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GTOger · 06-04-2013

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Originally Posted by Racinfan83

Well I got mine all "LED'd" out...(interior and under hood) And we LOVE it. Wife took a brush and some black Fusion paint to the cracked paint in the door courtesy lamps while we had them loose as well.

It's an amazing little upgrade to have those suckers cleaned up, isn't it? The little details go so far!

scottfab · 06-04-2013

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Originally Posted by -=Jeff=-

I replaced the map/Courtesy lights, doors, Console Lid, cargo and have the foot wells yet to install. I used the Corvettemods LEDs.. the White is taking some getting use to.. I will leave the rest in the interior as they are for now..

I've been slowly converting and selectively using brighter and whiter in places but NOT all places. Some places (like in the dash inticatores pointing back at you) you just don't want supper bright. One place you absolutely do is in the console lid. What a difference being able to see what you're after makes. And being the brighter white (6000k) light makes no difference into a black console. However onto a red carpet not so good. The thing about LEDs so far is that they are not wide spectrum so you cat get some unexpected and ugly results if you aren't careful. I have seen some wide spectrum LED for the home but those achieve it through the use of a combination of LED colors.

Like any new technology the costs are still steep. Look for much more reasonable product prices in 2 - 3 yrs.
$12 units will be $3 etc.
It'll follow the same curve as big flat screen TVs.
What was $1400 is now $500.

Racinfan83 · 06-04-2013

Yeah those 30 light boards with festoon bases were like $17 apiece for under the hood. They are really bright though. Just the difference in current draw is huge I would think (I'm not real electrically inclined so don't know specifics) I accidently touched one of the old bulbs with my thumb while removing it and burnt a flat spot on it... hot hot hot. LED = coooolll...
I also went with the "natural white" when I had that option. Pretty sure I did warm white on the underhood. Those 30 lamp boards also fit the map lights on my wife's 300C - we put LED in her car a long time ago and the 20's we had in there were going bad. So I got two of the 30s to fix those.. Next buy will probably be the 26 lamp hi intensity tower bulbs for the backup lights - but those are $25 apiece so waiting on that for a bit...

-=Jeff=- · 06-04-2013

I am not unhappy with the LEDs, but after 20 years of bulbs it more of a whoa that is different. but I do like..

scottfab · 06-04-2013

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Originally Posted by Racinfan83

Yeah those 30 light boards with festoon bases were like $17 apiece for under the hood. They are really bright though. Just the difference in current draw is huge I would think (I'm not real electrically inclined so don't know specifics) I accidently touched one of the old bulbs with my thumb while removing it and burnt a flat spot on it... hot hot hot. LED = coooolll...
I also went with the "natural white" when I had that option. Pretty sure I did warm white on the underhood. Those 30 lamp boards also fit the map lights on my wife's 300C - we put LED in her car a long time ago and the 20's we had in there were going bad. So I got two of the 30s to fix those.. Next buy will probably be the 26 lamp hi intensity tower bulbs for the backup lights - but those are $25 apiece so waiting on that for a bit...

I found out the 30 LED ones are not for outdoor use by checking the specs. What that what got to the 20 LED ones? Moisture, corrosion, vibration???

Racinfan83 · 06-04-2013

Those are in the "clickable" map lights in the overhead console in her 300C.. No water or dust, and I doubt there is much vibration. We got those probably 5 years ago - and we had some problems with them shortly after install. They were cheapo lights in the first place. These 30 light boards are made much better then those were. Remains to be seen how they put up with the heat and vibration under the hood. If not - it won't be the first $35 I've blown on an experiment...lol....

XfireZ51 · 06-05-2013

Anybody have the LED spec for the rear reverse corner lamps. I have all my exterior lamps converted now except for those, front/rear signal lamps and brakes. CHMSL was converted last year.

GOLDCYLON · 06-05-2013

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Originally Posted by -=Jeff=-

I am not unhappy with the LEDs, but after 20 years of bulbs it more of a whoa that is different. but I do like..

Concur no pun intended the difference is night and day

GOLDCYLON · 06-05-2013

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Originally Posted by XfireZ51

Anybody have the LED spec for the rear reverse corner lamps. I have all my exterior lamps converted now except for those, front/rear signal lamps and brakes. CHMSL was converted last year.

Dom for the rest of the exterior did you have to mod anything or were they ALL direct fit? GC

-=Jeff=- · 06-05-2013

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Originally Posted by GOLDCYLON

Dom for the rest of the exterior did you have to mod anything or were they ALL direct fit? GC

also where did you get them from?

I will do the exterior lights at some point..

06-04-2013	#23
Racinfan83 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Eastern Missouri Posts: 773	Re: LED replacement for courtesy lights Yeah those 30 light boards with festoon bases were like $17 apiece for under the hood. They are really bright though. Just the difference in current draw is huge I would think (I'm not real electrically inclined so don't know specifics) I accidently touched one of the old bulbs with my thumb while removing it and burnt a flat spot on it... hot hot hot. LED = coooolll... I also went with the "natural white" when I had that option. Pretty sure I did warm white on the underhood. Those 30 lamp boards also fit the map lights on my wife's 300C - we put LED in her car a long time ago and the 20's we had in there were going bad. So I got two of the 30s to fix those.. Next buy will probably be the 26 lamp hi intensity tower bulbs for the backup lights - but those are $25 apiece so waiting on that for a bit... __________________ [LEFT][SIGPIC][/SIGPIC][/LEFT] [CENTER][COLOR=Indigo][SIZE=4][I][B] Now Sold 1990 ZR-1 #2093, Black on Black..[/B][/I][/SIZE][/COLOR][/CENTER]

06-04-2013	#24
-=Jeff=- Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bartlett, IL Posts: 7,132	Re: LED replacement for courtesy lights I am not unhappy with the LEDs, but after 20 years of bulbs it more of a whoa that is different. but I do like.. __________________ 1990 Corvette ZR-1 #1051 Watson Headers (2" Primary) - 3" Magnaflow Bullet cats - LT4 Catback Late Model IH - Plenum Coilovers - 4.10s Custom Interior NCM Lifetime Member #978

06-04-2013	#26
Racinfan83 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Eastern Missouri Posts: 773	Re: LED replacement for courtesy lights Those are in the "clickable" map lights in the overhead console in her 300C.. No water or dust, and I doubt there is much vibration. We got those probably 5 years ago - and we had some problems with them shortly after install. They were cheapo lights in the first place. These 30 light boards are made much better then those were. Remains to be seen how they put up with the heat and vibration under the hood. If not - it won't be the first $35 I've blown on an experiment...lol.... __________________ [LEFT][SIGPIC][/SIGPIC][/LEFT] [CENTER][COLOR=Indigo][SIZE=4][I][B] Now Sold 1990 ZR-1 #2093, Black on Black..[/B][/I][/SIZE][/COLOR][/CENTER]

06-05-2013	#27
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,666	Re: LED replacement for courtesy lights Anybody have the LED spec for the rear reverse corner lamps. I have all my exterior lamps converted now except for those, front/rear signal lamps and brakes. CHMSL was converted last year. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Former Membership Chairman Former ZR-1 Registry - BOD 1972 Corvette 4speed base Coupe SOLD long time ago 1984 Corvette Z-51/4+3 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Aqua/Gray #474 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Black Rose/Cognac #458 2014 Honda VFR Interceptor DX