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07-20-08, 12:57 AM
|  | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 2004 Platinum CTS-V  | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aurora, IL | | | Re: LED light guide/install with pics. Name/size/placment
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Originally Posted by ichpen  ... very interested in doing the backup/reverse lights.
How easy is it to get to them? | You have to take off the liner on the backside of the trunk decklid... then you remove about 10 bolts to get the rear bezel off... then replace both the license plate lights and rear BU lights at one shot... put all back together and all done...
Taillights are similar if you choose to tackle 'em... you pop off the plastic trim along the bottom edge of the trunk (where it closes), take off the wheel cover (floor of the trunk), then remove the big black "wheel" looking push-pin screw covers... CAREFULLY peel back the side carpeted molded panel of the trunk to reveal the back of the lights... 2 bolts will let 'em loose... |
07-20-08, 11:15 AM
| | Cadillac Owners Enthusiast Cadillac(s): 04 CTS-V | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southfield, MI | | | Re: LED light guide/install with pics. Name/size/placment
In order of complexity from easiest to hardest for me:
Interior:
Rear dome
Trunk
Map lights
Puddle lights
Footwells
Exterior:
Plate and reverse lights (with a 10mm deep socket it takes less than 5 mins to remove the bezel)
Tail lights
Headlight corners (I hear it is a 100x easiest if the car is lifted/on jacks or ramps)
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07-20-08, 11:18 AM
| | Cadillac Owners Enthusiast Cadillac(s): 04 CTS-V | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southfield, MI | | | Re: LED light guide/install with pics. Name/size/placment
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Originally Posted by nxlr8 How much brighter than the 57's are they? Might be time to "upgrade" the BU lights  | I never had 57's, I ordered 57's and he had run out of them so he sent the new 63's. 6 more forward facing LEDs can't hurt.
On a side note once I showed my dad the reverse lights he wanted some, so I just ordered 63 LED 1156 bulbs for his john deer |
07-21-08, 01:27 AM
| | Cadillac Owners Enthusiast Cadillac(s): 04 CTS-V | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southfield, MI | | | Re: LED light guide/install with pics. Name/size/placment
Do you think I am going over board when I buy my dad these: http://autolumination.com/images/aut...r_white_wm.jpg
and a set of 63 LED to compare and use in his john deer
He did say he wanted to be able to mow at night or just blind the neighbors or both. The man loves his V-twin liquided cooled deer.
Last edited by Bigron; 07-21-08 at 01:32 AM.
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07-28-08, 11:27 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Enthusiast Cadillac(s): 04 CTS-V | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Alabama Age: 27 | | | Re: LED light guide/install with pics. Name/size/placment
I've seen alot of people posting that they removed the front bumper to get the headlight triangles in. I installed mine tonight bought from autolumination.com the are the super star towers i believe. I was putting my hid fog kit on so I had to remove the fender wells anyways (dreading front bumper removal for the dinky triangles) so I thought I'd give it a shot. I had the car on ramps in my shop and used my small arms to wiggle up to the headlight cap. Was a bit tight but I got it. I was so thrilled when I did one and the hid kit I forgot about the driver side triangle and actually did it with the fender well in  . If you have smaller arms try it before removing the front bumper.
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07-29-08, 12:28 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 2006 infrared cts-v | | | |  Re: LED light guide/install with pics. Name/size/placment
My friend did my triangle ones in his driveway no ramp no jack in 15 minutes or less. Just turn wheel right for access to left side and left for access to right side remove a couple clips and place arm between fender and inner fender. also did smt towers really look better than old dull incandescents. |
09-11-08, 11:51 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Member Cadillac(s): Cadillac | | | | | Re: LED light guide/install with pics. Name/size/placment
I've located a 63 LED 3157 bulb on ebay. Has anyone tried this bulb as a BU yet. Will it fit my 06' STS? |
09-12-08, 11:57 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Enthusiast Cadillac(s): 04 CTS-V | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southfield, MI | | | Re: LED light guide/install with pics. Name/size/placment
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Originally Posted by DBRUNO I've located a 63 LED 3157 bulb on ebay. Has anyone tried this bulb as a BU yet. Will it fit my 06' STS? |
My post a couple up from this one says I used them. They are bright.
