LED Bulb Recommendations

[IncisionInd]

Hey Guys,

Im a little new, and i have searched the forums, i mainly just wanted to throw out what i was thinking about ordering and seeing if anyone had any suggestions or any personal reason that i might want to change something or if i am completely ordering the wrong thing

For Interior Dome Lights (x6):

Interior Lights

For Reverse Lights (1x Pair)

Reverse Lights

For License Plate Lights (1x Pair)

License Plate Lights

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might be nice if i mention that i have an 08 Tahoe

 

[bjc7jr]

if i remember right, i ordered my interior leds from superbrightleds.com and i tried the array that you are considering. I don't think it fit properly. I ended up goin with a 9 led smt fastoon type. they are really bright and they are much cheaper than the one your looking at. I got mine in blue and it looks sick.

as for the backup bulbs....from what ive read, the leds are not going to give you near the visability as the stock bulbs do. That wasnt what i wanted to hear, so i'm hoping im wrong. I've heard hids are the way to go for backup lights, but hard to install.

I haven't done my license plate lights, but I used a 194 for my puddle lights and they work great. i used the bigger ones though.

 

[Zed 71]

^ Yeah, LED reverse lights do not provide adequate lighting.

 

[IncisionInd]

Hey guys,

Well that confuses me because i got them because i heard that they were super bright in there as long as they are the radial kind. I ordered the exact same ones as someone on another forum and the pictures below are of his Tahoe at night.

Well i wanted to try and get them here by this weekend so i went ahead and ordered them this morning of course before i read on the forum.

I guess i will try them and if they dont work i will order up some new ones.

 

[Scotto2323]

-Let me know how the interiors turn out. I had festoon bulbs with like 9 LEDs inside the tube. They were not very bright and they started to flicker after awhile. I want nice bright white ones that are not blueish. Putco has nice interior ones but I am not paying $250 for 6 lights.

-They don't give any specs for the reverse lights. I bought mine from SuperBright. They are not radial and are not bright enough for reverse lights. I just keep my foot on the brake lightly so the brake lights light up the way. Plus my reverse sensors help. They look cool as hell when they go on though.

-My plate bulbs were from SuperBright. 15000lumen single flat led panel. They are perfect.

Let us all know how they come out.

 

[bjc7jr]

Ive found that sometimes the leds look really bright it you are looking directly at them, like in the pic, but the light doesnt travel as far or have near the intensity as the stock back up lights.


Scotto: My interiors are the 9led festoons and i have passengers saying they are too bright. Mine are SMT, they said the other type wouldn't be as bright.

 

[Fast55]

I have almost every bulb in LED now, including the tails and backup bulbs from this place: http://www.v-leds.com/ Definitely not the cheapest, but actually brighter than stock. They have good info on the different types, high power, SMT, etc. Good bright ones like SMT or M-SMT are expensive, but work great.

 

[DwDrummer]

Ive found that sometimes the leds look really bright it you are looking directly at them, like in the pic, but the light doesnt travel as far or have near the intensity as the stock back up lights.


Scotto: My interiors are the 9led festoons and i have passengers saying they are too bright. Mine are SMT, they said the other type wouldn't be as bright.

What mm size did you go with? 42mm or 44mm?

 

[bjc7jr]

Drummer: I just sent a pm, I got 42mm

Fast55: Did you replace your visor lights too? I'm looking for them and i can't find a conversion. Any suggestions? And what did you use for your backups?

 

[Zed 71]

Ive found that sometimes the leds look really bright it you are looking directly at them, like in the pic, but the light doesnt travel as far or have near the intensity as the stock back up lights.


Scotto: My interiors are the 9led festoons and i have passengers saying they are too bright. Mine are SMT, they said the other type wouldn't be as bright.

That is the key, the LEDs are bright when you are directly looking at them but they do not provide enough lighting at a distance. I really like the look though. I want to get them for the interior at least, but from all the pics it looks dark particularly when compared to stock. If someone can show pictures of interior LEDS being brighter than stock, then I may consider upgrading.

