Bulb Free!

[chasingsafety]

As of tomorrow, I will officially be "bulb" free

Except for my HID's of course, which would still classify as a bulb, I'v switched everything else.

-LED front "corner" lights
-LED brake bulbs with proper load resistors
-LED license plate lights
-LED reverse lights
-LED dash lights
-LED festoon interior light
-LED HVAC lights
-LED Inner turn signals (to be installed tomorrow)

Why? Cheaper in the long run, I should never have to replace them again, MASSIVE drop in voltage draw, this may also be due to my HID headlights and fogs.

Most people could care less about this, but meh...

If anyone wants pics, I'm more than willing to take some

[5spdzx2]

my led tails burnt out within about 2 years. they cost so much more i said to hell with a new set and bought regulars again.

[chasingsafety]

where you running the load resistors?

[mellowness65]

where did you get your led's?

[chasingsafety]

www.v-leds.com

There a little pricey, but there product is high quality and worth the extra coin

[Buster]

Yeah, pictures are a must. :D

[TTFOWIA]

thread = fail if no pics.

[Gregersonke]

We should see if we can't do an LED group buy and get 20 or 30 people replacing all lights with LED.

This would reduce load on alternators brighten interiors, etc.

Plus, it would decrease the rear end accidents for zx2's since led lights activate faster.

[Gregersonke]

As of tomorrow, I will officially be "bulb" free

Except for my HID's of course, which would still classify as a bulb, I'v switched everything else.

-LED front "corner" lights
-LED brake bulbs with proper load resistors
-LED license plate lights
-LED reverse lights
-LED dash lights
-LED festoon interior light
-LED HVAC lights
-LED Inner turn signals (to be installed tomorrow)

Why? Cheaper in the long run, I should never have to replace them again, MASSIVE drop in voltage draw, this may also be due to my HID headlights and fogs.

Most people could care less about this, but meh...

If anyone wants pics, I'm more than willing to take some



You forgot the trunk :)

[Gregersonke]

Do you have part-numbers for all the lights you replaced?

[Quimrider]

Ditto on the part numbers. Especially the dash bulbs

[Zx2 Frost]

High & low beam headlamp
9007LL
9007SU Silverstar ULTRA for Ultra Night Vision - The Whitest and Brightest Halogen
9007ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen
9007XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light
9007CB Cool Blue Halogen - The Whiter Light

Parking light
3457ALL
3457AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style

Front turn signal
3457ALL
3457AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style

Rear turn signal
3157LL

Tail light
3157LL

Stop light
3157LL

High mount stop light
921
921LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Fog/Driving light
881

License plate
168
168LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Back up light
3156LL

Front sidemarker
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Rear sidemarker
168
168LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Glove box
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Map light
DE3175

Dome light
DE3175

Trunk/Cargo area
DE3022

Under hood light
906

Instrument-general
161
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp



And to buy em id go here

http://superbrightleds.com/1157.htm

[mechtech]

Under hood light?

[gunman_sr5]

Do you have the inner tun mod? I do and just installed LEDs. I now have a turn signal issue with the passenger side. This thread explains the prob. http://teamzx2.com/showthread.php?p=79948#post79948

[ZX2 Sleeper]

No pictures yet "chasing safety"?

[Zx2 Frost]

Under hood light?

Its from the 02 escort, but the lights are the same.

[chasingsafety]

Sorry, I posted pics in another thread, but here ya go!

And ya, the trunk is done too ;)
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/sober20012/LEDs.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/sober20012/HDR009.jpg

It's the only one I got for now, as ya, I'm pretty lazy now a days

[Buster]

Tails look great, but I wouldn't want to blind oncoming traffic. :D

[Soadrocksever]

its from a lower angle, hence so bright. looks good man, no problems with the "blinker on crack" syndrom?

[chasingsafety]

they still blink fast, but not as fast as if the bulb was burnt, I think I could have used a little less voltage on the load resistor. It's emulating 12 volts, and outputting 5, I think I could step down to 2 volts output and still be safe, it's a work in progress tho.

[Quimrider]

To anyone wondering about the instrument cluster LEDs. Here's what I got from superbrightleds.com :
I chose blue gauge back lights.
Quantity: 5
Product: WLED-x4 LED bulb $ 1.59 (each)
Options: Blue WLED-B4 1.00

Quantity: 2
Product: 74-xHP Wedge Base LED Bulb $ 2.49 (each)
Options: Blue 74-BHP

Turn signal indicators:

Quantity: 2
Product: 74-x Wedge Base LED bulb $ 1.19 (each)
Options: Green 74-G

High beam indicator:

Quantity: 1
Product: 74-x Wedge Base LED bulb $ 1.19 (each)
Options: Blue 74-B

Service engine soon, airbag, low fuel, Oddly my 2000 doesn't use the check coolant light like my brother's 98 does.

Quantity: 3
Product: 74-x Wedge Base LED bulb $ 1.19 (each)
Options: Amber 74-A

Oil pressure, Battery, Brake

Quantity: 3
Product: 74-x Wedge Base LED bulb $ 1.19 (each)
Options: Red 74-R

[AZN_ZX2]

looks good

[CT9A]

looks awesome...Ill have to do this to my new dd once I get my cobalt sold

[ZX2_2008]

how did you change the hvac lights to leds

[chasingsafety]

how did you change the hvac lights to leds

well its real easy on the metra plate. Just heat up the old bulbs with a heat gun (melt the glue) pull them out, cut them off, and solder in some 12volt blue LED's. Glue them in, and your all set

[ZX2_2008]

my faceplate has glow rings behind the knobs not bulbs... like the rings in the middle of our reverse glow gauges.. can you just take those out and put led's in

[corby_baby]

what are the part numbers for the led for the licence plate bulbs?

