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    the only real modification I am going to do is replace my shitty HID's with some LED bulbs...other than that, just a few small maintenance items.

    I have a feeling i am going to be real busy this spring lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by TorchredSVT View Post
    the only real modification I am going to do is replace my shitty HID's with some LED bulbs.
    Ian, the web sites I trust to offer good product do not offer LED headlight replacements yet. They claim LED headlights are too unreliable for their standards. Something to think about...
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    Quote Originally Posted by ToplessPony94 View Post
    Ian, the web sites I trust to offer good product do not offer LED headlight replacements yet. They claim LED headlights are too unreliable for their standards. Something to think about...
    LED lighting in homes now the big thing.
    But if LED lighting in cars (maybe because of vibrations) is different, I'd ask WHY "they claim". You know me, "because" isn't a good answer. Aren't most if not all Germany cars (among others) using LED? Would wanna know what one vendors "concerns are. Is it a retro fit issue?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 390gtconv View Post
    LED lighting in homes now the big thing.
    But if LED lighting in cars (maybe because of vibrations) is different, I'd ask WHY "they claim". You know me, "because" isn't a good answer. Aren't most if not all Germany cars (among others) using LED? Would wanna know what one vendors "concerns are. Is it a retro fit issue?
    They claim reliability problems. Headlight housings with LED halos are offered, but not headlights themselves. LEDs work in all other application, as my own car is witness to that.
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    LED's themselves been around a long time. Almost as long as I have been in electronics.
    Is there more than one mfg? Has to be?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 390gtconv View Post
    LED's themselves been around a long time. Almost as long as I have been in electronics.
    Is there more than one mfg? Has to be?
    I'm talking vendors, not manufacturers. The vendors I trust won't sell them yet.

    I have to admit that these look interesting, though (for my car) and the prices aren't scary:

    http://www.amazon.com/New-Brights-LE...X39AQN7ZJ3WD4M

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...X74AZ3QDPJYBX6

    http://www.amazon.com/Generic-2200LM...X39AQN7ZJ3WD4M
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    You don't trust buying thru Amazon, parts have 5 yrs warranties? Prices you linked are only few $$ more than reg bulbs at local auto stores. Forget vendor.... the part mfg has its warranty, If 5yrs. our cars won't get daily driving to worry about 5yr usage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RumbleStang View Post
    07 stang gt ---- Who doing your Supercharger? You buy it local or buy it online and having a local place install it? Thats the plan for my '07 to but thats a few years down the road-
    Definetly Rick the club pres. I will be going with a polished Whipple Twin Screw Supercharger. Then off to Pete at Performance Dyno to have it tuned.

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    Bruce, im not sure where you get your info from..but there are ton's of people already running LED lights

    Here is just one example:
    http://www.svtperformance.com/forums...rminator/page3
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    Quote Originally Posted by TorchredSVT View Post
    the only real modification I am going to do is replace my shitty HID's with some LED bulbs...other than that, just a few small maintenance items.

    I have a feeling i am going to be real busy this spring lol
    Quote Originally Posted by ToplessPony94 View Post
    Ian, the web sites I trust to offer good product do not offer LED headlight replacements yet. They claim LED headlights are too unreliable for their standards. Something to think about...
    Ian, there's a long thread on SVTP in the Terminator section about someone who put LEDs in their Cobra. At the end he says even though they seem brighter, they actually don't throw the light very well. And if you look at the photos, it looks like the beam pattern is completely screwed up and you'd end up pissing off most oncoming drivers. (Probably because the LED bulbs don't emit light in the same directions as the regualr bulbs, which changes how the reflector throws the light.
    I wouldn't do it. It seems like it would be fine for the riceboy kids who just want to look cool, but don't give a rats ass about how well it actually works.
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