LED Mod Thread

[Blckshdw]

Mod bugs can't be killed. Only put into hibernation due to lack of funds, or temporarily satisfied by mod completions. To keep the wife at bay, figure out how to spin your mods as safety related, or to make vehicle maintenance easier.

 

[Darkrider_LS]

Mod bugs can't be killed. Only put into hibernation due to lack of funds, or temporarily satisfied by mod completions. To keep the wife at bay, figure out how to spin your mods as safety related, or to make vehicle maintenance easier.

You can knock them out for a bit via meds lol

 

[BHAMER]

Mod bugs can't be killed. Only put into hibernation due to lack of funds, or temporarily satisfied by mod completions. To keep the wife at bay, figure out how to spin your mods as safety related, or to make vehicle maintenance easier.

She is already rolling her eyes at me...lol I told her it would help when she is navigating...don't think she bought it...

 

[Darkrider_LS]

She is already rolling her eyes at me...lol I told her it would help when she is navigating...don't think she bought it...

That was your error....you mentioned she needed to be doing something to enjoy the mod...


While on the other hand I got full blessing from the gf to lift mine lol....Granted I did spin it as a "might as well do this now while rebuilding" mod..

 

[BHAMER]

That was your error....you mentioned she needed to be doing something to enjoy the mod...


While on the other hand I got full blessing from the gf to lift mine lol....Granted I did spin it as a "might as well do this now while rebuilding" mod..

NICE!! Well we just bought MY Envoy about 3wks ago...So she is a little hesitant about me doing anything yet.. Course my mod list is growing bigger everyday I look at this site!!! lol

 

[djthumper]

It is taking you that long to do any mods? I had mine 3 days and was already doing mods.

 

[BHAMER]

It is taking you that long to do any mods? I had mine 3 days and was already doing mods.

its trying to find the time now to get them done lol, plus the truck has been in the shop 3 times since we bought it. But they have fixed it everytime. My last 3 weekends have been shot with projects and weddings and blah blah blah...lol
Plus I wanted to make sure I KNOW what I am gonna be doing...dont need to screw things up...lol

 

[Darkrider_LS]

It is taking you that long to do any mods? I had mine 3 days and was already doing mods.

I think i lasted all of two weeks due to cold weather before I installed the sirius satellite kit...which was soon followed by res delete and new muffler about two weeks after that lol...

 

[mcsteven]

To keep the wife at bay, figure out how to spin your mods as safety related, or to make vehicle maintenance easier.

Are you a political consultant?

I think i lasted all of two weeks due to cold weather before I installed the sirius satellite kit...which was soon followed by res delete and new muffler about two weeks after that lol...

Satellite kit? Is this a mod or a retrofit? Tell us more.

 

[Darkrider_LS]

Are you a political consultant?


Satellite kit? Is this a mod or a retrofit? Tell us more.

Retrofit kit for sirius satellite radio. Basically it uses a dock that mounts in your vehicle to mount a receiver. Some kits come with a home base as well. I will be doing a more permanent install of the docking unit in the trailblazer when I install the Havis console.

 

[mcsteven]

Ok. Was hoping it was something I missed to use the satellite receiver (I already have) for something else.

 

[Darkrider_LS]

Ok. Was hoping it was something I missed to use the satellite receiver (I already have) for something else.

When I do the more permanent install I plan on connecting to my headunit with rca cables if possible instead of using the fm transmitter in the dock.

 

[dmanns67]

Mod bugs can't be killed. Only put into hibernation due to lack of funds, or temporarily satisfied by mod completions. To keep the wife at bay, figure out how to spin your mods as safety related, or to make vehicle maintenance easier.

Why do you gotta call my headlights/grille the ugliest

Looking forward to the new project

While on the other hand I got full blessing from the gf to lift mine lol....Granted I did spin it as a "might as well do this now while rebuilding" mod..

GF's should have no say when it comes to modding a vehicle

 

[Darkrider_LS]

Why do you gotta call my headlights/grille the ugliest

Looking forward to the new project



GF's should have no say when it comes to modding a vehicle

When said gf is pretty much common law wife at this stage, she does have a bit of say lol

 

[BHAMER]

When said gf is pretty much common law wife at this stage, she does have a bit of say lol

Mine is wife...she pays the bills, and I gotta make sure she is happy...lol I just got the windows tinted on HER car for her so I should be good for a bit...lol

 

[Fire06]

Always look after the boss. makes life easier

 

[BHAMER]

Always look after the boss. makes life easier

I learned quick "happy wife happy life"...lol she keeps telling me I need a new hobby...bet she didnt think it would be this though!
Waiting on the leds to get here and off we go!

 

[djthumper]

Do some LEDs for her ride too

 

[BHAMER]

Do some LEDs for her ride too

I might just do that after I get mine done...lol She does drive an Equinox...at least its gm!!!

 

[Darkrider_LS]

Always look after the boss. makes life easier

Exactly

 

[HARDTRAILZ]

My wife pretends the truck does not exist until its time to show it off then she tells people what WE did to it.

 

[Fire06]

Ya she is nice to share the credit with you

 

[Blckshdw]

OK post whores, you guys have your own threads to play in. [SIZE=13.63636302948px] [/SIZE]

 

[BHAMER]

SORRY....LOL

 

[djthumper]

I was helping promote LED mods

 

[Blckshdw]

Manns, got any leads on some AO 5630 switchbacks? I only found one set on Ebay..

No. The vendor I bought my 5630s apparently only has AW. Carlton bought a set from the same vendor and there were AW.

