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LED Bulbs for Rear Back up light?
Has anyone put in a good set of LED bulbs and seen noticeable results in light output out of their reverse lights? Drive a 2007 so have the newer housing, and I'm not interested in retrofitting any aftermarket housing or separate light source, as I don't need anything crazy bright. The price is right at $40 or so for a quality LED bulb pair, and if I could get a bit more light, I'd indulge.
Have done full interior LED Swap and HID for front lights...LOVE it. My hobbies have me up before and after the sun rises/sets so I prioritize good light output. 20% tint doesn't help either when trying to back out of a dark place at night.
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12-04-2014, 09:20 PM
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I have some 5W LEDs that I got from
@ Whitebeauty
but he sells 9W now. They're a pretty big improvement
Factory on left (hard to tell because the LED is so much brighter) and LED on right
LED in both sides
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12-04-2014, 09:44 PM
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Forget the leds for reverse lights, I use 15w hid kit there and it was brighter.
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12-04-2014, 10:07 PM
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Forget the leds for reverse lights, I use 15w hid kit there and it was brighter.
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O.o Where's the write-up for that???
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Shiiit...I've got an 04 with the early style, non LED housings. I swapped in some LED bulbs from Amazon. I don't know if they fit your 06+ housing or not, but for the price (under $10 for the pair IIRC) it was a vast improvement over the stock incandescent bulbs, and as you requested not too bright. Plug and play, T10 bulb I believe.
Here's the link if you're interested though.
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12-04-2014, 10:14 PM
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Thank you
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for the photos.... Looks good enough for me, I couldn't see s**t backing into my parking spot moments ago.... Gonna track a pair down now!
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12-04-2014, 10:45 PM
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i mounted trailer lights under my bumper
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12-05-2014, 01:34 AM
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What did you do with your 4runner today?
Here you guys go, it's a old pic but everything still work. Tho it cost about 70 off eBay for the kit, it's brighter for me since I have dark tinted Windows.
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Careful with the amazon LED's I ordered some with poor results. I am going to get more at a higher price point. In hopes of a brighter light with better quality
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12-05-2014, 06:36 PM
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12-05-2014, 06:52 PM
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Quote:
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i mounted trailer lights under my bumper
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THIS. Did the exact same thing with a single dually and just made a trailer wired it to the trailer plug. Works great!
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Quote:
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THIS. Did the exact same thing with a single dually and just made a trailer wired it to the trailer plug. Works great!
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same way i did it. i also have a 4 pin harness on mine. i went with dot lights so i didnt have to take them off for inspection. stupid va laws
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Which ones did you buy? I like the output you got from yours
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WI_4Runner
Thank you
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for the photos.... Looks good enough for me, I couldn't see s**t backing into my parking spot moments ago.... Gonna track a pair down now! |
Got one that's even more powerful now... 11w... Alot of new things have come out that are mad wicked bright...
@ gaterose
thanks for the mention.
OP I can get you squared away just Lmk. Thanks.
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