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Old May 14, 2013 | 4:12 PM
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Originally Posted by rritch
Could you post a link to the exact bulbs that you ordered? Thanks in advance.
This is what I ordered just like in2pro did.

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Zone Tech 8pcs 42mm 16-smd 1.72" 12v Festoon Dome Light LED Bulbs 211-2 212-2 569 578 - White $16.99

Zone Tech 10pcs 194 168 2825 5-smd White High Power LED Car Lights Bulb
$9.99

only I added some reverse lights for my pickup to my order.
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Old May 14, 2013 | 5:01 PM
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Jakob, what revers lights did you use? are they pretty bright?
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Old May 15, 2013 | 10:35 AM
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This is what I ordered but I used them in my F250 I don't know if they will fit in the suburban. Although they did come up as a package deal when I was buying the other lights. And yes they are quite bright.

Classy Autos Backup Daytime Running Light White LED Bulbs Reverse Light 54-SMD 3156 3157 3757 4114 4157
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Old May 16, 2013 | 1:12 PM
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here is the ultimate in pimping...
7 color changing Halo fog lights
Universal 4 5" 7 Color Halo Front Bumper Fog Light Lamp Kit Chevy Chrysler Dodge | eBay

No... I didn't do this 'update' just happen to browse across it...
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Old Jul 8, 2013 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by in2pro
here is the ultimate in pimping...
7 color changing Halo fog lights
Universal 4 5" 7 Color Halo Front Bumper Fog Light Lamp Kit Chevy Chrysler Dodge | eBay

No... I didn't do this 'update' just happen to browse across it...
YUCK!!! :-) dats just doing too much!
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Old Jul 8, 2013 | 10:39 AM
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Just waiting for the Lava Lamp Halo's to come out......
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Old Jul 25, 2013 | 3:46 PM
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Well.. I have an update for this post. the lamps that I used for license plate lights have not held up.. I had to pull them out as one was out and the other flickering... you can see from the pics that they turned brown from getting hot, they even smelled a bit toasty
I can't really complain too much as they were the left over LED lamps I had originally purchased for my deck lights...

The interior lights are doing fine no problems with those... I also checked the condition of the LED's that are in my deck lights and they are just fine.

I suspect the problem is the higher voltage put out by the truck when running ( 14.70vdc) per my meter at start up and that they are on for much longer times then what my deck lights are on...

So back to searching for some decent LED's that will fit in the license plate light pods...
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Old Jul 25, 2013 | 9:34 PM
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Have you looked at Superbright LEDs?
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Old Jul 26, 2013 | 6:38 AM
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I should give them a look, I originally got my LED's for my camper from Superbright, and they have held up well... Amazon has been my goto due to convince and super fast shipping plus its an easy to use app on my phone...
I would imagine that Superbrigths are a better quality then some of the imports on Amazon..
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Old Jul 26, 2013 | 10:24 AM
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I thought it was just me. I had to replace my lic plate lights on the burb too. One of the LEDs fell apart the top and one side came off. The other burned out it must be the higher voltage. I am using them in my F250 for the cargo/3rd brake light, and my lic plate lights and those all seem to be fine, but I don't use the truck that much and it is much lower voltage. Guess I will be looking into some superbrights

I also noticed that they can shake out of their mountings and go out then I have to push them back into place or tap the lens really hard and they will come back on. Probably not the best light for this application.
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