sparky370z Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 hi there people i would like to replace all the lamps around the car with LED ones. i would also like to change the sidelight lamps as they produce a dim light in comparison to the xenon headlamps. is it difficult to change them? would i be able to put LED lamps in the rear light cluster? (i dont have the money to buy proper LED ones at the mo.) what lamps would i need and is it difficult? cheers for any help! Sparky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 hi there people i would like to replace all the lamps around the car with LED ones. i would also like to change the sidelight lamps as they produce a dim light in comparison to the xenon headlamps. is it difficult to change them? would i be able to put LED lamps in the rear light cluster? (i dont have the money to buy proper LED ones at the mo.) what lamps would i need and is it difficult? cheers for any help! Sparky i specced some for bennet a while back via PM and he said they are all good, i will check when i get back from my meeting. although if you prod search theres a few threads about this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky370z Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 that would be awesome, my connection here is very slow mobile broadband . going through would be a massive pain in the ........... cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhavin85 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Sidelights are 501 for the zed...not sure about the interior bulbs but im sure our resident LED expert husky will sort you out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FIDDYZ Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Sides are 501's Interior Boot are 501's Dome's are 30mm festoon Never changed the bulbs on my old rear brake lights so am not sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunmetalzgt Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Sides are 501's Interior Boot are 501's Dome's are 30mm festoon Rear number plate lights are 501's too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Sides are 501'sInterior Boot are 501's Dome's are 30mm festoon Rear number plate lights are 501's too seems ok to me for the interior boot its best to get one that projects sideways, like so: and for the dome light get one like this: not like this: (the large metal heat sink block will short the terminals causing permanent damage) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky370z Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 thanks, much appreiciated mate!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 i used autobulbs for most of mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun1982 Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Would these be any good for the rear plate then? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-350Z-LED-N ... 4a9cd9b134 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Would these be any good for the rear plate then?http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-350Z-LED-N ... 4a9cd9b134 they are the correct fitment of bulb but i dont know if the shape will fit in the gap. worth a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shire350Z Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 iv got bright white (which have a tint of blue in them) 501's in the rear number plate, front sidelights, interior boot and 2x 30mm festoon in the cabin and all look especially over the number plate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun1982 Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 I did look where biscuit said but got a bit confused.lol.I changed just about everything worth changing in my fto from the old scabby greeny jap colur to white,red or blue leds. Sounds a mish mash but it was like needles in red,aircon panel & buttons in blue & white interior leds.something like that anyway. Is the courtesy light a straight forward swap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 yes dome light is a straight swap just be careful not to short it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun1982 Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Cool i might buy myself some then,had my rear bumper off last weekend to try & sort my camera out & now one of my plate lights doesnt work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Sparky, Did you do this? I want to put LEDs in the rear lights of '03 JDM and then smoke them. Have you got piccies of before/after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunGodRA Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 iv got bright white (which have a tint of blue in them) 501's in the rear number plate, front sidelights, interior boot and 2x 30mm festoon in the cabin and all look especially over the number plate James -is it the super bright one here http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/501-W5W-LED-Bulbs/ ? If not where did you get yours? Cheers, David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 and for the dome light get one like this: I put these dome lights in today, but noticed when they're off there is a very dim glow from them. does this mean they are drawing a small amount of current? anyone else got these from autobulbs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 its just a tiny tiny amount of current flowing due to the nature of the control circuitry for them. its so tiny you'd never run anything down on it, plus it will go off after a while. EDIT: this would still be flowing in the stock filament ones just its not enough to light them, these LED ones probably draw 20mA per led so its next to nothing when they are really dim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Cheers Husky! I didn't lurk in the darkness long enough to see them go off I got these http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/501194t10-mini-light-tower-leds-xenon-white-lumen-p-2169.html for sidelights and they are really bright and look even whiter than the xenons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugara Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Any good? http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165604 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic84 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 ive just put these in to replace my boot light and number plate bulbs, http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/501-LE ... White.html they make a real difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Cheers Husky! I didn't lurk in the darkness long enough to see them go off I got these http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/501194t10-mini-light-tower-leds-xenon-white-lumen-p-2169.html for sidelights and they are really bright and look even whiter than the xenons I took my car for an MOT last week, I noticed the LEDs (above) that I'd put in had disintegrated! Either the temperature of the xenons or the vibration whilst driving (or combination of both) had caused over half the LEDs (yellow circles) to fall off, now they're loose in the headlamp unit they still look better than the normal sidelight bulbs but now need to sort them asap before they die altogether Anyone had any similar problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 ouch, i imagine it could get hot enough to melt some cheap soldering i suppose you'd be better with the solid ones, one of the online led shops used to give you a free pair of solid ones with a big enough purchase. dont know if they still do. these ones just look like a giant led Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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