Installed my remaining LED's...

[sportscarhiatus]

I couldn't sleep... for other reasons, so I decided now was the best time to perform the install. Bought LED's from VLED's for rear plate lights and reverse lights and dome lights. Then 6k LED fogs from iJDM.

Install was a snap... I had more issues trying to remove that stupid trunk plastic liner. I didn't bother removing it... I just removed one plastic screw cap then peeled the liner back. Easier than mucking with the whole liner and breaking something. Rest of the install was easy... dome light, just pull, done in 2 minutes. Fog light was wasy, just take radiator cover off. Rear plate lights, just 4 screws. Done.

My favorite of the bunch? The interior dome lights and reverse lights!!! Here's some install and completed pics, along with all my halogen OEM lights. What to do with them??? Throw them against the wall? lol...

Here's one side OEM, the other side VLED... see the difference? Love the white.

And now both

 

[BobbyG]

Very nice! rops:

I'm wondering how much further down the road you can see meaning are these more of a light color change or actually brighter with better illumination?

 

[Finemess]

I have LEDs for the back-up lights and plate, love em.

 

[y8s]

I wanted to put LEDs in my MINI but the ECU checks the current in the circuit. Since LEDs draw much less current, it registers an error.

I could get resistor LEDs but somehow that feels... pointless? I do like the idea of never changing a bulb again though.

The other thing that bugs me slightly is that I worked for a lighting company and know the specific designs of reflectors are tied very closely to the shape of the intended bulb. LEDs get close to emulating it, but you'd be surprised what unintended changes you might end up with.

I may still do it for the few lamps that are not checked (dome lights, puddle lights, etc).

 

[sportscarhiatus]

Very nice! rops:

I'm wondering how much further down the road you can see meaning are these more of a light color change or actually brighter with better illumination?

Thanks guys. I got them for the color swap to white more so than function. So my hids are Oem, I didn't touch those. Just the fogs.

I wanted to put LEDs in my MINI but the ECU checks the current in the circuit. Since LEDs draw much less current, it registers an error.

I could get resistor LEDs but somehow that feels... pointless? I do like the idea of never changing a bulb again though.

The other thing that bugs me slightly is that I worked for a lighting company and know the specific designs of reflectors are tied very closely to the shape of the intended bulb. LEDs get close to emulating it, but you'd be surprised what unintended changes you might end up with.

I may still do it for the few lamps that are not checked (dome lights, puddle lights, etc).

Yeah no errors or hyper flash for me. I guess ford knew how to design them right . On my acura, I can't swap out my drls due to your similar reason.

 

[Chris's FX4]

Looks great sportscar!rops:

I got LED's in my license plate lights and PIAA Xtreme's in the reverse and cargo bed lights. The PIAA's have the white color, just not LED.

 

[sportscarhiatus]

Looks great sportscar!rops:

I got LED's in my license plate lights and PIAA Xtreme's in the reverse and cargo bed lights. The PIAA's have the white color, just not LED.

Chris, what are piaa's? I have a new used fusion that we are getting, and it just has standard halogens. I wanted to get an HID-like conversion. Suggestions?

Thanks for props tho buddy.

 

[Meticulous-Detail]

Looks great. I did the same exact thing to my Shelby. Also changed the HID headlight bulbs to match the fogs. The led fogs do not increase visibility over the HID headlights and are purely for show.

 

[Chris's FX4]

Chris, what are piaa's? I have a new used fusion that we are getting, and it just has standard halogens. I wanted to get an HID-like conversion. Suggestions?

Thanks for props tho buddy.

PIAA is a lighting manufacturer.

PIAA Corporation USA | Halogen Lights | LED Lights | Bulbs | Wipers | Automotive Lamps | Fog Lamps

PIAA has some halogen headlight bulbs that are white and offer the HID look, but the expense of having this bright white light with halogens is that they don't last long, likely about a year. Not to mention the PIAA's are expensive. Sylvania's equivalent for the HID look is the zXe's. Again, these bulbs are all about the look for not much more function than the Silverstar Ultra's.

Don't bother trying to stick some HID's in the Fusion's housing unless you do it right, with a proper retro-fit.

 

[Ryry11]

Those look awesome, I changed all my interior lights and families cars light to vleds LEDs. I'm a bit of an led freak, I love the crisp clean colors, and they're so bright! Personally I'm a 5k guy, I like the clean bright white look. Great job, awesome upgrade. I've switched my license plate lights about 3x now, the most recent being on this past Thursday, think I finally found the right bulbs for my application

 

[Pats300zx]

Very sharp...I have LED's on the interior in my Ram and my 350Z. They really do make a difference.

