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Old Dec 9, 2004 | 06:29 PM
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anybody put LEDs where the small orange bulb used to be in the one of the later gen civics.....can i see some pics????
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Old Dec 9, 2004 | 06:30 PM
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Those are not driving lights. They are either city lights or signal lights.
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Old Dec 9, 2004 | 09:43 PM
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if you put LEDs in, you'll need load equalizers as well. It's not just a simple swap.
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 12:43 AM
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i have amber leds for my city lights in my jdm headlamps.
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 09:16 AM
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^ those look good and bright as hell, must be pretty large led's, expensive?
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 11:20 AM
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nah, autozone size 194 amber leds for 5 bukks i think. does the job.

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^ those look good and bright as hell, must be pretty large led's, expensive?
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Outxider
nah, autozone size 194 amber leds for 5 bukks i think. does the job.
did u wire them up like normal city lights? or do somethin seperate
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Old Dec 15, 2004 | 01:11 AM
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wat do u mean? i just tap into the corner parkin lights thats all. the led replaces the 194 size bulbs on the city light sockets.

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did u wire them up like normal city lights? or do somethin seperate
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Old Dec 15, 2004 | 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Outxider
i have amber leds for my city lights in my jdm headlamps.
Sorry to be Off Topic...

Do your fogs have yellow lenses, or are they clear with yellow bulbs?
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Old Dec 15, 2004 | 12:46 PM
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neither. i have oem style fogs, clear lenses wit the stock bulb, sprayed with krylon stained glass transparent yellow paint. looks identical to the jdm oem ones. cheap and effective. :thumbup:

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Do your fogs have yellow lenses, or are they clear with yellow bulbs?
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