Has anyone done LED's in the license plate sockets or Reverse lights?

Mustang5L5 · Aug 19, 2008

I've done it on my GT and liked the looks...but wondering how it would look on a Fox.

With the diffuser style lens, LED brake lights prob wouldn't look too bright, but i figure the plate lights might look nice and the reverse lights as well.

Anyone?

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They look slightly purple/blue in the pic but are white. The silver paint plays tricks with the camera

aaros · Aug 19, 2008

i was thinking about doing the rev. lights. I was backing out last night and with both bulbs burning still couldnt see poop.
Where did you get them and how much?

Mustang5L5 · Aug 19, 2008

Well the LED reverse lights are actyally dimmer than bulbs. I live in metro Boston with street lights everywhere...so it's never been a prob for me.

I got them off ebay. They are 21-LED bulbs.
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blckstng96 · Aug 20, 2008

i did it in the plate lights on my fox,they look great

inphiniti · Aug 20, 2008

do you need to install those LEDs with a load equalizer?

1990Coupe · Aug 20, 2008

i don't think so.. plug and play

87foxstang · Aug 20, 2008

I have blue LED's for my licence plate lights. I think it looks pretty cool matching my blue car. Ill see if I can get a picture of it.

blckstng96 · Aug 20, 2008

just plug them in

aaros · Aug 20, 2008

its probably not that big a deal but do you know the difference between what a l.e.d. draws and a incandesant as far what they draw off the battery?

iwashmycar · Aug 20, 2008

i just want some turn signal bulbs....i like the way they flash... but cannot find any that work

Mustang5L5 · Aug 20, 2008

aaros said:
its probably not that big a deal but do you know the difference between what a l.e.d. draws and a incandesant as far what they draw off the battery?

Much less...but never measured

LiquidGT · Aug 20, 2008

I'd love to have led bulbs in the tails because the brake lights will light up faster, but IDK if they work right with our lenses. Not to mention less power draw and they're less likely to burn out.

iwashmycar said:
i just want some turn signal bulbs....i like the way they flash... but cannot find any that work

You'll need an electroninc flasher or load equalizer mentioned before to make led's work properly for turn signals. The draw from a led is so small that the regular flasher thinks there is a blown bulb and therefore it blinks fast.

1990Coupe · Aug 21, 2008

You need something like this.. It will probably draw the same volt/amp as stock and light up alot better then just a bulb alone

http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb...~S2G20EYV4E69253124350c~Z5Z5Z5~Z5Z5Z50000016c

Mustang5L5 · Aug 21, 2008

They are dimmer however so keep that in mind. I know LED's are bright, but you need a whole bunch of them to really make it bright and these bulb manufacturers aren't putting enough of them into the bulb array.

With my reverse lights, they look cool as hell but are nowhere near as bright as the bulbs were

kinda why i left bulbs in the brake light sections. I've seen fox's with LED bulbs there and all you see are the points of light from behind. It doesn't reflect the way the bulbs do.

If you want LED brake lights...you need to put a panel inside the lens

1990Coupe · Aug 21, 2008

Mustang5L5 said:
They are dimmer however so keep that in mind. I know LED's are bright, but you need a whole bunch of them to really make it bright and these bulb manufacturers aren't putting enough of them into the bulb array.

With my reverse lights, they look cool as hell but are nowhere near as bright as the bulbs were

kinda why i left bulbs in the brake light sections. I've seen fox's with LED bulbs there and all you see are the points of light from behind. It doesn't reflect the way the bulbs do.

If you want LED brake lights...you need to put a panel inside the lens

That is exactly what i said! I even gave a link to the panel!!

1990Coupe said:
You need something like this.. It will probably draw the same volt/amp as stock and light up alot better then just a bulb alone

http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb...~S2G20EYV4E69253124350c~Z5Z5Z5~Z5Z5Z50000016c

Mustang5L5 · Aug 21, 2008

Interesting

I have about 1000LED's. Where can you buy blank circuit board? Maybe i'll try it? Could toss some resistors in where the turn signals are so they blink nice-a-nice

inphiniti · Aug 21, 2008

LiquidGT said:
I'd love to have led bulbs in the tails because the brake lights will light up faster, but IDK if they work right with our lenses. Not to mention less power draw and they're less likely to burn out.

You'll need an electroninc flasher or load equalizer mentioned before to make led's work properly for turn signals. The draw from a led is so small that the regular flasher thinks there is a blown bulb and therefore it blinks fast.

yeah i had LED turn signals... i love them... but i had to run the load equalizer witht hem...

Darkwriter77 · Aug 21, 2008

Me wantses teh LED tail light panels...

1990Coupe · Aug 22, 2008

Me personally i was going to try and pick up those LED trailer lights from a local pepboys and "fab them up" in the fox housing.. That or something like this:

3 X 5 Rectangular Red LED Stop,Tail& Turn light - led truck lights, led trailer lights, led boat trailer lights, trailer lights

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or something similar and go from there.. I gotta get the project running, driveable, and inspected before i start this project though

blckstng96 · Aug 23, 2008

they make a pretty sick 3157 bulb that has 25 leds on it and they face all diff directions and are white until you put the blinker on then go to amber.pretty sweet.if you have hids they would match great.they are 25 a bulb though.

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