02-03-2013, 05:51 AM
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My lighting mods.
Well, I got bored of having bland incandescant bulbs on my car that did nothing to help me, so I've decided to add LED bulbs around the car. This will be a thread that not only shows what I'll be doing with LED's but also my headlights and perhaps tails.
To start off, I converted my license plate to LED.
The plastic that holds the original bulb broke off, and I never liked the way it looked. I guess I started getting jealous of everyone in my area having LED plate lights.
The weird part is that now there's light being emitted from the plate area to the ground. Don't know what to think of it, but I'll see what happens as time goes on.
I also added an LED strip in the trunk because the stock light did me no good since I put in 2 12"s in the trunk. Now I can see the junk in the trunk without a flashlight.
Never really said much about this, but I converted my 3rd brake light to LED using an Impala 3rd brake light. I did this because I was tired of changing bulbs back there every 6 months. Cheap ass sylvanias... smh
More to come soon as I get more wiring and switches to add more lights.
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1996 Infiniti G20
1993 Chevrolet Lumina Z34
1989 Buick Regal Limited
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02-03-2013, 02:10 PM
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BUY MY EXHAUST!! 
Nice lights 
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02-03-2013, 02:46 PM
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Oh how I need LED license plate bulb...
It's bright what did you use?
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02-03-2013, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by spc2125
BUY MY EXHAUST!!
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Hold on, I'm gonna go to NY soon, so I'm trying to take advantage.
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Originally Posted by sleepyalero
Oh how I need LED license plate bulb...
It's bright what did you use?
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I used a strip of LED's. It's one of those things where the GA and Alero differ. Aleros have 2 194 bulbs, the Grand Am has one on the center. I always thought one was weak, so instead of buying a 194 that would have multiple LED, I thought it would look better with the strip.
I bought this for $10, so I'm going to have some fun with it.
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1996 Infiniti G20
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02-03-2013, 05:08 PM
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Wow looks good.
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02-03-2013, 05:29 PM
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Its Beer Thirty
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The Alero only has one 194 bulb for the license plate. This is what I used 
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02-03-2013, 05:46 PM
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I have around the same ground effect coming from the license plate,
i like it in my opinion 
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02-03-2013, 07:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nas Escobar
Hold on, I'm gonna go to NY soon, so I'm trying to take advantage.
I used a strip of LED's. It's one of those things where the GA and Alero differ. Aleros have 2 194 bulbs, the Grand Am has one on the center. I always thought one was weak, so instead of buying a 194 that would have multiple LED, I thought it would look better with the strip.
I bought this for $10, so I'm going to have some fun with it.
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Alero's have one light in the center
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S. . .L. . . E . . .E. . .P. . .Y. . .IS A TRAITOR--HE GOT BORED SO HE SOLD ME AFTER HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH A RICE ROCKET
Oldsnut is my Hero!
Meet Destiny, shes a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero GLS, F40 6MT swap. (#2 of 3)
2/24/14 - 200,000 miles body/motor. 22,300 on F40.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldsnut
He would Plasti Dip his pecker if he could.
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Originally Posted by tipnitty
A girl touched my Pee Pee. So you can say things are getting pretty serious for me.
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02-03-2013, 07:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rustyballs_69
The Alero only has one 194 bulb for the license plate. This is what I used |
Got a night pic?
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S. . .L. . . E . . .E. . .P. . .Y. . .IS A TRAITOR--HE GOT BORED SO HE SOLD ME AFTER HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH A RICE ROCKET
Oldsnut is my Hero!
Meet Destiny, shes a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero GLS, F40 6MT swap. (#2 of 3)
2/24/14 - 200,000 miles body/motor. 22,300 on F40.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldsnut
He would Plasti Dip his pecker if he could.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tipnitty
A girl touched my Pee Pee. So you can say things are getting pretty serious for me.
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02-03-2013, 07:28 PM
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What did you use for the trunk light? I usually don't like lighting mods, but that's one I actually need..
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02-03-2013, 07:52 PM
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Its Beer Thirty
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Originally Posted by sleepyalero
Got a night pic?
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I will get one after the game once it gets dark.
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02-03-2013, 08:38 PM
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Sweet appreciate that.
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S. . .L. . . E . . .E. . .P. . .Y. . .IS A TRAITOR--HE GOT BORED SO HE SOLD ME AFTER HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH A RICE ROCKET
Oldsnut is my Hero!
Meet Destiny, shes a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero GLS, F40 6MT swap. (#2 of 3)
2/24/14 - 200,000 miles body/motor. 22,300 on F40.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldsnut
He would Plasti Dip his pecker if he could.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tipnitty
A girl touched my Pee Pee. So you can say things are getting pretty serious for me.
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02-03-2013, 09:16 PM
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Damn i though trunk mounted tags had 2. smh
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Originally Posted by 03Sleepr
What did you use for the trunk light? I usually don't like lighting mods, but that's one I actually need..
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I cut an LED strip out of a roll, soldered wire to it and stuck it above the plate with double sided tape
i jammed a stock 194 along with the neg and pos wire then hid the stock connector in the bumper
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1996 Infiniti G20
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02-03-2013, 10:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nas Escobar
I jammed a stock 194 along with the neg and pos wire then hid the stock connector in the bumper
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For those that want a cleaner looking way to do it, there's always something like http://www.superbrightleds.com/morei...-pcb/403/1387/ .
Only problem is making sure you get it wired right. Although. for those strips, if you get it backwards, it just doesn't light up - so you can flip the board over in the socket *grins*
Just a thought.
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02-03-2013, 11:47 PM
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Its Beer Thirty
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Here ya go Sleepy.
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And, yeah, I try to keep my expectations & standards really low. That's the only way to guarantee that I'll always exceed them. |
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02-04-2013, 02:56 AM
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Likein that colts plate!
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02-04-2013, 08:43 AM
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Here ya go Sleepy.
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Not bad, totally diggin nas's color though.
Nas, ship me whatever you used to do what you did for yours! Pm me or something!
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S. . .L. . . E . . .E. . .P. . .Y. . .IS A TRAITOR--HE GOT BORED SO HE SOLD ME AFTER HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH A RICE ROCKET
Oldsnut is my Hero!
Meet Destiny, shes a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero GLS, F40 6MT swap. (#2 of 3)
2/24/14 - 200,000 miles body/motor. 22,300 on F40.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldsnut
He would Plasti Dip his pecker if he could.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tipnitty
A girl touched my Pee Pee. So you can say things are getting pretty serious for me.
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02-04-2013, 10:35 AM
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Its Beer Thirty
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Originally Posted by xXManwhoreXx
Likein that colts plate!
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Thanks, I'm a huge fan.
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And, yeah, I try to keep my expectations & standards really low. That's the only way to guarantee that I'll always exceed them. |
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02-04-2013, 03:31 PM
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Mine are just bright standard lol. Took this pic last night.
 Ill take another with the flash off |
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02-04-2013, 04:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sleepyalero
Not bad, totally diggin nas's color though.
Nas, ship me whatever you used to do what you did for yours! Pm me or something!
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