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i think i may leave it like that. if i add more its gonna look overdone. right now its not too bright and balances the glow with the dash.
my amber 0.25W map lights just came in from www.ledlight.com yay! They match the dome light which is the old 1W amber dorado hi power led. both map lights together are about half as bright as the dome, perfect for having some light to see but not too much. i had to paint it white lol. yellow didnt look too great
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Can you tell me where you got those brake lights bulbs?
Also I have a question for you, when I'm driving at night the amber turn signal are dim with all lights on. Is it possible to have them only come on when I engage the turn signal?
Or have them work at full brightness and then just blink BMW style?
BTW your car is probably the nicest one on the forum, no shit
im actually going back to stock headlights with amber lens and using the same 7443 bulbs up front for brighter light. but if you dont want the park light park, you can mod the bulb by breaking off two of the metal contacts. i dont know which two tho, you need to test it. having the turn signal bright on at night is illegal, its actually way too bright. i have mine on during the day only. check bestdrls.com
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those are just pnp bulbs from ledlight.com and while they are bright, they are no luxeon. these are only 0.25 watt leds i figured out. now in my middle dome light i have a 1w amber dorado which is a ton brighter. for that i had to mount it on a heatsink and use a constant current driver (that weird circuitboard you see to the left). its twice as bright as both of the pnp bulbs combined, about 30 lumens of light similar to a standard 168 filament bulb. theres no way to safely use a hi power led on a normal bulb base like that, it would burn out in no time.
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look what came in the mail today ebay "oem style" headlamps. im hoping the h4 sockets show up in a few hours in the mail so i can install everything. already got the polarg bulbs for the signals, and i gotta use oem h4 headlight for now til the philips xp get here. these headlamps look EXACTLY like stock in every possible way. excellent sealant all around, has all the oem reflector and amber piece and even the lil collumator/focusing lens for the side of the turn signal. the only difference is these dont say "honda" on the lens. will find out about the light output later tonight and post pics. im not expecting much but i dont care cause they look so good already.
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omg, ebay "oem style" headlamps are installed. they look awesome, but keep reading. the light output is like sealed beams. for comparison, we have moms 92 accord with old and pitted glass oem headlamps with 9006 bulbs, and then we have my 02 civic with brand new "oem style" headlamps with plastic lens and H4 bulb. help me jebus lol. ill be on the lookout for real oem lamps in the future.
doesnt look bad when theyre off
dont mind the uneven cutoffs, the drive way is actually slanting up to the right side lol. and i havent aimed mine yet, they might be a tad high.
my car on left, 92 accord on the right. shameful haha
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thanks man i try and keep it clean. i cant see anything with these lights at night ha. im gonna have to just get some new oem honda ones in the future.
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those are just pnp bulbs from ledlight.com and while they are bright, they are no luxeon. these are only 0.25 watt leds i figured out. now in my middle dome light i have a 1w amber dorado which is a ton brighter. for that i had to mount it on a heatsink and use a constant current driver (that weird circuitboard you see to the left). its twice as bright as both of the pnp bulbs combined, about 30 lumens of light similar to a standard 168 filament bulb. theres no way to safely use a hi power led on a normal bulb base like that, it would burn out in no time.
HAHAHAH i copied the WRONG pix. i meant the middle bulb. the one with the heatsink on it
where did u get the dorado 1w led? and the driver? i have seem people make those drivers out of car-cell phone chargers/plugs
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thanks man i try and keep it clean. i cant see anything with these lights at night ha. im gonna have to just get some new oem honda ones in the future.
should have kept ur retrofit.
but then again, if u did, i wouldnt have had some nice 50w ballast.... which i havent even installed yet. so busy during midterms
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alot of people just talk to say something. most of the time they have no idea wtf is going on lol
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Originally Posted by manahoonie
lol. well we got newbs to use the SEARCH button.... NOW the next step is to look at the date
ebay "oem style" headlamps. im hoping the h4 sockets show up in a few hours in the mail so i can install everything. already got the polarg bulbs for the signals, and i gotta use oem h4 headlight for now til the philips xp get here. these headlamps look EXACTLY like stock in every possible way. excellent sealant all around, has all the oem reflector and amber piece and even the lil collumator/focusing lens for the side of the turn signal. the only difference is these dont say "honda" on the lens. will find out about the light output later tonight and post pics. im not expecting much but i dont care cause they look so good already.
