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I want to upgrade all of my exterior lights to LEDs. I have already done the head lights but I want to do the front turn signals and all the rear lights. Any suggestions on what brands I should look in to?
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No brand suggestions but you do have to be careful that you get the proper conversion or your signal lights will not work properly and you will get CEL codes. The LED's don't draw enough current on their own so the car thinks you have a burnt out bulb. The LED needs built in resistors to function properly.
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I saw iJDMToy LED turn signals have built in resistors and do not cause error codes. Have you had experience with changing your bulbs ?
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I've just finished upgrading my fronts to LED and it's great.
For my front low beams I got Cree 6000k and not only does it look sharp with the crisp, white light but it provides much more light than Sylvania's ZXE's but they were $20 cheaper than the Sylvania's from Canadian Tire. The high beams are Cree as well and it's like daylight when I have them on. I've just got my fogs in the mail yesterday and I'm hoping for a dry day tomorrow to put them in. In looking at the owner's manual it doesn't look too hard.
I was thinking on getting a resistor kit for both the front and rear turn signals to cure the rapid flash but they require splicing into the wiring and I'm afraid that will void the warranty. Plus the resistors need to be secured to the bodywork as they get a bit hot. I am awaiting these:
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B06VX4RLZ7/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
If it works for the front I'm hoping that it'll fit for the back. I'm concerned about the space between the light housing and the bodywork in the back. If it fits it'll be tight. I'm hoping I don't have to change back to the regular incandescent bulb as I love the look of the LED's. Kind of like the tip of Han Solo's blaster...
I've done the interior in blue light and it's fantastic.
The hardest thing is finding out the right bulb. As evidenced by my dumb-ass post in the light bulb post in another section....
Putting them in is easy peasy.
For my front low beams I got Cree 6000k and not only does it look sharp with the crisp, white light but it provides much more light than Sylvania's ZXE's but they were $20 cheaper than the Sylvania's from Canadian Tire. The high beams are Cree as well and it's like daylight when I have them on. I've just got my fogs in the mail yesterday and I'm hoping for a dry day tomorrow to put them in. In looking at the owner's manual it doesn't look too hard.
I was thinking on getting a resistor kit for both the front and rear turn signals to cure the rapid flash but they require splicing into the wiring and I'm afraid that will void the warranty. Plus the resistors need to be secured to the bodywork as they get a bit hot. I am awaiting these:
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B06VX4RLZ7/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
If it works for the front I'm hoping that it'll fit for the back. I'm concerned about the space between the light housing and the bodywork in the back. If it fits it'll be tight. I'm hoping I don't have to change back to the regular incandescent bulb as I love the look of the LED's. Kind of like the tip of Han Solo's blaster...
I've done the interior in blue light and it's fantastic.
The hardest thing is finding out the right bulb. As evidenced by my dumb-ass post in the light bulb post in another section....
Putting them in is easy peasy.
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Share some pics of what your LEDs look like installed in car turned on if you can! Also I heard ijdm toy turn signals are plug and play no resistors required.
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Can any of you that have already installed led headlights post a link of quality ones you use. I got some so called Cree leds for a silverado I had before I purchased the civic and they only lasted a few months. Any help would be much appreciated. I've looked into opt7 recently.
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