[chasingsafety]

194, they are the same as the dash lights, and also the trunk light

[1981gMachine]

I want to do this too. Was wondering if our zx2 flasher is on this list?

http://www.superbrightleds.com/flashers.htm

If so it will fix the flashing rate of the turn signals with a load resistor.

To anyone wondering about the instrument cluster LEDs. Here's what I got from superbrightleds.com :
I chose blue gauge back lights.
Quantity: 5
Product: WLED-x4 LED bulb $ 1.59 (each)
Options: Blue WLED-B4 1.00

Quantity: 2
Product: 74-xHP Wedge Base LED Bulb $ 2.49 (each)
Options: Blue 74-BHP

Turn signal indicators:

Quantity: 2
Product: 74-x Wedge Base LED bulb $ 1.19 (each)
Options: Green 74-G

High beam indicator:

Quantity: 1
Product: 74-x Wedge Base LED bulb $ 1.19 (each)
Options: Blue 74-B

Service engine soon, airbag, low fuel, Oddly my 2000 doesn't use the check coolant light like my brother's 98 does.

Quantity: 3
Product: 74-x Wedge Base LED bulb $ 1.19 (each)
Options: Amber 74-A

Oil pressure, Battery, Brake

Quantity: 3
Product: 74-x Wedge Base LED bulb $ 1.19 (each)
Options: Red 74-R

Have you finished this yet? if so I'd like pics

[1981gMachine]

Oh, and do all cars have HVAC lights?

[simplicity05]

Planning on smoking all of my exterior lights and still want oem or better output, but don't want to kill people's eyes and get myself pulled over.

For the tails, which would you go:

27 LED Surface Mount Replacement (http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/fp/sret/14219212131822116211282221222283214225230287230227 290223230295224229236231236235232229238245240243/vpid/4810373/vpcsid/0/SFV/32481/sret/14219212131822116211282221222283214225230287230227 290223230295224229236231236235232229238245242241)

60 LED Surface Mount Replacement (http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/4835730/vpcsid/0/SFV/32481/sret/14219212131822116211282221222283214225230287230227 290223230295224229236231236235234243240237250243)

And for my inner turns:
13 LED Surface Mount (http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/fp/sret/14219212131822116211282221222283214225230287230227 290223230295224229236231236235236235234235250237/vpid/4481113/vpcsid/0/SFV/32481/sret/14219212131822116211282221222283214225230287230227 290223230295224229236231236235236235234237232237)

27 LED (http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/4810372/vpcsid/0/SFV/32481/sret/14219212131822116211282221222283214225230287230227 290223230295224229236231236235236245248245234243)

[aprophetofone]

stupid question:
which size festoon light did you get?
any pics of it at night?

[CSCustomCars]

I want to do this too. Was wondering if our zx2 flasher is on this list?

http://www.superbrightleds.com/flashers.htm

If so it will fix the flashing rate of the turn signals with a load resistor.


I'd like to know the answer as well...

Would make doing LED's much easier.

[chasingsafety]

I'd like to know the answer as well...

Would make doing LED's much easier.

I didn't use those style flashers. I'm sure they are on the list tho. But I used in line resistors. If you switch to those flashers, you won't be able to use standard bulbs in the future if you decide to sell your car, as they reduce voltage to roughly 5 volts.

[CSCustomCars]

^^ I realize that, but they can be removed though.

Could you maybe take a snap shot of how you wired in the resistors? Also tell us what resistors you used for them? What their Ohm rating is, ya know?

I've really been itching for LED's...

[DOUGIESTYL]

I put LEDs in my front and back signals. I used 10 resistors, total. They are all 10w/10ohm. I used one on each of the front turn bulbs. I wired the resistor as a parallel breach, instead of in-line on the positive.
On the back, I had to run two(2) resistors for each of the bulbs. IDK why. Instaling one didn't stop the "crack-head" blink.
If you t-tap the outer wires on the plugs, and hook the resistors from wire-to-wire, it causes enough load to stop the "crack-head" blink. * the center wire is the positive for the parking light filament.
Sexy lights that work correctly=:partynanas:

[chasingsafety]

^^ I realize that, but they can be removed though.

Could you maybe take a snap shot of how you wired in the resistors? Also tell us what resistors you used for them? What their Ohm rating is, ya know?

I've really been itching for LED's...


I don't even have the car anymore dude, or else I would take some pics for ya. Dougiestyl has a good alternative tho, and more than likely much cheaper to by the actual resistors rather than the setup I had. This is the setup I purchased:
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/4783296/vpcsid/0/SFV/32481

Basicly just a 6 ohm resistor. I used two on each side for the rear

[CSCustomCars]

Thanks for in info. That will make things easier.

I'm hoping to do this soon. I already went down to Advance and got two plate light LEDs and a high mount LED, but the high mount isn't as bright as I'd like it to be, so I'll be replacing that one.

Thanks again.