Got some new lighting

Crane · Oct 17, 2009

Wanted to try out some led stuff for my truck, so I got a blue dome light, cause I like blue, and some license plate lights, cause one was burnt out anyway, and I think it looks good, from superbrightleds.com
Heres the dome light

and the license plate lights (before i put in the left led)

I had heard good things about yellow fog lights, so with winter coming up, I thought I'd try a set of Nokya hyper yellow bulbs, haven't driven with them at night yet, but I think they look pretty good so far.

What do you guys think?

MountainMike · Oct 17, 2009

I really like the dome like, looks killer

rngr4x4beast · Oct 17, 2009

like the dome but wow those fog lights stick out like a sore thumb lol not my taste

Crane · Oct 17, 2009

rngr4x4beast said:
like the dome but wow those fog lights stick out like a sore thumb lol not my taste

Yea, still debating on whether I like the look of the fogs, I just heard they were better for snow, and it looked worse with the stock bulbs in it (I have sylvania silverstars in the headlights), and the two colors clashed even more than these do

tony314 · Oct 18, 2009

Damn Missouri people and there LEDs.

I like it myself. I changed out 2 of the 3 lights in my dome light with blue LEDs, but I used some inverted LEDs I had laying around. I want to keep the center light white and it gives off a really good color combo. I believe superbrightleds is based here in St.Louis and not far from where I live.

daniel3507 · Oct 18, 2009

i put some of those cool white leds in my dome light and license plate bulbs. i love the look and the dome light is bright as hell.

tony314 · Oct 18, 2009

I'm debating replacing every light in the truck ( minus headlights )

Crane · Oct 18, 2009

Here is what I was talking about with the fog lights
Before

After

And a shot from the back

tony314 · Oct 18, 2009

Looks good, but soon I'll show you how St.Louis does it!

daniel3507 · Oct 18, 2009

tony314 said:
I'm debating replacing every light in the truck ( minus headlights )

go for it man. the only lights i havent repaced are turn signals and reverse lights but they are getting done. i changed the headlights but just to a better halogen bulb

baxtej44 · Oct 18, 2009

is there anyway to replace gen 1 headlights with a halogen or similar better light?

i don't like the look of mine, they are too warm.

some day i need to find somewhere to align them... everywhere i have read usually says like 25ft distance between the truck and the wall or solid surface or w/e... i can't really think of anywhere that i would have 25 open feet in front of a solid surface haha.

btw crane, i like how much light the cargo light puts out... all the way into the bed, and i like how blue it is... i like the original bulbs in the fog lights btw, but i just prefer more white lights instead of warm white. i'm considering putting a red cargo light in, i would like that i think, but then again, it probably wouldn't be as functional as a white light. i don't even know how to get my cargo light assembly out.

Crane · Oct 18, 2009

baxtej44 said:
is there anyway to replace gen 1 headlights with a halogen or similar better light?

i don't like the look of mine, they are too warm.

some day i need to find somewhere to align them... everywhere i have read usually says like 25ft distance between the truck and the wall or solid surface or w/e... i can't really think of anywhere that i would have 25 open feet in front of a solid surface haha.

btw crane, i like how much light the cargo light puts out... all the way into the bed, and i like how blue it is... i like the original bulbs in the fog lights btw, but i just prefer more white lights instead of warm white. i'm considering putting a red cargo light in, i would like that i think, but then again, it probably wouldn't be as functional as a white light. i don't even know how to get my cargo light assembly out.

About replacements, might want to look into these or something similar
http://www.myhellalights.com/halogen_lamps/200mm_Conversion_Headlamp.html
Fits into sealed beam area, but has a replaceable halogen bulb, an H4 i think.
I was looking into these, except the round ones, as replacements for my Mustang's headlights, but never got any, still using sealed beams for now.

As for the aiming, I drove my truck right up close to a wall, put marks with tape where the headlights were aimed, then backed up on level ground. Then I adjusted the lights to a bit below where the mark was, since I didn't have 25 feet. Then I just had my mom drive infront of me at night to make sure they didn't cause too much glare, and she said they were fine.

Thanks, I got a model WLED-xHP15-T in blue from superbrightleds.com. It actually seems a bit brighter than what my picture shows. Don't come in red though, but I don't know if gen 1 overhead lights used the same set up as the newer ones or not (in mine you just have to pry off a plastic cover, then change the bulb). Yea, still thinking about what color fog lights I like better, I'll leave the yellow ones in for a bit and see if they really do help in the snow or not.

tony314 · Oct 19, 2009

daniel3507 said:
go for it man. the only lights i havent repaced are turn signals and reverse lights but they are getting done. i changed the headlights but just to a better halogen bulb

I will do the turned last sense I'll need those load resister things so my lights do not blink at warp speed.Just to do the dash,HVAC,finish the doom light and do markers is 60 bucks for the leds. Not including the brake/turn and front trun and third brake light and cargo lights.

daniel3507 · Oct 19, 2009

load resistors are whats stopping me from doing it too. one day i keep saying. of course ive been saying about the dash and hvac for a year haha

tony314 · Oct 19, 2009

The load resisters were only 4.95 through superbrightleds

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