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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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Installed new license plate lights

Just installed these 194's from superbrightleds.com

Theyre called WLED-x5 LED Wide Angle LED bulb, got the cool white color.

Theyre alot whiter than they look in the pictures. So bright they even light up the ground.

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Sorry for the blurry pics.
 

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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 09:15 PM
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whoa! thats is super bright haha...



but im feelin it goodjob
 
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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Looks super blue, but I take your word for them looking white. How was the install? Do you just slide the plastic cap to the right to gain access to bulb?
 
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 10:28 PM
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Install was easy, just slide those sideways and out, took about 10 minutes. Its more of a cool white, does have a blueish tint but the camera makes it look more blue than it really is. If you want.a warm white like stock they have a color option for that too. This looks sort of like an HID color blue, around 6000k.
 
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 10:50 PM
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Which type of bulb did you go with? 120 degrees, 360 degrees? x5, x6? There's so many on the site I'm not sure which would look best.
 
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 10:56 PM
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Check my first post, 3rd line. WLED-x5 LED Wide Angle LED bulb

If you go to the order page itll be under that, just choose the color, less than 3 bucks each.
 
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 12:13 AM
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looks good might just have to do that to mine next.
 
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 12:16 AM
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Dude I got 2 extra ones cause I ordered too much, you can have them sunday for free, I dont have a use for them. My RDX lens should be here before sunday too so well be good. Make sure to have the Fit nice and dirty
 
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 12:44 AM
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lol thats great.

oh and man it's dirty.
i was going to wash it this weekend but i got lazy.
so yes it's dirty.
 
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 12:47 AM
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Make for better before and after pictures...
 
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 01:01 AM
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can't wait.
what kind of camera are you using? cause i have a nice
Olympus sp-550uz you can use i you want.
 
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 01:04 AM
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Psh I got a crappy Nikon I got about 4 years ago for christmas, 5.1 megapixels. As you can see from the pics I just took...

Ill definately use your camera instead.
 
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 01:07 AM
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thats cool no problem.
 
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 01:35 AM
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Psh I got a crappy Nikon I got about 4 years ago for christmas, 5.1 megapixels. As you can see from the pics I just took...

Ill definately use your camera instead.
You pictures would look perfectly fine if you got a tripod. A DSLR with with IS would have trouble capturing a sharp image at that light.
 
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 02:05 AM
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I tried the single reverse-cone shaped LEDs (WLED-W) leftovers from a previous car and it was too blue for my tastes (don't want to risk getting pulled over). I suggest going with natural white or warm white. I have some 1W white SMT LEDs. Will post pictures if I like them after installed.
 
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 02:14 AM
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I don't mean to steal the thread or anything but you changing the your license plate lights has got me wanting to change mine and more :x I'm on superbrightleds.com and I'm also wanting to change my map lights but they don't have white for the 3022-x2 LED Festoon bulb! I'm not sure if the 3022-x4 LED Festoon bulb will fit being 1mm off.. Just wondering if there is another site where I can get these..? thanks in advance
 
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 03:32 AM
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you want to DIM the plates... not illuminate!

haha...jk.

too bright for my tastes, i am going to put in orange/amber color.
 
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 04:18 AM
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i want to change the color too. that looks really bright hahaha, does anyone know if it is illegal to change the license plate lights in california??
 
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 04:42 AM
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Don't worry about the blurred pics, it's OK...Nice lights...
 
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 04:44 AM
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Originally Posted by kingofpicklez
i want to change the color too. that looks really bright hahaha, does anyone know if it is illegal to change the license plate lights in california??
I don't think it's illegal, as long as they're not blue or seem like a distraction to drivers.
 

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