 

[IncisionInd]

^^ well if my lights come in from v-LEDs before the weekend i will install them this weekend and be sure to get some pics up online.

 

[Fast55]

Drummer: I just sent a pm, I got 42mm

Fast55: Did you replace your visor lights too? I'm looking for them and i can't find a conversion. Any suggestions? And what did you use for your backups?

Yes, they're P.N. VANITY_W_5K and $5.00 ea. The backups are P.N. 7443_20_W at $50.00 a pair. The vanity bulbs are perfect, really white, not too "blue" and not blindingly bright. The backup bulbs are $$$ but they are definitely brighter than the stock bulbs. I don't have any pics yet or I'd post them.

 

[Zed 71]

^ Now when you say the reverse lights are bright, do you mean bright to look at or provide better light on the ground/surroundings? For $50 they better be good.

I am sceptical because they are advertised as being bright, but I have not seen a good set that provide better light on the ground than the stock. Ok the reverse HIDs are awesome. Hmm...

Looking forward to pics.

 

[Fast55]

^ Now when you say the reverse lights are bright, do you mean bright to look at or provide better light on the ground/surroundings? For $50 they better be good.

I am sceptical because they are advertised as being bright, but I have not seen a good set that provide better light on the ground than the stock. Ok the reverse HIDs are awesome. Hmm...

Looking forward to pics.

These are bright. This is the only set I've tried that were as good or better than stock (and I've wasted plenty of cash on others). It sucks they are $50.00/pair, but at least you can return them (less a restock) if you don't like them. Most other places tell you that you now have a spare.

 

[IncisionInd]

I have put all my lights in and snapped pictures and will upload them so you all can see them once i get home

 

[IncisionInd]

Hello Guys,

Sorry it took me a while to gt some pics up, been just a tad bit busy. I have swapped out the license plate bulbs, the interior dome lights, and reverse lights.

Please excuse if some of the Pics are a little bury i used my Digital SLR and turned off the flash so that it didnt contaminate the lighting.

I am really happy with the way it came out.

Austin

P.S. The amp is not actually wired there i was actually just transporting it

 

[HopInTheHoe]

Hey man, i was looking at those lights as well in cyan or light blue. I had a question on here for anyone that has a 07 chevy tahoe LT or knows alot about lighting....

I want to install interior LED lights in my truck..the thing is that i know next to nothing about them or the kind of bulbs i need etc. Can anyone help me get started on this? all im looking for is blue interior LED lights to make my car look a little more futuristic/edgy on the inside. Thanks again for any help

 

[IncisionInd]

interior lights are festoon type lights that are 212-2 variety. If you find a bulb that is that specification that is blue then you should have no issues.

Thanks

P.s.

Making life easy

http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/DomeMap-LED/Blue-LED/BLUE-M-SMT-20-LED-DOME-p7114828.html

 

[raidernationmike]

Looks great... did you end up changing out the vanity lights as well???

Hello Guys,

Sorry it took me a while to gt some pics up, been just a tad bit busy. I have swapped out the license plate bulbs, the interior dome lights, and reverse lights.

Please excuse if some of the Pics are a little bury i used my Digital SLR and turned off the flash so that it didnt contaminate the lighting.

I am really happy with the way it came out.

Austin

P.S. The amp is not actually wired there i was actually just transporting it

 

[Scotto2323]

I'm not gonna post pics because mine look just like IncisionInd's pics that are very nice. I went with the 36minis for the interior. I removed the reflective sheilds that are in the domes so the lights fit without a problem. They are almost too bright and they are nice and white. My puddle lamps are not that bright, but at least they match the rest of the led lights on the truck now.

SUPER 5K WHITE 36 LED DOME LIGHT BULB 212 211 212-2 214-2 578

http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/DomeMap-LED/White-LED/SUPER-5K-WHITE-36-LED-p6941705.html[/URL

2 HID WHITE 5K HIGH POWER LICENSE PLATE MAP PARKING LED BULBS 194 168 158

http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/CornerSide-Marker-LED/White-LED/2-HID-WHITE-5K-HIGH-POWER-p7114849.html