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Old 02-08-2010, 09:42 PM
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So the stock reverse lights suck, terribly, especially behind some vht, so i got some led's and put them in, here's the before and after and comparisons

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Old 02-08-2010, 09:43 PM
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What LEDs did you use?
 
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Old 02-08-2010, 09:50 PM
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i got them off of ebay from a lady named jacky that i highly recommend, a link to her site is here:

http://stores.ebay.com/ExtremeBrightLEDs
 
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Old 02-08-2010, 09:55 PM
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wow ima have to get me a set, idk y gm made such crappy reverse lights
 
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Old 02-08-2010, 09:57 PM
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she also did my interior leds that i have, good quality stuff, pretty cheap too
 
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Old 02-08-2010, 10:01 PM
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I say maybe for me, look good though...
 
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cool **** i just got a set mine are 9 led the look a little bit more blueish then yours. you said you had vht nightshade covering the lenses cause i want to do that but i thought it had a reddish tint to it. mine were only 10 bucks, after i bought um i saw all kinds of different types with mre leds and what not.

im not sure if they work the greatest but they deffinatly look sweet. my goal is to fase out all regular light bulbs in my monte. its 2010
 
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Old 02-08-2010, 10:10 PM
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lol i think the older night shade was a kind of reddish but not sure, i used the newest stuff they came out with, not sure if theres a difference your reverses might be a bit darker too making them look a little more bluer
 
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you have a pic from inside the car looking out?

my rear is tinted 18% and it sucks backing up when there is no other light around. been wanting to install some bulbs that are brighter. i have clear back up lenses too.
 
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Old 02-09-2010, 08:02 AM
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I did the switch to LEDs in my reverse lights and it looks nicer, but they didn't seem to project the light good for me
 


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