CarAndDriver

I'll be getting my V-LED 7443 brake light bulbs soon.

Darkpoison187

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Hey guy I'm getting my fog lights this week an hope to do the install saturday any suggestions on an led for them best color? also I'm getting my hid at the end in sept but I want to brighten up my halogen bulbs anyone us leds in ur headlights?

Aipex8

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LEDs are nowhere near as bright as halogens and will not work in your headlights. They look cool, make good running lights, but don't give off enough light.

Darkpoison187

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Good enough for me thanx

Darkpoison187

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I'm getting HIDs anyway I thought the LEDs would be a good filler but I was wrong

Munchy

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So I'm confused what I'd need for a complete lighting overhaul...

1. Fog Lights
2. Parking Lights
3. Corner Lights
4. Taillights
5. Center Brake Light

6. Door Lights
7. Dome Light
8. Map Lights
9. License Plate and Trunk Lights

Can anyone help me fill in the model of lights I'd need for the ones I bolded?

Also am I missing anything?

Thanks

Darkpoison187

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This thread helped find the bulbs i needed

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-exterior-appearance-body-kits-27/2004-mazda-rx-8-bulb-code-list-25466/

Aipex8

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The center brake light uses a 7440 light, unfortunately V-LEDS doesn't sell a single one, so you'll have to buy a pair (same as the taillight bulbs).

Or... you can get one of the eBay replacement lights (I have one):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-08...=p4506.c0.m245

The map lights use the same bulb as the door lights

And, finally, the dome light:
http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/D...08258-1-2.html

Aipex8

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They are out!!

http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/D...62693-1-2.html

High power H11's

Aipex8

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Ordered!

alz0rz

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$70, mehhh

Aipex8

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Only $10 more than the standard LED H11... I was expecting them to be more actually. I'll do a side by side comparison when I get them in.

alz0rz

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I installed a set of the original LED H11's on a guys car.. did you have to move the reflector inside the foglight a bit out of the way to get the LED bulb to fit?

NoOdLe BoY

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one of my 194 hi power parking lights that i installed burnt out on me like 2 weeks after installing it

gonna send it back tomorrow. its covered

Aipex8

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I actually removed mine completely.

Munchy

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Thanks a lot!

Gonna look into the costs and if I really wanna spend that much lol

Aipex8

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Got my new high power H11 bulbs, they are quite a bit brighter than the standard ones, definitely worth the extry $10 if you are thinking about getting LED fogs. If you've already got the standard LED bulb I don't know if I'd upgrade unless you are hardcore like me They are probably 25% brighter and are definitely more visible at a distance during the day. You still won't be able to drive by them or anything.

They also seem more white/less blue, but the high power .5 watt white LEDs seem to color shift some after a while (white LEDs are made from blue leds with a phosphor coating which gives them the yellow look when off, the coating burns off some with the heat of the high power LEDs).

I took a bunch of pics, but honestly my cheap camera wasn't able to capture the difference in light that well. The two below captured the difference the best. I'll take some more pics with both bulbs installed tonight when it gets a little darker.

Darkpoison187

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did you have to remove the reflector to install them?

Aipex8

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My reflectors have been removed for a while. These are the same length as the other LED fogs, which some have been able to install without removing the reflectors and some haven't.

Darkpoison187

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Thanx I'll do whatever I need to

Aipex8

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A few more pics:

Darkpoison187

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Very nice....hell I was in a pinch and needed to replace my parking light i got some shity ones from pep boys thank god Wed is payday

klanham08

Do I need a certain size LED Bulb for my fog lights and head lights?

I really want to get some new lights, but I do not want to order the wrong kind.

If I do need a certain size, how can I find out what size I need?

klanham08

Nevermind figured it out.

Aipex8

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