LED Dome light
10-24-2006, 07:10 PM
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LED dome lights suck. I tried it on my previous car and couldn't stand the darkness.
I wanted the "white" light, not yellow, but didn're realize LED "white" means low intensity white
I wanted the "white" light, not yellow, but didn're realize LED "white" means low intensity white
10-24-2006, 09:15 PM
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i am telling you guys, i have tried the weak LED and,
this LUXEON LED is much brighter.
http://www.taskled.com/dome.html
but it's not cheap
this LUXEON LED is much brighter.
http://www.taskled.com/dome.html
but it's not cheap
10-24-2006, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by chimchimm5
LED dome lights suck. I tried it on my previous car and couldn't stand the darkness.
I wanted the "white" light, not yellow, but didn're realize LED "white" means low intensity white
I wanted the "white" light, not yellow, but didn're realize LED "white" means low intensity white
Not all LEDs are the same. A friend and I have sarted a company that distributes, among other things, LED flshlights and LED emergancy vehicle warning lights. 1st and 2nd generation LEDs were dim, which is what you were probably using, but the new 3rd and 3.5 generation LEDs, like Luxeon and other proprietary LED technologies can be as bright, and when using proper optics, brighter than Xenon bulbs of similar size. Find the right type of LED and you'll be more than imressed with how bright they can be.
-Chris
10-30-2006, 10:19 AM
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I got the ones listed on the main page...
www.leddomelight.com
Have to say - not too impressed. Are they brighter than stock? Yes.
But the light that they cast is really blue and on a black interior, that doesn't translate well to visible light. But oh well.. they're installed now and I guess it doesn't really bother me all that much, although I think I actually prefer the old standard OEM bulb...
www.leddomelight.com
Have to say - not too impressed. Are they brighter than stock? Yes.
But the light that they cast is really blue and on a black interior, that doesn't translate well to visible light. But oh well.. they're installed now and I guess it doesn't really bother me all that much, although I think I actually prefer the old standard OEM bulb...
10-30-2006, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Krinkov
exactly, so why do people alway feel the need to **** with the lights inside/outside thier car?? With all three lights on inside my car I can easily read the fine print on the back of a condom wrapper *ahem*. If you guys are seriously that blind that the stock interior lights or non-HID headlights arent bright enough for you I dont think you should be driving at night 
if you are to leave the light on, come back to the car and it won't start, a LED would take longer to drain battery.
10-30-2006, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Krinkov
exactly, so why do people alway feel the need to **** with the lights inside/outside thier car?? With all three lights on inside my car I can easily read the fine print on the back of a condom wrapper *ahem*. If you guys are seriously that blind that the stock interior lights or non-HID headlights arent bright enough for you I dont think you should be driving at night
u mean there's things i need to read on that wrapper???
lol
10-30-2006, 12:20 PM
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I've seen one of these in action:
A friend replaced the dome light bulb in his Forester with a red one. It's bright enough to read inside the car at night, and at the same time the red light doesn't mess with your night vision. The white version would probably be overkill.
Can be had here: http://autolumination.com/festoon.htm
A friend replaced the dome light bulb in his Forester with a red one. It's bright enough to read inside the car at night, and at the same time the red light doesn't mess with your night vision. The white version would probably be overkill.
Can be had here: http://autolumination.com/festoon.htm
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