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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 06:16 AM
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I wanted to know how these look when on in your clear corners? Is there a good amount of light or stick to the regular style of bulbs?
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 08:07 AM
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Those LED "conversion" bulbs are cool because they turn on and off so fast, like they do on newer big rigs and buses around the town. LED's operate in that "window" of wattage...bla bla bla...thats why i like them...

i tried a set of them in my rear turn signals, but they only shine light in one direction, meaning they wont reflect inside your bulb housing, which means they cant be seen very well....

there was a post about it somewhere, but i forgot...hope i helped
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 08:29 AM
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yeah you answered my exact question, thanks
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 08:46 AM
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I can get them really cheap at my work. Almost any of those
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 08:49 AM
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My friend has them in his Prelude, and while LED's aren't supposed to burn out (because they take almost no power and are DIODES).... they burnt out quick. I mean, 2 or 3 months.

Weaaaaaaak.
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 09:09 AM
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Originally posted by Skelly_GSR
I can get them really cheap at my work. Almost any of those
I'll buy a pair for cheap just to see how they work out. How can you help
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 02:51 PM
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Um lemmie get the book with all the colors and stuff from my work, Ill let you know when I get it
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 03:52 PM
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The ones I bought from autodynamic were designed very strangely... They blink SUPER FAST...its like when ur bulb is about to blow out, the blinker blinks really fast. <--- like that. I didn't like it so I took it out. I'm using yellow (not clear) bulbs now.
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 04:03 PM
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The stock bulbs have a resistor in them so that when one burns out it causes the system to blink faster. Generally the LEDs won't work with the resistor, so you get the "hyper blink" all the time.
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 08:22 PM
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LEDs use an extremely low amount of current, much less than standard bulbs and this tends to affect how quickly they blink. I installed some of the PIAA super white Dual LED bulbs in the corners of my 96 Integra and although they don't distribute the light as much as a regular bulb, they do look pretty cool. I would say use the LEDs that don't involve turn signals. In a few weeks I'll have some of the PIAA 4 LED driving lights, which should work well.
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