New LEDs. Wow! Bright!
11-02-2008, 04:04 AM
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hey aipex since u suggested apexcone 6k d2s's for a better match, are you inferring that vled's "white" has a hint of purple in it? or would u say blue? i want to get as close as possible for all the lights to match
11-02-2008, 11:12 AM
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The LEDs have a blue tint to them. The Philips 6000K have a bluish-purple tint, so the color doesn't match exactly up close, but if you back off a bit you get into the cut off area where it's much more blue and it matches nicely. From what I've seen in pictures, the Apexcone 6000Ks are more blue (less purple) compared to the Philips, so that's probably your best bet for a perfect match.
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11-02-2008, 05:19 PM
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Most LED modules today already have built in resistors. But if you want additional resistance to match what you have at for stock rear bulbs...
Connect a multimeter in ohm mode and measure the resistance between the STOCK bulbs when lit. That is the proper load-resistance that the circuit is seeing from the factory ECU.
Then perform the same resistance measurements with your LED taillights. It usually is less than the incandescent bulb. You make up the difference by adding the missing ohms in series with the LED bulb.
Connect a multimeter in ohm mode and measure the resistance between the STOCK bulbs when lit. That is the proper load-resistance that the circuit is seeing from the factory ECU.
Then perform the same resistance measurements with your LED taillights. It usually is less than the incandescent bulb. You make up the difference by adding the missing ohms in series with the LED bulb.
11-05-2008, 08:01 AM
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As one of my first mods I wanted to replace the very dim front parking light bulbs with something a bit brighter. It's housing reminds me of a light saber. So I bought a set of PIAA Super Plasma GTX bulbs that were stated as "HID effect". In fact they were much brighter than stock, but had a slight purple hue.
Stock on left - PIAA on right
PIAA on left - V-Led super white on right.
Holy cow these suckers are bright. You can see from the above photo how much illumination is given off from the V-Led bulb.
Stock on left - PIAA on right
PIAA on left - V-Led super white on right.
Holy cow these suckers are bright. You can see from the above photo how much illumination is given off from the V-Led bulb.
11-05-2008, 01:08 PM
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Do they really look that yellow in person? If so those look good. I have yellow bulbs and yellow overlays and they tend to look much more yellow in photos than in person.
Personally, I'd like something that's similar to the yellow(HID?) fogs on most lexus'.
Personally, I'd like something that's similar to the yellow(HID?) fogs on most lexus'.
11-05-2008, 01:43 PM
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Yeah, they are that yellow in person. The PIAAs really surprised me after seeing other yellow bulbs. Here's another pic of them (BTW, this pic is from when I first got my 6000Ks... they've color shifted a bit from that extreme purple to more of a purplish-blue. Also, those are different LED in the parking and side markers than the ones at the start of this thread, not as bright):
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11-05-2008, 01:47 PM
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As one of my first mods I wanted to replace the very dim front parking light bulbs with something a bit brighter. It's housing reminds me of a light saber. So I bought a set of PIAA Super Plasma GTX bulbs that were stated as "HID effect". In fact they were much brighter than stock, but had a slight purple hue.
Stock on left - PIAA on right
PIAA on left - V-Led super white on right.
Holy cow these suckers are bright. You can see from the above photo how much illumination is given off from the V-Led bulb.
Stock on left - PIAA on right
PIAA on left - V-Led super white on right.
Holy cow these suckers are bright. You can see from the above photo how much illumination is given off from the V-Led bulb.
11-06-2008, 03:21 PM
#94
Just installed these and these
the corner LED's are less bright than I thought they would be (which is perfect for me) and they have a more bluish tint than the HID's or parking LED's
The parking LED's look great, no complaints. Maybe a little different color than the HID's but not too much of a difference.
All in all for $25 shipped it was a great mod... Thanks for all the input Aipex8
the corner LED's are less bright than I thought they would be (which is perfect for me) and they have a more bluish tint than the HID's or parking LED's
The parking LED's look great, no complaints. Maybe a little different color than the HID's but not too much of a difference.
All in all for $25 shipped it was a great mod... Thanks for all the input Aipex8
11-06-2008, 07:40 PM
#95
Just installed these and these
the corner LED's are less bright than I thought they would be (which is perfect for me) and they have a more bluish tint than the HID's or parking LED's
The parking LED's look great, no complaints. Maybe a little different color than the HID's but not too much of a difference.
All in all for $25 shipped it was a great mod... Thanks for all the input Aipex8
the corner LED's are less bright than I thought they would be (which is perfect for me) and they have a more bluish tint than the HID's or parking LED's
The parking LED's look great, no complaints. Maybe a little different color than the HID's but not too much of a difference.
All in all for $25 shipped it was a great mod... Thanks for all the input Aipex8
