The Guz
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I recently made a purchase of some various LED's during the Black Friday sale. I have now converted all of the exterior lights to LED's. I did replace the flasher module with the LED EP28 flasher module. All lights work fine. No hyperflash.
Lets start off with the 194 HP3's. I purchased amber to replace the front corner bulb.
Here is a comparison between the incandescent bulb and the LED. The incandescent bulbs I had installed had the chrome coating to have them not appear through the reflector. One thing to note is that the HP3 LED is just a tad longer. So it does hit the housing. It does fit just fine. The LED gives a truer color and it is brighter as well. I'm a fan of the HP3's.
Incandescent bulb
LED
The next bulb I tried is the 3157 HP11 LED. The incandescent bulb I had installed was a 3457 Sylvania Silverstar in amber. The HP11 has LED's on the side and on the top. Pulled from Diode Dynamics
The LED's give a truer amber color. They are much brighter than the silverstars.
Here's a comparison photo. The left side is the Sylvania Silverstar. The right side is the HP11 LED.
Here's a close up comparison.
A day shot to show what they look like in the housing.
These are nice and bright. I ended up installing the HP11's on both sides.
The next bulb I tried was the newest bulb from Diode Dynamics. The 3157 HP48. This is the entry level bulb. I bought these to compare to the HP11's. I was also not sure how the HP11's would reflect off the chrome housing on the black corners I have.
Pulled from their site
It does give off a nice uniform light. Although not as bright as the HP11's, these are still a great bulb. They are also budget friendly. These would look great in clear corners as they have more chrome in the housing to reflect the light.
Comparison between the Sylvania Silverstar and the HP48 LED.
Comparison between LEDs in both corners. HP48 on the passenger side and HP11 on the drivers side.
The next bulb that was replaced was the back up bulbs. I went with the XP80's. These are very bright. They are very well built. Pulled from their site.
Comparison between the 3457's I had installed.
LED's on top of the bulb as well as on the side.
Top has the 3457's bulbs and the bottom has the XP80 LED's
Comparison in light color
Light output in the garage
Light output outside in complete darkness
Next was the trunk install. I previously had the LED board from Diode Dynamics which has the 12 LEDs on it. Unfortunately three LED's have gone out and the other three are blinking on and off. They are clearly about to fail as well. I ended up going back to a 921 incandescent bulb. I purchased the 921 HP5 which is brighter than the HP3. What came in was actually a 194 HP5. It does fit fine in the socket. Just letting those know just in case they wonder why it comes as a 194 and not a 921. It is definitely a bright bulb. It has more light than the incandescent. It has good output as well. I will go with an LED strip next time to have more light.
In complete darkness.
The 3rd brake light bulbs were also replaced. I replaced them with the HP48's in red. They come in 1156 and fit fine. The factory bulb is an 1141. The HP48's are brighter. They do come on faster compared to the incandescent bulb. Good bulb for that area. I have not driven the car yet so I can not comment on whether or not the LED's cause issues with the cruise control feature. Once I do I will post back.
EDIT: FYI The cruise control feature does not work with these LED's
Top are the incandescent bulb and the bottom are the LED's.
The one bulb that I did not have photos of are the small 194's in the taillights. I replaced those with a 194 HP3. They are a nice true red color.
All bulbs are great and I do recommend Diode Dynamics when it comes to LED's.
Lets start off with the 194 HP3's. I purchased amber to replace the front corner bulb.
Here is a comparison between the incandescent bulb and the LED. The incandescent bulbs I had installed had the chrome coating to have them not appear through the reflector. One thing to note is that the HP3 LED is just a tad longer. So it does hit the housing. It does fit just fine. The LED gives a truer color and it is brighter as well. I'm a fan of the HP3's.
Incandescent bulb
LED
The next bulb I tried is the 3157 HP11 LED. The incandescent bulb I had installed was a 3457 Sylvania Silverstar in amber. The HP11 has LED's on the side and on the top. Pulled from Diode Dynamics
The LED's give a truer amber color. They are much brighter than the silverstars.
Here's a comparison photo. The left side is the Sylvania Silverstar. The right side is the HP11 LED.
Here's a close up comparison.
A day shot to show what they look like in the housing.
These are nice and bright. I ended up installing the HP11's on both sides.
The next bulb I tried was the newest bulb from Diode Dynamics. The 3157 HP48. This is the entry level bulb. I bought these to compare to the HP11's. I was also not sure how the HP11's would reflect off the chrome housing on the black corners I have.
Pulled from their site
It does give off a nice uniform light. Although not as bright as the HP11's, these are still a great bulb. They are also budget friendly. These would look great in clear corners as they have more chrome in the housing to reflect the light.
Comparison between the Sylvania Silverstar and the HP48 LED.
Comparison between LEDs in both corners. HP48 on the passenger side and HP11 on the drivers side.
The next bulb that was replaced was the back up bulbs. I went with the XP80's. These are very bright. They are very well built. Pulled from their site.
Comparison between the 3457's I had installed.
LED's on top of the bulb as well as on the side.
Top has the 3457's bulbs and the bottom has the XP80 LED's
Comparison in light color
Light output in the garage
Light output outside in complete darkness
Next was the trunk install. I previously had the LED board from Diode Dynamics which has the 12 LEDs on it. Unfortunately three LED's have gone out and the other three are blinking on and off. They are clearly about to fail as well. I ended up going back to a 921 incandescent bulb. I purchased the 921 HP5 which is brighter than the HP3. What came in was actually a 194 HP5. It does fit fine in the socket. Just letting those know just in case they wonder why it comes as a 194 and not a 921. It is definitely a bright bulb. It has more light than the incandescent. It has good output as well. I will go with an LED strip next time to have more light.
In complete darkness.
The 3rd brake light bulbs were also replaced. I replaced them with the HP48's in red. They come in 1156 and fit fine. The factory bulb is an 1141. The HP48's are brighter. They do come on faster compared to the incandescent bulb. Good bulb for that area. I have not driven the car yet so I can not comment on whether or not the LED's cause issues with the cruise control feature. Once I do I will post back.
EDIT: FYI The cruise control feature does not work with these LED's
Top are the incandescent bulb and the bottom are the LED's.
The one bulb that I did not have photos of are the small 194's in the taillights. I replaced those with a 194 HP3. They are a nice true red color.
All bulbs are great and I do recommend Diode Dynamics when it comes to LED's.
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