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    I was thinking of buying these LEDs lights for my reverse lights. Will they fit in the housing without any modding? On my last car (Grand Am GT 97), I had to file the opening to make it wider for the LED bulbs to fit. Will I have the same problem with the Grand Prix?
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    I did not on mine fit like a regular bulb
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    Pick up a set of the 5w cree led reverse light bulbs, they are f in amazing, output is rediculous. Look in my ride thread in my sig and see for yourself
    2001 Silver GT; K&N Intake, 2.5in catback to flowmaster 40's, custom tune, led tails drag wheels and halos......SOLD
    2004 Silver GTP - its got some stuff http://www.grandprixforums.net/deja-vu-71112.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by HVACgtp View Post
    Pick up a set of the 5w cree led reverse light bulbs, they are f in amazing, output is rediculous. Look in my ride thread in my sig and see for yourself
    Alright. Good Idea! I have a Cree LED flashlight and it shines through daylight! I am glad they fit just fine. Going to order Cree LED next week Just bought some Sliver Star Ultra bulbs on eBay, for my headlights.


    Checked your pictures out, what a night and day different!
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    don't crees need to be duct taped to fit in there? and Silver star ultras are great
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    Not the reverse lights, they are 3157 just like normal reverse bulbs. 5 watt cree facing out with a projector lense, and I believe 12 Smd led's facing sideways
    2001 Silver GT; K&N Intake, 2.5in catback to flowmaster 40's, custom tune, led tails drag wheels and halos......SOLD
    2004 Silver GTP - its got some stuff http://www.grandprixforums.net/deja-vu-71112.html
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    Atleast in my 04, don't see why not in the 97-03
    2001 Silver GT; K&N Intake, 2.5in catback to flowmaster 40's, custom tune, led tails drag wheels and halos......SOLD
    2004 Silver GTP - its got some stuff http://www.grandprixforums.net/deja-vu-71112.html
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    Gotta check into that because some guy on here had a thread who he had to tape them in
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    HID Equivalent CREE High Power 3156 3157 LED Bulbs For Backup Lights
    This is what I got, fits like a glove and shines like crazy
    2001 Silver GT; K&N Intake, 2.5in catback to flowmaster 40's, custom tune, led tails drag wheels and halos......SOLD
    2004 Silver GTP - its got some stuff http://www.grandprixforums.net/deja-vu-71112.html
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    speaking of lights, would HID fogs melt my lens? Thinking about ordering a 35w 6k HID kit for my fogs....
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    Quote Originally Posted by HVACgtp View Post
    HID Equivalent CREE High Power 3156 3157 LED Bulbs For Backup Lights
    This is what I got, fits like a glove and shines like crazy
    $45 for reverse lights?

    I grabbed some 35 led bulbs off ebay for like $2ea and they shine bright as hell. They are definitely the tighter fit ever though - I also had to pull the dremel out lol
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    Worth every penny lol
    2001 Silver GT; K&N Intake, 2.5in catback to flowmaster 40's, custom tune, led tails drag wheels and halos......SOLD
    2004 Silver GTP - its got some stuff http://www.grandprixforums.net/deja-vu-71112.html
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    Op go with the Cree bulbs. Got a set for like 18 I think. They came from china so it took like 15 days
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    The plug has to be trimmed a little bit for them to fit other than that it's fine
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    Quote Originally Posted by tc300 View Post
    Op go with the Cree bulbs. Got a set for like 18 I think. They came from china so it took like 15 days
    I found these on ebay only $19 and do you guys know if it is safe to put in HID into our stock fog housing?
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    i put 35w HID's in my fogs and it melted the housing where the light bulb twists in
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    Quote Originally Posted by carl06GT View Post
    i put 35w HID's in my fogs and it melted the housing where the light bulb twists in
    damn
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    Had some in my old gt? Factory housing melted a bit in the front, but I picked up some aftermarket factory fogs from napa, had hids in them for lil more than a year and no melting problems whatsoever.
    2001 Silver GT; K&N Intake, 2.5in catback to flowmaster 40's, custom tune, led tails drag wheels and halos......SOLD
    2004 Silver GTP - its got some stuff http://www.grandprixforums.net/deja-vu-71112.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by HVACgtp View Post
    Had some in my old gt? Factory housing melted a bit in the front, but I picked up some aftermarket factory fogs from napa, had hids in them for lil more than a year and no melting problems whatsoever.
    I guess I got to buy new housing for the fog, what kind do I need and how to I replace the fog housing?
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    Call up napa and say I'm looking for got light housings for whatever year your gp is. Either that or do what a lot of guys do and buy the blazertec fogs and retro them in the old stock ones place. I personally had no problems with the hids in the new factory housings, and even during the summer sitting in traffic with no air moving over them they didn't melt or discolor
    2001 Silver GT; K&N Intake, 2.5in catback to flowmaster 40's, custom tune, led tails drag wheels and halos......SOLD
    2004 Silver GTP - its got some stuff http://www.grandprixforums.net/deja-vu-71112.html
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