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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 12:47 AM
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LED Reverse lights

I had a few extra white canbus SMD LEDs...swapped out the ugly yellow halogen reverse lights to LEDs on my E and GLK....looks much better....and no error codes!!

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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 01:04 AM
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Yeah! This is the marvelous thing I saw yesterday while I was grooving along the pathways! Oh my god LED of Toyota Corolla Altis looks so scintillating at night!! It was damaged earlier due to some accident and now it's same again.

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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 02:17 AM
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are you trying to get rid of them, pete? you don't like them on?
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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 05:48 AM
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are you trying to get rid of them, pete? you don't like them on?
I think you are confused.

Im talking about the Reverse light bulbs in the tail lights....lol.
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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 07:44 AM
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worthless without pictures!!!


where are the fooking before and after pics???
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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 01:12 PM
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where are the fooking before and after pics???
No fooking before pics...just look at your own ride....LOL!!!

I'll take some fooking After pics tonight.

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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 01:19 PM
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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by PHML
I think you are confused.

Im talking about the Reverse light bulbs in the tail lights....lol.
ah, i see ! i'm glad that i still can type after some serious food poisoning . is it an easy job ? well, stupid question to ask. everything is easy for you .
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 03:08 AM
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ah, i see ! i'm glad that i still can type after some serious food poisoning . is it an easy job ? well, stupid question to ask. everything is easy for you .
I hope you feeling better.

Yes...stupid question.

Anyways, I added pics to post #1.

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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 04:01 AM
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Originally Posted by PHML
I hope you feeling better.

Yes...stupid question.

Anyways, I added pics to post #1.

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Food poisoning . I am so sorry to hear that and hope you are are feeling better now . Don Perignon rules

Well, as previous messages suggested pics show how great add-on these leds
Good job
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 02:05 PM
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Also added to my GLK's Reverse lights as well

Even though the tail unit has a light smoked color over the Reverse and signals...the white LEDs does shine through...and still no error codes.....canbus LEDs FTW!!!



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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by PHML
I hope you feeling better.

Yes...stupid question.

Anyways, I added pics to post #1.

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thanks, buddy ! yes, i'm all good now except itches all over my body but w/o rashes, weird feeling on my hands, legs, feet, tongue and throat . normal symptoms from the type of food poison i got.

cool looking mod . is it difficult to swap them? i've noticed your left and right license plate leds are two different colors. the one on the left is more blue and the one on the right is more green . is it just the angle ?
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 06:10 PM
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Food poisoning . I am so sorry to hear that and hope you are are feeling better now . Don Perignon rules

Well, as previous messages suggested pics show how great add-on these leds
Good job
it's been a week and i'm ok now . i could barely walk for over 24 hours last week . not fun at all.
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 06:26 PM
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i've noticed your left and right license plate leds are two different colors. the one on the left is more blue and the one on the right is more green . is it just the angle ?
Install was easy.

Good eye...I got 2 different SMD LEDs on each side....gotta install the new sets this weekend.
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 04:07 AM
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Originally Posted by BM2BZ
it's been a week and i'm ok now . i could barely walk for over 24 hours last week . not fun at all.
My mom barred us from eating a dead octopus last week as well lol Of course, it must be dead but she said that meal was too tough and even steam cooker failed to make it soft enough to eat . We noticed that there was some funny odor coming from the fish as well lol
PHML ,I like GLKs too , you did a very neat job
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 04:56 AM
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Originally Posted by PHML
Install was easy.

Good eye...I got 2 different SMD LEDs on each side....gotta install the new sets this weekend.
the bulb sellers gotta thank you .

Originally Posted by BenzV12
My mom barred us from eating a dead octopus last week as well lol Of course, it must be dead but she said that meal was too tough and even steam cooker failed to make it soft enough to eat . We noticed that there was some funny odor coming from the fish as well lol
PHML ,I like GLKs too , you did a very neat job
if the fish is a week old, i understand. but it was from my dad's friend who freshly caught it offshore. soi guess fresh doesn't mean anything sometimes .
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 08:06 PM
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if the fish is a week old, i understand. but it was from my dad's friend who freshly caught it offshore. soi guess fresh doesn't mean anything sometimes .
Sounds like ciguatera fish poisoning (toxin) symptoms.
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 04:51 AM
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Sounds like ciguatera fish poisoning (toxin) symptoms.
geez ! i thought you are good at mods. don't know you are a doctor as well . that's exactly the damn thing i got !
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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by PHML
I had a few extra white canbus SMD LEDs...swapped out the ugly yellow halogen reverse lights to LEDs on my E and GLK....looks much better....and no error codes!!

Pete
The frickin car's gonna end up like your GS Pete. Modded to hell and back. ah just tint...oh just LEDs... Maybe exhaust... Bam Wald body kit. LoL

How's the light out put? My last set I put on the GS was terrible. I can't see backing up out here in the country with my GS. Still looks good though.
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why is the license plate light different color on the E????
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why is the license plate light different color on the E????
please go back to post #12 & #14 .
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 06:15 AM
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can you kindly tell me which LED bulbs did you use and where can i buy them from?

thank you so much
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 09:30 AM
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can you kindly tell me which LED bulbs did you use and where can i buy them from?

thank you so much
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 10:03 AM
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Just a caution...

I switched to LED back up lights in my wife's truck. They looked cool, but were so much dimmer than the regular incandescent bulbs, so I switched back.

Better looking does not necessarily mean better working.
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Old Oct 30, 2012 | 08:10 AM
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Looks nice good job

would plz assist me with the OEM reverse lights or a LED reverse light, I'm thinking of doing the same with mine
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