I agree, if it was an actual representation of brightness, your Xenon headlights would be "pathetic" also. Pictures at dusk would be better.

It really matches the car and looks completely OEM, I wouldn't buy it but it's pretty cool.

the point of these, and by the name, is that they are "DAY TIME" running lights. Not dusk time. SMD type LED's just aren't large or bright enough. I guess I would have to see them in person, but from the pics, it looks like $14 pepboys lights, not $100 piece of kit.

If Christian370z is happy with them, that's all that matters.

If I were to do something like this, I'd want them to be functional, like Audi. Those are super bright in full daylight.

:iagree:
I want them to blind people.
During the day, our Xenon lights are actually pathetic. If you stand in front of the car with your headlights on during the day, you can barely tell they are on. They look exactly like how they look in PontualZ's headlight picture. Since the LED's look to be about the same brightness as the headlights in the picture, I made the assumption that it's just as unnoticeable as having the headlights on during the day. Maybe I'm wrong, but even Pontual stated that it's hard to see during the day. If your intention is for night time lights then they probably look good. But for alot of us who want it as a DRL, they look like a fail. Let us know otherwise Christian.

To make a valid observation in a photo we need to see an Audi and a Z in the same pic if that is possible. This is the only way to see how bright they are.

people its impossible for these to be as bright as audi DRLs. First off the Audi LEDs are hgh quality, second and most importantly, audi uses reflectors behind the LEDs to project the light further and brighter.

honestly these LEDs are nothing special, and props to Greddy for putting their name on a generic LED strip... I wonder what their profit margin on these are... considering these cost like $2 to make.

Wow, you got me good! :ugh2:

That's not why I said to take it at dusk though. The camera isn't as precise as your eyes and doesn't capture the exact conditions. You can adjust aperture and shutter speed for example to make the picture seem darker or lighter. Taking a picture during mid-day washes everything out (overexposed) unless you really know what settings to use on the camera. It basically makes it hard to show contrast between lighting levels. The lighting conditions at dusk are easier to cope with than direct sunlight when the light it softer. Same goes for capturing the Audi lights.

http://www.flash-screen.com/free-wal...of-audi-a4.jpg

ok so there's a great deal of negativity here

If you're looking for DRL's that blind people or are as bright as Audi's these aren't for you. During the day you can see that they are on and they are brighter than my pictures show, but they are not as bright as my Q5. However, whenever my headlights are on at night they are a great addition and are very visible and look great IMO. Maybe what's ticking alot of people off is the fact that they are labeled DRL's and should light the road ahead of you in a very sunny day; well they don't do that, but you can see that they are on. (I admit my pictures didn't help). I love them and whenever I turn off my car and the headlights are still on for those 15 seconds or so, I make sure to get ahead of my car and get a peek at them.

Again, if you want them to be brighter than the xenons, then these aren't for you, but I think they look great......just have to change out the parking light for an LED so it all matches

Daytime running lights are not meant to illuminate the road in daylight. They are meant to make your vehicle more visible to others. These lights do not seem to do that. They are a nice accent but they should not be sold as DRL in my opinion.

I just looked back at the first post and the LED strip is longer in the "Ad" pictures than what PontualZ installed? The "Ad" LED's extend under the parking light?

Love em!

That's a good catch. It seems that we have the same number of LED's as the ad, but the spacing on them is different. If you look at Christian370Z's pic you can see that end of the strip without any LED's and without tape, that's the end that goes under the parking light.

http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u..._0006_1090.jpg

For those looking for DRL, these are available from Nissan. Very expensive though.

http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...ng-lights.html

Nissan LED Daytime Running Lamps - 370Z :: Nissan Parts, NISMO and Nissan Accessories - Courtesyparts.com

I think i will order them soon. But i dont want to add too much stuff to my Z. Afraid it will start looking cheap.

Do they make fur dice for the 370z lol.