Search 3157 switchback AO 5630 led and see what comes up.

I gave my switchbacks to RayGumm and went back to amber LEDs. Some reason I like them better than switchbacks. Maybe I just got bored with them.

Garth, these are the ones I bought. Bit more pricey than most, but the good thing is, all of the LEDs are dual color. So no half and half deal.

2 x 3157 Samsung LED 22W high power 22 dual SMD chips White Amber Switch Back

 

[Darkrider_LS]

Ok what is the difference between Aw and Ao? Been wondering this for awhile. If it helps the ones I got from kevin are white when running as park lights then switch to orange when turn signal is applied.

 

[Blckshdw]

Ok what is the difference between Aw and Ao? Been wondering this for awhile. If it helps the ones I got from kevin are white when running as park lights then switch to orange when turn signal is applied.

AW flashes amber-white-amber-white, when the parking lights are on, and turn signal is activated. AO, flashes amber-off-amber-off instead.

The AO style is a bit more popular, since you have more contrast when the turn signal is fired. With AW, the white tends to be brighter than the amber, so it sometimes looks like the white is what's flashing, instead of the amber.

 

[Darkrider_LS]

AW flashes amber-white-amber-white, when the parking lights are on, and turn signal is activated. AO, flashes amber-off-amber-off instead.

The AO style is a bit more popular, since you have more contrast when the turn signal is fired. With AW, the white tends to be brighter than the amber, so it sometimes looks like the white is what's flashing, instead of the amber.

So from what I understand of that mine are the Aw style

 

[Blckshdw]

I ran AW for a few years, and really liked them at first, especially since my 194 switchbacks matched them. The turns were plenty bright during the day, and the parking lights were good at night. But when I pulled up behind a vehicle in a turn lane with chrome, or a clean paint job, and saw the lights alternating, it started to irk me.

 

[Mounce]

Garth, these are the ones I bought. Bit more pricey than most, but the good thing is, all of the LEDs are dual color. So no half and half deal.

2 x 3157 Samsung LED 22W high power 22 dual SMD chips White Amber Switch Back

Thanks, Carlton!

And yeah, that's a bit more than I wanna spend. Having a hard time talking myself into ones half that price lol.

 

[Darkrider_LS]

Thanks, Carlton!

And yeah, that's a bit more than I wanna spend. Having a hard time talking myself into ones half that price lol.

Honestly it may be more up front cost initially. But the longer lifespan of led vs incandescent makes up for it pretty fast.

 

[Darkrider_LS]

AW flashes amber-white-amber-white, when the parking lights are on, and turn signal is activated. AO, flashes amber-off-amber-off instead.

The AO style is a bit more popular, since you have more contrast when the turn signal is fired. With AW, the white tends to be brighter than the amber, so it sometimes looks like the white is what's flashing, instead of the amber.

Ok correction after looking at that link I guess mine may actually be the Ao style...because when I select the turn signal or hazards they flash orange like normal amber bulbs..then turn off for a millisecond or so and switch back to being a white running light.

 

[Blckshdw]

Thanks, Carlton!

And yeah, that's a bit more than I wanna spend. Having a hard time talking myself into ones half that price lol.

I think anytime you go with switchbacks that are dual color, they are gonna cost roughly twice as much as your half and half setups. And since you're also looking at the latest and greatest tech, you're gonna pay for that too. Now if you looked at a setup with maybe 120 5050 SMDs, 60 white/60 yellow, you might be OK. I think our headlights have enough clearance to fit those.

 

[Mounce]

I think anytime you go with switchbacks that are dual color, they are gonna cost roughly twice as much as your half and half setups. And since you're also looking at the latest and greatest tech, you're gonna pay for that too. Now if you looked at a setup with maybe 120 5050 SMDs, 60 white/60 yellow, you might be OK. I think our headlights have enough clearance to fit those.

I'm wanting to get away from the 5050's. My current 20-ish chip (amber, single color) ones are dim as hell. And for switchbacks, the 5050's aren't a ton cheaper than the 5630's so for me it's worth getting the 5630's.

Also, reason that I posted that in the post whore thread instead of here is because they won't be going in the EXT, they're not even going in a GM. I didn't feel right about posting here about it because of that lol.

 

[dmanns67]

I'm wanting to get away from the 5050's. My current 20-ish chip (amber, single color) ones are dim as hell. And for switchbacks, the 5050's aren't a ton cheaper than the 5630's so for me it's worth getting the 5630's.

Also, reason that I posted that in the post whore thread instead of here is because they won't be going in the EXT, they're not even going in a GM. I didn't feel right about posting here about it because of that lol.

Going from 5050s to 5630s myself, I can tell a big difference in brightness. The 5630s are definitely worth the money if you are upgrading LEDs.

 

[Blckshdw]

Also, reason that I posted that in the post whore thread instead of here is because they won't be going in the EXT, they're not even going in a GM. I didn't feel right about posting here about it because of that lol.

Any cool LED upgrade mods are welcome here. A couple of members have posted stuff they've done on other vehicles.

 

[Mounce]

Haha alright man, thanks for the help/info!

 

[BHAMER]

Blckshdw!!!! I have a question...lol I see a lot of blue and white led mods...not much in red, is there a reason for that, or is it that no one really cares for red...

 

[Sparky]

Probably the same reason not many do green. White and blue are "cool" I guess.

I don't like colored lights for my dome though, I want a white light for that. But other lights like dash etc go green for me.