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Old Feb 14, 2004 | 12:12 PM
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I've had pretty good luck with the amber/orange DRLs in my truck. I swapped them so they are orange and everything else is white.
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Old Feb 14, 2004 | 01:18 PM
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Thx for the tips on the headlights. I must have been doing something wrong yesterday. 4 pushes of the domelight button makes em go off.

Here are a couple pics of the DTRL LEDs. Not great pic but you can at least get an idea. They look really cool in person and like stated above, if I didn't like em I'd just sell em. LOL





I had to take these in the garage because my roomate was washing his car in the driveway and i was blocked in.
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Old Feb 14, 2004 | 01:42 PM
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How long are these supposed to last in comparison to regular DRL's?

i think anything will last longer than those DRL's. GM used a bulb that was similar to turning signals which aren't use to being on for long periods of time. they are more for intermittent use. i just let mine burn out. i like not having them, especially since i have GTS blackouts
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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 12:47 AM
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I am pretty confused on the LED's I got. I ordered the 3157-W20's, the ones recommended for the DRL's (20 ct.). Well, they wont fit at all, and wont work any way I try. When I put them in the turn signal socket, they fit and work perfectly! What going wrong here?
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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 09:31 AM
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That's odd.

Mine fit tight but fine otherwise.

I thought it was because my sockets were warped because of the other bulbs I had in there. I actually had to break some of the plastic away to get the bulb in since some of the platic was so warped the housing wasn't round anymore.

I basically had to press kind hard to get them to seat. Do your's look like they should fit?
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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 09:49 AM
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They mostly look like they will fit... but they will never like "snap in". I will try to push in harder later on, but I dont wanna break the bulb. I just found it weird that it worked well in the turn signal socket, I thought you needed a special kit for that to work. I will keep you updated, and thanks for your help!
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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 09:54 AM
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NP man. I know what you mean about fearing it will break. I felt the same way and got annoyed and said to hell with it and pressed harder and they went in. Go figure.

I don't wanna TELL you to press harder cuz if they break I would feel bad but thats what I did.
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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 09:57 AM
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Thanks for the advice. If I break it, I might might just order the 12 ct bulbs... 5.99 a piece if I remember correctly. I'll let ya know how it goes man
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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 10:00 AM
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I could send you my 12ct bulbs if you break yours. I would kinda feel bad since you would have never ordered em if I hadn't posted LOL

Besides, the 20ct look MUCH better. That's why i don't have the 12ct in anymore.
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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 12:53 PM
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Thanks for the offer man... I might just have to take ya up on it. Bout to go work on my truck now, a bunch of little stuff needs to be done.
They looked AWESOME in the blinkers... they were blindingly bright, and very clear.
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