SYNFULL
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How about the cockpit lights in the roof. They are dim as can be. Has anyone changed them to LED?
LED Tail lights ????
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JohnnyViper
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i was wondering the same thing!
Jance GTS
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Yes, since they look cheap I added the clear marker lenses from Klearz and I added a flat amber LED. Before I installed them, I sanded down the housing so I could recess/flat mount the new lense with the body. I was able to **** in the lense about 1/8", by doing that a flat LED is the only light that will work since a regualar bulb will be too tall.
Last week I decided to redo the housing. I glued in a piece of plastic over the stock bulb placement to "shave" the hole. I just sent them off to a company in Texas to have them sprayed chrome. I should get them back next week.
And the best part about it, is they are doing them for free!
YES!!!! I replaced mine with some HIGH powered white LEDS, and it's like having HID for dome lights!
I'm out of town right now, but I will try to post pictures next week.
JohnnyViper
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could you post the size and type led bulb you used for the dome please 
Jance GTS
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Pictures don't do it justice! You won't regret buying them IF you want more light!
V-LEDS HID 5K WHITE 4 M-SMT 2W HIGH POWER BULBS 194 168 158
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V-LEDS HID 5K WHITE 4 M-SMT 2W HIGH POWER BULBS 194 168 158
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JohnnyViper
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your filled with all the good knowledge on leds!!!!!! thanks so much
Jance GTS
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Thanks! I've spent enough money with them over the years I like to help others out when I find a good product with even better customer service!
If you "like" them on Facebook you can get discount codes to save anywhere from 10-25% off at different times.
I had to trouble shot when I started on my interior lighting, but I wanted to get it right and have everything matching.
JohnnyViper
Enthusiast
so if my counting is right I will only need six pairs if I add the different bulbs for the dome, speedo, tach, 4 gauged and dome lights and should cost only around $65....is this right?
JohnnyViper
Enthusiast
i think i am counting wrong....maybe its five pairs total
JohnnyViper
Enthusiast
what type bulb did you end up using for the license plate?
Jance GTS
Enthusiast
Dome is 1 pair.
License plate is 1 pair which is 168 bulb type.
2 pair of (74) for small dash gauges
2 V-LEDS 3 SMT HID WHITE WEDGE BASE DASH LIGHT BULBS 37 74
Speedo and tach 1 pair I think...
2 WHITE 5K SMT HIGH POWER LED LIGHT BULBS 194 168 158 2821
I picked everything as "Pure White 5000k" You can choose other colors of white, but I like 5k the best.
On the license plate lights, they sold out of the ones I bought, but I think these should work. Sometimes leds will only light one way so for the license plate lights you might have to buy 2 pairs to get both of them firing the same direction, if that makes sense?
2 HID 5K WHITE HIGH POWER PARKING 2 LED BULBS 194 168 158
If you need to know which bulbs, here is a guide.
OSRAM SYLVANIA - Replacement Guide - Start
GTSnake
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YES!!! They have a lot of choices! I just had to keep buying interior lights until I got the ones I liked the most.They can be expensive but this will help.
3 pairs of taillights
2 RED 3157 V-LEDS M-SMT 27 LED BRAKE LIGHT BULBS 3156 4057 B/O
The 4 small gauges I used these.
2 V-LEDS 3 SMT HID WHITE WEDGE BASE DASH LIGHT BULBS 37 74
I think I also used another pair in the tach and the speedo because there are two different type bulbs.
Then for the speedo and tach I used these.
2 WHITE 5K SMT HIGH POWER LED LIGHT BULBS 194 168 158 2821
They have a lot of different colors, but 5k white looks the best IMO. You just can't beat the quality of leds once you see them.
To me it's more luxurious than "rice".
So I'm finally getting around to doing this but the bulbs in the link is sold out.
Are the tail lights CK or standard style? How does red bulbs look compared to white? I would think the white is brighter.
Canyon707
Enthusiast
I wish I knew whre to get some nice looking digital gauges for my 04. ?????
Jance GTS
Enthusiast
Standard bulbs and not the CK's.
Red looks awesome!!! I have the 27 led bulbs in red for all 6 bulbs... so it's really bright!!! ;-)
You could always go with more leds per bulb but expect to pay 2 or 3 times that amount. You could do white but I think red is just as good. You could take out a bulb and shine a white led flashlight to see if you like it that way, I haven't tried it so I don't know. Hope that helps!
GTSnake
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Kool, thanks Jance!
NI-KA
Enthusiast
Ballpark cost to do everything?
got one
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Ya, old post...but has anyone done LED's for the tail lights and NOT had to do any extra work...just plug and play?
I bought some plug and play off ebay and they represented as 10x brighter than oem, etc...I bought 6 and right off the bat 2 were completely defective and never turned on so I hooked up one side to compare with factory and the factory bulbs were way brighter so I just stuck with that oem, other members have had better success though...
Steve M
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Just did my Gen IV tail lights over the weekend, and it was completely plug and play.
Darth Menace
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I'm interedted in this too. Are the tail lights on the gts plug and play? I don't think I'm up for cutting and splicing
Darth Menace
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hey guys, my viper is away for the winter so now my tinkering starts. i am starting on the amber side markers and rear markers. instead of starting new thread i thought id just piggy-back on this related one. how do i get the side markers/rear amber markers out? im planning on getting klearz replacements so also does anyone have the led equivelant of these ones?
alwayscode390
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I REALLY like the look of the LED lights in the center on the rear , thanks for the pics!!! ---
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