 

[sportscarhiatus]

Looks great. I did the same exact thing to my Shelby. Also changed the HID headlight bulbs to match the fogs. The led fogs do not increase visibility over the HID headlights and are purely for show.

That is correct. Fogs and other LEDs just for show. The only true functional one are Oem hids, and I'm not touching those.

PIAA is a lighting manufacturer.

PIAA Corporation USA | Halogen Lights | LED Lights | Bulbs | Wipers | Automotive Lamps | Fog Lamps

PIAA has some halogen headlight bulbs that are white and offer the HID look, but the expense of having this bright white light with halogens is that they don't last long, likely about a year. Not to mention the PIAA's are expensive. Sylvania's equivalent for the HID look is the zXe's. Again, these bulbs are all about the look for not much more function than the Silverstar Ultra's.

Don't bother trying to stick some HID's in the Fusion's housing unless you do it right, with a proper retro-fit.

How much are the piaa's Chris? And are they as white and clear as the Oem hids? If they are, and they last a year, sign me up! Lol

Those look awesome, I changed all my interior lights and families cars light to vleds LEDs. I'm a bit of an led freak, I love the crisp clean colors, and they're so bright! Personally I'm a 5k guy, I like the clean bright white look. Great job, awesome upgrade. I've switched my license plate lights about 3x now, the most recent being on this past Thursday, think I finally found the right bulbs for my application

Me too... But I went with 6k to mix it up a bit, ESP since they're fogs.

Very sharp...I have LED's on the interior in my Ram and my 350Z. They really do make a difference.

Thanks man... I appreciate it...

 

[Chris's FX4]

How much are the piaa's Chris? And are they as white and clear as the Oem hids? If they are, and they last a year, sign me up! Lol

I couldn't really tell how they compare to HID's from experience because I've never had them in the heads. For my truck, they ranged any where from $50-$80 for a pair of 9007 bulbs.

Keep in mind that having that whitish-bluish color for HID's isn't always best for funciontality. I assume you want these for the Fusion for looks?lol

Don't know if these will help or not.

PIAA Xtreme White's

Sylvania zXe

Silverstar Ultra on left, zXe on right.

And just for reference, Silverstar Ultra's in heads and Silverstar's in fogs on my truck.

 

[jpegs13]

I wanted to put LEDs in my MINI but the ECU checks the current in the circuit. Since LEDs draw much less current, it registers an error.

I could get resistor LEDs but somehow that feels... pointless? I do like the idea of never changing a bulb again though.

The other thing that bugs me slightly is that I worked for a lighting company and know the specific designs of reflectors are tied very closely to the shape of the intended bulb. LEDs get close to emulating it, but you'd be surprised what unintended changes you might end up with.

I may still do it for the few lamps that are not checked (dome lights, puddle lights, etc).

I changed bulbs on my GT3. There are many that would have caused error codes, but by using the ones with built in resistors, they avoid the codes. The bulbs last forever ( well almost) and give a much cleaner brigher light. Give it a try, you'll like them.
LED Lights, Bulbs & Accessories - SUPER BRIGHT LEDS

 

[MrCleanit]

I did the same. Installed LED's in mine. Dome, rear seats, both doors, trunk, and front turn signals. ZXE's and Silverstar Ultra's High Beams. Still waiting on my Spider LED taillight bulbs. All from SuperbrightLED besides the headlights.

 

[sportscarhiatus]

What's best place to get the Silverstar zXe's and ultras? (are they both Silverstar?)



Chris, thanks for those pics. Yes I will go with Silverstars I think

 

[Chris's FX4]

The zXe's and Ultra's are both Silverstars by Sylvania. There is also just a regular Silverstar, which is what is in my fogs.

Autozone, Advance Auto, Pepboys, and Amazon.com are all places where you can get them.

 

[sportscarhiatus]

^ awesome man... readily available too. I'm digging that. Hopefully not too pricey.

Now, I have to research what model #, and how to access the bulbs. Hopefully no removing the front bumper (my stupid Hondas did this)

 

[M0nk3y]

Very nice.

I changed my interior lights to LED. Still need to tackle the outside lights.

Such a huge change.


Ziza Lights ECS Tuning Window Down by M0nk3yy31, on Flickr

 

[Chris's FX4]

^ awesome man... readily available too. I'm digging that. Hopefully not too pricey.

Now, I have to research what model #, and how to access the bulbs. Hopefully no removing the front bumper (my stupid Hondas did this)

The zXe's are about $50-$60 for my truck, so considerably cheaper than the PIAA's. If you watch Autozone's or Advance's flyers, you might get lucky and find them on sale with like a $10-$20 rebate.

2010 Fusion doesn't require bumper removal, just removal of the air filter housing and part of the washer fluid tank.:laughing: