Hope you don't get busted.
LED light upgrade update!
Well, I have been getting some mods done to my new iM. I got the basics already...tint, stereo upgrade, interior detailing and adding fog lights. Now comes the fine tuning of things. The halogen headlights were okay, but they just did not match the LED running lights and were fairly weak, so I upgraded them to LED. Much better. The fog lights worked decently, but the light was pretty yellow and were kinda weak as well, so I upgraded them yesterday to LED's too. The light output is better and I have a bit more vision from them as well. Best of all, they match the headlights now!
Now to add LED's to the brake, reverse and license plate lights!
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Now to add LED's to the brake, reverse and license plate lights!
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How old are you exactly? Grown ups tend to listen to words of wisdom. I see what you did here. You installed LEDs into halogen projectors. That's bad, but it MAY work. However, then you installed fog lights on the car that does not even have them as an option in the U.S. What is worse? You installed LEDs into them. You installed LEDs into halogen reflectors, the WORST possible action anyone can do. I guarantee your fog lights blind oncoming traffic. Keep thinking it's funny until someone gets blinded and hits a tree.Well, I have been getting some mods done to my new iM. I got the basics already...tint, stereo upgrade, interior detailing and adding fog lights. Now comes the fine tuning of things. The halogen headlights were okay, but they just did not match the LED running lights and were fairly weak, so I upgraded them to LED. Much better. The fog lights worked decently, but the light was pretty yellow and were kinda weak as well, so I upgraded them yesterday to LED's too. The light output is better and I have a bit more vision from them as well. Best of all, they match the headlights now!
Now to add LED's to the brake, reverse and license plate lights!
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You did that after numerous posts up here from me and Dave explaining both legal and hardware issues with such install.
Then just as a spoiled kid you tell anyone who disagrees with you to get out.
Something I do as an adult: I finish the job I had started or I don't start. I am not going to rip my air filter off, I will just install CAI later. If I decide to upgrade my headlights, I will get a retrofit. Job half done or half finished is an un-finished job. Keep that in mind.
For all in this thread: I have installed my LED lights today. Attached are the before, during, and after photos including beam projection.
According to the paperwork included with the LED bulbs, adjustments to the beam angle can be made directly to the bulb and instructions on how to do so are included. Apparently they did not need adjustment after install as the beam was pretty much exactly the same - see photos.
Police will not hassle you about the LED swap as the housings are already projector style housings. If they were mirror style housings then yes it's obvious the bulbs are aftermarket and illegal. Since they are already projectors for all they know LED or HID lights could have been a factory option.
According to the paperwork included with the LED bulbs, adjustments to the beam angle can be made directly to the bulb and instructions on how to do so are included. Apparently they did not need adjustment after install as the beam was pretty much exactly the same - see photos.
Police will not hassle you about the LED swap as the housings are already projector style housings. If they were mirror style housings then yes it's obvious the bulbs are aftermarket and illegal. Since they are already projectors for all they know LED or HID lights could have been a factory option.
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