Try the STS forum for fitment. |
09-13-08, 10:53 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Enthusiast Cadillac(s): Cadillac CTS-V (2006) | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada | | | Re: LED light guide/install with pics. Name/size/placment
So, read through this a couple of times and it seems to me there's no real LED alternative for the brake lights here. Any one had any luck replacing either the brake and/or indicators with anything brighter?
Thanks.
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09-14-08, 12:05 AM
| | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 2004 Platinum CTS-V | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aurora, IL | | | Re: LED light guide/install with pics. Name/size/placment
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Originally Posted by ichpen So, read through this a couple of times and it seems to me there's no real LED alternative for the brake lights here. Any one had any luck replacing either the brake and/or indicators with anything brighter?
Thanks. | It would seem so... I would love to spend more money experimenting, but I already have a bunch of LED's lying around that are a constant reminder of money spent... 
ANYONE - If you feel so inclined as to test, please, please, please... share with us the results!  |
09-19-08, 03:13 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Enthusiast Cadillac(s): 2006 Platinum CTS V | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Michigan Age: 37 | | | Re: LED light guide/install with pics. Name/size/placment
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Originally Posted by gfourth Alright, got the 194 SMT Tower II's in and the 7000k fogs in.
It seriously only took me 15 minutes per side, very easy.
I'll post up a night shot of both sides all done later.
Before 
After  |
Anbody else try these fogs? Are they as bright as the stock ones? I'm looking for some to match the updated lights from this thread. These look decent. At the moment I'm not looking for a kit.
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11-30-08, 10:35 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Enthusiast Cadillac(s): Cadillac CTS-V (2006) | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada | | | Re: LED light guide/install with pics. Name/size/placment
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Originally Posted by nxlr8 It would seem so... I would love to spend more money experimenting, but I already have a bunch of LED's lying around that are a constant reminder of money spent...
ANYONE - If you feel so inclined as to test, please, please, please... share with us the results! | Bringing this thread out of the twilight zone, any joy with tail/brake light LED replacements?
If so what colour, LED count, type did you pick (type is 3157 I assume).
P.S> I'm thinking of picking up a set of Eagle-Eye Tower (11 LED with 1 3-watt forward facing LED) for the top tails. Not sure what to put in the mid tails.
Last edited by ichpen; 11-30-08 at 11:07 PM.
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12-01-08, 03:09 AM
|  | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 05 Mallett 427 CTS-V | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: SoCal | | | Re: LED light guide/install with pics. Name/size/placment
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Originally Posted by ichpen Bringing this thread out of the twilight zone, any joy with tail/brake light LED replacements?
If so what colour, LED count, type did you pick (type is 3157 I assume).
P.S> I'm thinking of picking up a set of Eagle-Eye Tower (11 LED with 1 3-watt forward facing LED) for the top tails. Not sure what to put in the mid tails. | I put a white set of those in another car.
Because of the blue tint of the white, they look a touch orange.
If you do them, do the red ones to get a better red look.
I would definetly use them for the mids.
In the upper you could use something cheaper that's only forward facing.
However (aside from cost) I don't see how you could go wrong with the EET in the mid and upper.
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12-01-08, 10:58 AM
| | Cadillac Owners Enthusiast Cadillac(s): Cadillac CTS-V (2006) | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada | | | Re: LED light guide/install with pics. Name/size/placment
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Originally Posted by lunarx I put a white set of those in another car.
Because of the blue tint of the white, they look a touch orange.
If you do them, do the red ones to get a better red look.
I would definetly use them for the mids.
In the upper you could use something cheaper that's only forward facing.
However (aside from cost) I don't see how you could go wrong with the EET in the mid and upper. | Thanks. Getting the red ones. I'll order a couple of pairs and get it over and done with. Just curious though, would having bulbs of equal brightness in the mids that are always running at night as well as the uppers (brake lights) kind of negate the brake light in any way?
Also, are there reflectors of any kind in the mid and uppers? Or is it sheer forward facing light that I should be looking at.
Thinking of putting in SMT Towers 48 wide angle in the mids and EETs in the uppers?!?
Last edited by ichpen; 12-01-08 at 11:06 AM.
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12-03-08, 11:13 PM
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