting...better than the weak stock lights. I will be upgrading it to red LED lighting...the ALM-OB Accent Light Module (accent lighting on superbrightleds.com). Easy install and good looking upgrade!
You're doing some awesome interior work with the lights, btw... not many people have messed around with the 6th gen interiors so far. Now let me know if you ever get around to the door switches and stuff...
04-07-2005, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by viguera
Is that festoon blue or white? I know it "looks" blueish, but I don't know if that's the camera, the white bulb that looks blue or just the plain old blue bulb.
That's a hell of an idea... I'm sick of the assy bulb in the trunk, but I never thought of an LED light bar. Did you get those from the same place? Part # please?
You're doing some awesome interior work with the lights, btw... not many people have messed around with the 6th gen interiors so far. Now let me know if you ever get around to the door switches and stuff...
That's a hell of an idea... I'm sick of the assy bulb in the trunk, but I never thought of an LED light bar. Did you get those from the same place? Part # please?
You're doing some awesome interior work with the lights, btw... not many people have messed around with the 6th gen interiors so far. Now let me know if you ever get around to the door switches and stuff...
Jimbo