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Old 09-29-2015, 12:56 PM
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88racing do you have any experience with flexible LED strips? Any suggestions on brands to get or to avoid? A ton on ebay, just want to buy something quality that will last in my headlights
The ones I went with in the adrenalin retro were from AAC Oracle....

HID planet pretty much says that Oracle has their good and bad products and some of there stuff can be seconds....you could go to TRS and see what they have to offer...it's hard to for me to say what they have in stock cause they're always changing it....

Now on my work truck I've got some hard shelled encapsulated flexible strips 4 diodes each from Radiantz and they've been going on 4 years with only one issue that was my fault...hit and cracked the housing allowing water intrusion which fubarred the strip.... http://www.radiantz.com/en/products#...egory=11763220

Most of the LED strips are made by only a few companies....it's what the selling store specs them out to be to the factory what determines their price, quality, output, and longevity....IMO
 

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Old 09-29-2015, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 88racing
The ones I went with in the adrenalin retro were from AAC Oracle....

HID planet pretty much says that Oracle has their good and bad products and some of there stuff can be seconds....you could go to TRS and see what they have to offer...it's hard to for me to say what they have in stock cause they're always changing it....

Now on my work truck I've got some hard shelled encapsulated flexible strips 4 diodes each from Radiantz and they've been going on 4 years with only one issue that was my fault...hit and cracked the housing allowing water intrusion which fubarred the strip.... http://www.radiantz.com/en/products#...egory=11763220

Most of the LED strips are made by only a few companies....it's what the selling store specs them out to be to the factory what determines their price, quality, output, and longevity....IMO
Seems like Morimoto XSB is a good option but they don't allow the amber to stay illuminated. I want amber strip to be flexible and be able to run as "parking light"..... so i cant find exactly what I'm looking for.....
 
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Brother in Law just sent me this while he was getting the truck inspected.


 
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That's sad.
 
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That's sad.
Some place in Colleyville.
 
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Just checked in to the hotel in Fort Worth -- beautiful drive up from Houston today! Have to do a quick 1-hour training with a builder in the morning and then it's right back on the road back to Houston!

Hoping for a quiet day on Friday -- now that I have the brakes sorted out on the LTD I want to get it in for a coolant flush-and-fill if my work schedule cooperates!
 
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Hoping for a quiet day on Friday -- now that I have the brakes sorted out on the LTD I want to get it in for a coolant flush-and-fill if my work schedule cooperates!
I missed it, what was the repair?
 
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I missed it, what was the repair?
Flushed the brake fluid, installed new calipers up front (both) and replaced the front and rear brake hoses. The pads and rotors still looked good so I left the factory ones in place and everything seems to be working well!
 
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Flushed the brake fluid, installed new calipers up front (both) and replaced the front and rear brake hoses. The pads and rotors still looked good so I left the factory ones in place and everything seems to be working well!
Wow basically a whole new system
 
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Wow basically a whole new system
The only thing I wasn't already planning on were the calipers. A fluid flush was a no brainer from the get-go and I was already planning on replacing the soft lines as a preventative measure because of their age. I was thrilled I was able to keep the factory pads and rotors since they are original to the car -- I was kind fully expecting them to be boogered up because of the stuck caliper!
 


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