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ZmOz
January 6th, 2005, 20:01
I know several people have done various things with LED taillights...anybody done anything with the parking lights on the front? I have clear corners and recently put in some Xtravision headlights. Now the clear corners and parking lights look very yellow. I'm thinking about trying to put in some white LEDs...anybody else done this?
REDXJ4FUN
January 9th, 2005, 07:40
I don't see why you couldn't, just get a buch of amber LEDs and start driling the back of your markerlights. i bought a package of red ones on ebay for another project for under 10 bucks shipped.
1989laredoxj
January 9th, 2005, 08:39
Don't your blinkers need to be yellow? I know they can't be white in MA
Last of the XJ
January 9th, 2005, 11:04
I think that is standard for all states, that they must be yellow or amber. I had blue corner marker lights in my prelude a few years ago, and they pulled me over for it. Some people are color blind and can't see if you have the light on or not if it's another color.
ZmOz
January 9th, 2005, 12:00
Don't your blinkers need to be yellow? I know they can't be white in MA


Don't know...don't care. :D They've been clear for a while now, no problems. Front blinkers aren't terribly important anyway. I tried shining one of my LED flashlights in one of the lenses, it looks MUCH better that way. Think about it, how many XJs have clear corners? I don't think I've EVER heard of anyone getting pulled over for them.
1989laredoxj
January 9th, 2005, 13:59
just letting you know
hjeepxj
January 9th, 2005, 15:06
I put in all leds in my front end. Looks good. Theyre white as well.

Ill post pics in the next day or so.
XJCasper
January 10th, 2005, 01:40
Please do.
Berserker
January 10th, 2005, 12:24
Heres a link to a websight i used for my leds: www.superbrightleds.com
shimmy
January 10th, 2005, 23:24
doesn't this make them blink extra fast? also that site says to get amber lights for amber blinker lenses, why? couldn't you get white ones so they would be brighter?

brandon
hjeepxj
January 11th, 2005, 10:33
doesn't this make them blink extra fast? also that site says to get amber lights for amber blinker lenses, why? couldn't you get white ones so they would be brighter?

brandon


Some cars it does make them blink faster, but not in mine.

And the Amber lights need to be there for legality, but Ive never got busted for it.
DeftwillP
January 14th, 2005, 09:49
where's them pics hjeepxj
hjeepxj
January 14th, 2005, 10:09
I forgot to grab my camera when I went home (busy week) but I'll remember this weekend.
TXjeep98
January 16th, 2005, 23:05
Some cars it does make them blink faster, but not in mine.

And the Amber lights need to be there for legality, but Ive never got busted for it.

Do you have LED's in the rear?

The reason they blink faster is because the resistance thats inherent with a regular bulb is not there with an LED. I thought I read somewhere though, that if both front and rear are LED, they will blink normal. They only blink faster when it's one and one.