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Years back I bought a kit of replacement LEDs for the exterior and interior...

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by ES44AC, Feb 2, 2020.

  1. ES44AC

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    I can't figure out what vendor sold them to me, I 'think' it was iJDMtoy but am not sure.

    This kit had LED replacements for all most all the incandescent bulbs on the car ( not the headlights tho')
    Park lights / running lights above the projector housing
    Interior lights for the drivers compartment and the rear seat passenger area
    License plate
    Cargo area
    Door bottoms / courtesy lights

    It really lit the car up when the doors opened! Seems to me someone in the forum said there were over 300 led emitters in total in the package.

    But this was years ago and I sure don't have a record of where they came from, sadly I sold the vehicle but I replaced it with the exact same color and model of 2011. Originally mine was a base Prius but this one I have now says it's a Prius II. I'll be dipped if I can see any difference at all except the rear view mirror support is smaller. I am trying to re-create the car I was foolish enough to sell! Dammit!! LOL <sniff>

    Anyone recall seeing this kit of LED's or better yet has bought one?

    Thanks a lot!
    'ES"
     
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    All interior bulbs including license plate except rear dome and hatch area requiring festoon bulb.


    Will also work for side marker lights.


    Best led for festoon bulb replacement.



    Best for front running lights.



    Best LED back up light replacement.

     
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  3. ES44AC

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    Georgina,

    Thanks for taking the time to give me a list of all the LEDs needed. However the all in one kit that I bought years back contained circuit boards with multiple LEDS mounted on them, plus each board had a connector to plug right in to the existing plug that powered the incandescent OEM bulb,There were NO 'festoon' leds used at all and no wonder if you'd have seen all the LEDs mounted on the circuit boards!

    I was hoping to be able to find that kit online somewherr but as yet have had no luck. I don't think I paid a lot for the aforementioned kit, I just can't find it anywhere as of right now, <sigh>

    Your posting was a great help,

    Thanks, I'll keep looking.

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    ES,

    These are all "plug in" needing no adapters. The circuit board type has no small wires that can fail from vibration. There are two "festoon" bulbs needed. The real hatch bulb is tricky as it rotates when the switch lever is thrown. I tried the circuit board type, but the circuit board interfered with the necessary rotation.

    My LED's have functioned remarkably good for over three years.
     
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    I bought all my bulbs from LED Lights, Bulbs &amp; LED Lighting Accessories | superbrightleds.com

    So far I’ve replaced Map Lights, Passenger compartment light, rear hatch light, and license plate lights. I’ve recently ordered LEDs for the parking lights. I try to break it up a little bit because the price can be a little high.


    This is what I used for Map lights, License plate lights, and running lights.
    194 LED Landscape Light Bulb - 5 SMD LED Tower - Miniature Wedge Retrofit - 95 Lumens | Super Bright LEDs

    For Passenger compartment and rear hatch I used this bulb. Granted it was a lot easier to fit in the passenger than the rear hatch. I think it was a tad too long for it.
    DE3175 LED Light Bulb - (4) SMD LED Festoon Bulb - 3022 Base | Super Bright LEDs
     
  6. ES44AC

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    hey Sirius,
    Thanks for all the info. I finally have all the incandescent bulbs replaced with LED'S. That only one that everyone complains about is the darned trunk ligh. Couldn't Toyota have made something that made sense and not some silly thing that moves the bulb when you actuate the switch? Sheeesh!
    I also bought some SL-1 LED Headlights for the low beams, they work fine and are a huge improvement over the halogens. when I get some extra money I plan to replace the high beams too with the SL-1's. They are a bit pricey but they're made in the USA and have a 3 year warranty. Took me all lof 15 minutes to install 'em.

    Forgot to mention that the glove box light can be changed so it's a white color and not orange. the replacement is from a Lexus and is a perfect match it just plugs in. When I say white its not a screaming 6K white just a nice white color and yes it too is an LED.

    Regards and thanks again,

    "ES"
     
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