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White LED back up lights rice or not?

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Old 12-11-2008, 09:47 PM
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Default White LED back up lights rice or not?

So my parents place and our place in NC has no lighting at all and backing out of the driveway sucks at night which is when I am almost always leaving. I saw someone post about superwhite LED backup lights that are much better then stock.

So rice or functional you choose.
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Old 12-11-2008, 10:00 PM
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Not rice...now show us the rest of this beautiful creature.
 
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Old 12-11-2008, 10:03 PM
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Get some and post pics because I want some too. lol
 
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Old 12-11-2008, 10:16 PM
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I am thinking about it because you can do it for around 8 bucks total for both LED lights shipped. I see another company sells them for $14 per bulb lol.

Here is another mustang with LED backup lights. Looks much brighter then mine.
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Old 12-11-2008, 11:04 PM
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do it
 
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Old 12-12-2008, 12:19 AM
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What color are the bulbs of the ones your looking at? I've seen that are blue, and just don't look right during the day. If they are clear then defiantly go for it. Been thinking the same, with 5% tint on the rear seeing out the back is a bitch at night and esp. in the rain when I can't roll down the sides to see.
 
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Old 12-12-2008, 07:08 AM
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Yeah same here, given I only have 15% all around minus the front at night its kinda dark and this would be a cheap way to see better out the back. I have been looking at superbrightleds.com and they have two options. One is warm white which they list as 3100k so its a yellow/white light. The other is cool white and is listed at 5000k so its a white/slight blue to it. I would get the cool white as it should put out more light then the 3100k light would.

So no one wants to claim this as rice? lol.
 
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Old 12-12-2008, 07:14 AM
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I figure if it works, it's not rice.
 
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Old 12-12-2008, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by spike_africa
So no one wants to claim this as rice? lol.
IDk, would you claim HIDs as rice? lol

Okay maybe 11k+ would be rice..
 
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Old 12-12-2008, 09:24 AM
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Its not rice. My GS350 has white leds all over and its incredible how well it illuminates compared to standard bulbs. Ive been thinking about doing the same thing to my gauges. All you really need is some leds and resistors. Leds have different veiwing angles which come into play in the case of the rear lights. I bought 100 leds with resistors from Ebay in China and have had no issues for about $10 a while back. The resistor does get a bit warm but so far nothing has burned down lol.
 
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Old 12-12-2008, 10:38 AM
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Do it, sweet look to it. Anyone have any sites that they've bought them off of? I might try the same..
 
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Old 12-12-2008, 10:46 AM
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looks good to me! maybe ill even give it a shot. where exactly were these LED's coming from? Do they plug in the same as a regular bulb?
 
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Old 12-12-2008, 12:23 PM
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Yes they sell ones that plug right in. you can get them at www.superbrightleds.com
 
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Old 12-12-2008, 12:59 PM
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Nice LED site, thanks... Now if I only knew how to hook up some of these other LEDs they sell, I'd be all set..
 
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Old 12-12-2008, 01:03 PM
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You just need to know what bulb the backup light takes which they have a list for or look in your cars owners manual for the number then choose a bulb you like with that number. For backup lights you should not need to change anything but the bulb.
 
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Old 12-12-2008, 01:20 PM
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Yeah, I know all that. I'm looking to do some custom wiring in my trunk but am in the process of learning everything which sucks.. and is time consuming. They have some cool LEDs which would be perfect for all of that. I need like a manual or something. I did see some nice LEDs on there to replace my license plate light which will look awesome. Oh, and an LED for my interior dome light..
 
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Old 12-12-2008, 04:54 PM
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Hell, I'll do that myself. My driveway sucks at night.
 
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Old 12-12-2008, 05:28 PM
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Do it man it would look killer heck i might even do it 2 my stang also just to make it look better and of course help with the lighting
 
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Old 12-13-2008, 06:56 PM
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Do it and let us all know how they work out for you.
 
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Old 12-13-2008, 06:58 PM
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tons of writeups for what sockets you need for gauge, reverse and ****.. ive seen ppl put LED's to light up the license plate.
 
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Old 12-18-2008, 05:13 AM
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do you "reckon" we can find some of these at Advance Auto? I like the licensplate lights too! One of mine is blown. so id replace both and put LED's in! This is a great thread!
 
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Old 12-18-2008, 04:18 PM
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Most likely not, but that website has them for super cheap so get them there.
 
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Old 12-18-2008, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Stephen4036
tons of writeups for what sockets you need for gauge, reverse and ****.. ive seen ppl put LED's to light up the license plate.

Why would you want to increase the lighting for your license plate? I would much rather keep that as discreet as possible.

Not that it matters with my car.
 
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Old 12-18-2008, 07:02 PM
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Now i want to buy some but IDK which one/how to get em...
 
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Old 12-20-2008, 06:59 PM
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bump
 
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Old 12-21-2008, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by jseven
Now i want to buy some but IDK which one/how to get em...
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right hear is ware you get them.http://www.superbrightleds.com/
 
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Old 12-21-2008, 08:06 PM
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Looks BA to me!
 
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Old 12-21-2008, 08:52 PM
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i got that, but which set do i buy?
 
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Old 12-21-2008, 09:20 PM
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Like I said you can look in your owners manual or on their site they have a link that will take you to a list of what every bulb and number that goes with it. For the back up lights its a socket style light and its #3156 iis the bulb you need.
 
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Old 12-22-2008, 03:21 PM
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I voted rice...im the only one. that def makes me not rice. lol.
 
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