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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 01:31 PM
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Does anybody have LED's in there side markers?

I have polargs hyper whites in there now, and wanted to know are the LEDs going to be brighter? And is it really worth the upgrade from the Polargs?
Old Nov 18, 2003 | 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Rafe
I have polargs hyper whites in there now, and wanted to know are the LEDs going to be brighter? And is it really worth the upgrade from the Polargs?

I had LED's in my side markers before and they were not bright at all because of the way they face. LED's only look bright if you look head-on at them. So, I returned mine.
Old Nov 18, 2003 | 01:57 PM
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Thanks for your input , i will put them in my front clearance lights then.
Old Nov 18, 2003 | 06:13 PM
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Thanks for your input , i will put them in my front clearance lights then.
Yep, LEDs are bright to look at but do not give off much light. They will look good in the light housing but usually do not light up the hole thing.
Old Nov 18, 2003 | 06:14 PM
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Yep, LEDs are bright to look at but do not give off much light. They will look good in the light housing but usually do not light up the hole thing.
Old Nov 18, 2003 | 07:15 PM
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I have amber and red LEDS and I love them...I guess to each his own..
Old Nov 18, 2003 | 08:12 PM
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I have amber led's in my front corners and I like them. Forget the brand but they are 4 bulb.
Old Nov 19, 2003 | 07:04 AM
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I just bought some APC led's, you can barley see them in the day, but they are bright at night. To avoid the pink and dull yellow color, I dipped the led's in some Tamiya amber and red acrylic paint. My red led's are a true red instead of pink and amber led's are a true amber instead of yellow.
Old Nov 19, 2003 | 08:15 AM
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I was a little disappointed to find out after I got them that it was not bright as I hoped. You can barely see it. The ones I have there are 9 led, the place I got them from has a set that has 19 led don’t know if more bulbs will make that big of a difference, The other problem with that will be if the head of the bulbs will fit with out making the headlight housing hole bigger.
Old Nov 19, 2003 | 08:22 AM
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I bought some led's from Superbrightleds.com and I was not impressed. What bulb goes into the 2K2/3 front turn signal?
Old Nov 19, 2003 | 03:01 PM
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I just bought white PIAA LEDs for the clear corners. You know I'll post pics as soon as I get 'em in. It may be a few days, I just bought them online a few hours ago at optauto.com.
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