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Old 06-18-2011, 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by ZFreie View Post
I had someone explain to me exactly why it happens cause its a diode and not a resistor like a light bulb. Not that it matters, are the bulbs just plug and go? Id like to replace the lights on the rear view mirror of my car, map lights is what they are called? Mine are super dim and can hardly see anything with them on haha.
For the most part yes the LED bulbs are direct replacements for the existing bulbs. There are generally multiple options for replacing any given incandescent bulb. Some are designed to be the same size and shape, while some are larger and will only work if the housing the bulb is in has enough space. I got an oversized bulb for the trunk light in my Civic, they list dimensions for all their bulbs on that site so it was easy to measure and find one that fit. This is an oversized replacement for a 168/194 bulb, and the housing.



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