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    Items purchased:
    3x LED Board 12-SMD White (Two front maps map, one trunk)
    Item# ledboard_125050W

    2x 194 5-5050 SMD White (rear maps)
    Item# led194_55050W

    3x 194 9-5050 SMD White (two footwells, one glove box)
    Item# led194_95050W

    4x 31mm 2-5050 SMD White (vanity mirrors)
    Item# led31mm_25050W
    I didn't buy the full kit because there's no good reason to increase visibility on the license plate... cops can squint it out.

    Diode Dynamics shipped fast, all parts arrived in a padded envelope safe and sound. All bulbs were operational.

    Installing all of the bulbs was simple, with a slim flathead screwdriver. The vanity mirrors were an awkward fit since the LEDs are chubbier. Kind of had to quick slap the cover on to keep it from popping out. The board I used in the trunk doesn't fit inside the bulb housing, so you have to snake the wiring (there's plenty) around it and peel the sticky backing to stick the board on the outside of the plastic. The glovebox is a pain in the butt since you have to kick up the corner of the center console piece and pull off two smaller panels then remove four screws to pull out the glove box to get to the bulb. That one bulb took about as much time as installing all the others combined. It is worth noting that these bulbs can be installed backwards, so you want to make sure you have power to them to make sure you're doing it right. You DO NOT want to have to do that glovebox twice.

    Bulb output is... blinding, actually. When I shut the car off at night, it's suddenly almost daylight. On the other hand, it's got a slight blue tone to it, like of like 6000k bulbs, which doesn't thrill me; I would prefer pure white.

    Also, unlike the stock bulbs, the bulbs don't operate at full power unless the key is in or you unlock the car. Otherwise, they're at something like 15% power. I guess this is only something you'd notice if you've been sitting in the car making out, or vacuuming, or something, but I think it's worth noting. Really, though, how often are you inside your car at night without the key in? NOTE: I have lately been severely annoyed that the LED board in the trunk doesn't fully light up (~10% light) when I pop the trunk with the key out of the ignition. This actually sucks.

    Overall score: I'm going to call it a 80%. I feel like it was time and money well-spent. Except for the trunk.
    Last edited by SlowNA06; 12-18-2011 at 02:13 AM.
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