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dmanns67

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Mounce said:
Meh, I prefer 20 194 5050's for under $8.

I'll have to look about that 5630 festoon though, hadn't even thought about that, had looked at 5050 festoons though.

-how many chips are on your festoon?
20 is not bad. At least when 75% of them fail, you will have spares :raspberry:

My festoon is (6) 5630 chips.
 
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Mounce

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Lol :rapsberry: Out of the last 20 I ordered (10blue, 10white) one white and two blue ones are flickering so I ordered 10/10 again, all ten of the white will be going in the TB domes and the blue is to replace faulty ones in the Mustang cluster.

Ended up getting the 5630 panels (5 for $14 from USA) with 24 chips each. Can't decide if I wanna put two in the cargo light or not..will definitely be putting two in the Mustang dome though and maybe one in the trunk.

If I have one left over it's going in my brothers 96 z71. He wasn't impressed trying my 5 chip 5050 festoon from the Mustang in his dome light, I think he'll like the 5630's though.


-link to the panels in case anyone wants it...
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=301226783358&alt=web
 
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Blckshdw

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BlazingTrails said:
I have ordered a lot of LEDs on eBay and in bulk I have only had one go out so far in 4-5 months.
That's the route I took as well, although it's been 5 years, I've had a handful go out. One in the memo module has been flickering for a couple of weeks now, and the one in the dome light override button started flickering a couple days ago. Gonna have to pull those and replace at some point when I'm not lazy.
 
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Sparky

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I've noticed for a little while when I first turn on my lights or hit unlock at night that my left license plate LED doesn't turn on, but after power has been on for a little bit it comes on. Well, tonight same as usual, except when I got home and got out at teh end of my drive to check my mailbox (like an idiot) I noticed the left LED on and the right one was dark! Go figure.
 
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Sparky

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Yeah, more than likely the sockets are all corroded horribly knowing my truck. I'll have to check them when it isn't subzero outside.
 

SnowBlazer

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With all these threads discussing Cree VS HID's, I'm wondering if there is just a bright a$$ headlight on the market that you don't need to kill the DRL's? I understand the reasoning for it, and wouldn't mind the lower power if there is some thing out there that's kind of a middle ground, where it's straight up plug n play. :undecided:
 

dmanns67

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Mounce said:
Anything other than halogen style bulb and drl has to disappear. In other words, if it has a ballast or voltage regulator, its a no go in a stock TB.

HIDs beat LEDs any day, btw.

Also, HIRs require tab trimming before they'll work, not pnp.
No need to do the DRL killer if you have the capacitor mod.

HIDs or Crees FTW. Why waste time and money on HIRs.
 
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Mounce

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Okay, I phrased that wrong lol. By drl needs to disappear I meant....

Drl killer OR cap mod.

I relate the two as doing the same thing when they do totally different things and/or relate the term "drl"with the pwm signal, not as what it really is.
 
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Sib

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I did the capacitor mod to have my DRLs run at 100% all the time after putting hids in. I can turn of the DRLs when I want. Even when I turn off the DRLs my auto lights still turn on when it gets dark enough. Everything works exactly the same as before except for the fact my DRLs are running at full power now all the time.
 
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SnowBlazer said:
Bingo! I like my DRLs. Maybe I'm wrong here but, it seems as if you need to disable the auto headlights as well. Which is one thing that I love the most about our rigs.
I have my drl killed, and besides drl not coming on when in gear and headlights not coming on when locking/unlocking doors(park lights do all come on though)... Everything works the way they should. Auto headlights come on when it gets dark, then of course with the switch everything works like factory.
 
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SnowBlazer said:
So a couple more questions...are HIDs are plug n play one I do something with the DRLs? Just pop Em in with no wiring?
It's recommended to use a relay harness with hids, so the hids get their power directly from the battery instead of through the headlight harnesses n plugs. They are pretty simple to install. Other than the relay harness they are plug n play.
 

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So went to the scrapyard today with my bud to look for GMT360 parts for me & Foxbody Stang parts for him. Pretty much every TB/Voy was ransacked for things you'd expect. Did find some things I may go back for to sell on here or Ebay
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Capote said:
So went to the scrapyard today with my bud to look for GMT360 parts for me & Foxbody Stang parts for him. Pretty much every TB/Voy was ransacked for things you'd expect. Did find some things I may go back for to sell on here or Ebay
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Capote

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Capote

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There's another bro, just doesn't have a colored bowtie
 

Capote

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Nah, just the average one. Is there anything else you want me to look for? I am going back for headlights, overhead consoles, airbags, and shift handles.
 

Capote

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Midnyteryder196 said:
Any of the newer style window or 4wd switches would be bout the only other items I think..

Those chrome interior door handles would be pretty sweet too lol
No newer year door switches, I can get the chrome interior door handles though for you
 

Capote

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Midnyteryder196 said:
Awesome that would work Aaron.. Then just msg me n I will get u my address..

Negative Brandon.. Mine are black plastic.
Will do bud
 

Capote

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SnowBlazer said:
Capote, can you please see if any of these have a engine bay light? Mine's broke...harnes is broken so I'm in need of the harness with 6" of wires.
None had anything like that brother
 
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Sparky

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BlazingTrails said:
They aren't all chrome on the inside??
First couple of years were just black plastic. Mine aren't chrome.
 
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'05 are plastic
There's a few differences between my '04 & Brandon's '05. Guess that's when GM decided to upgrade the TB's aesthetics a bit
 

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Brandon's used to be a fleet vehicle, so I assume it was just a base model
 

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