I might buy a $1000.00 worth of these lights and install them around my windsheild. Ha Ha Ha!!:icon18:(jokin)

Count me in! Any clue how long it would take for the product to come in? By the way you know anyone who can install them for a good price?

Don't expect it to be as bright, just want to see a comparison and I'm not knocking them.

I got to work and took a look at my headlights. OEM fitment is perfect with the bumper. You say it's a tight fit but it seems like there is 0 space between my headlight and bumper. I'm sure you can force it but but do you think the constant strain/pressure is going to be good?

I hope the paint doesn't start peeling away like it does on some cars on the corners.

I will be installing this afternoon, stay tuned as I will take plenty of pictures.

sweet!

Looks interesting. Looks better than so of the other led setups I've seen

I am going to be returning mine. First they did a sort of bait and switch with the "free ground shipping" coupon. They charged me $108.00 shipped. I never got the free shipping. Then, I get them and they are not as advertised. The leds dont even reach to under the parking lamp.

Greddy didn't answer my emails about the shipping and it appears they either had deceptive advertising pictures or they sent out 350z or GTR led kits to 370z owners. The kits they are shipping out appear way to short and not enough leds on the strips.

What "kit"? :D. That's just a ebay LED strip with mounting tape. :p

thats messed up!! so it dont look like the pic?

I don't think they sent the wrong ones because the acrylic that the LEDs are seated in is perfectly curved and trimmed to the length of the Z headlight housing. But you are very right, the pictures in the advertisement show LEDs going all the way under the parking light. I am going to give them a call after labor day and see if they can give me new ones even though I already installed mine but if you have a LED parking light, it looks very nice.

GReddy LED DRLs: Review
 

I ordered up my GReddy LED headlight accents when they first came out since I was never a fan of the landing strips but did not really see any real options for LED running lights due to the tight space between the bumper and the headlight lense. I should mention that I am not looking for these to be daytime running lights; these are merely a cosmetic accent for the headlights to complement my VLED parking lights however I do want them to be decently bright during dawn and dusk driving to make the car visible to others. These lights accomplished my goals and I could not be happier (well, I think they are overpriced and the free shipping shennanigan).

Fit and Finish:

The acrylic that the LEDs are seated in is perfectly curved and shaped to match the dimensions of the headlight housing which is a big plus. The spacing of the LEDs is identical in each DRL and 3M double sided tape is already in place. The problem that I encountered is that the black (ground) wire is long enough to be grounded to a bolt underneath the headlight housing but the red (positive, power source) wire is way too short to reach the green wire I used as my power connection. I simply used high quality crimp connectors to over come this and it worked well.

It is a pain to try and tap into the parking light wire (green) as I did not remove the fender lining which I could have done but chose not to for the sake of time. Everything else is straight forward.


Results:

I am very happy with the look this endowed on the front end. I was shooting for LEDs that would not over power the VLED parking lights but would still be bright enough to pair well with the LED parking lights. I was not expecting true DRL output. This is where I believe most people who are disappointed in the initial review have their issue as these are not even close to being true DRLs. If they were advertised as LED accents, it would have been a non issue.

I will update the thread once I get back to school tomorrow when I can use my DSLR to get completely accurate pictures of what the true output is but some of these are very close. However, these pictures will serve well to compare how the GReddy LED DRLs match with the VLED parking lights (much brighter than stock to begin with) for those who have a similar setup in a few lighting conditions.

http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u...Z/IMG_1950.jpg

Side View:

http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u...Z/IMG_1953.jpg

Underexposed to show even spacing and how they match the parking lights:

http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u...Z/IMG_1954.jpg


Under bright light:

http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u...Z/IMG_1957.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u...Z/IMG_1959.jpg

The following are an accurate representation of their output:

http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u...Z/IMG_1955.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u...Z/IMG_1961.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u...Z/IMG_1965.jpg

For those who have stock parking lights, this is how much brighter the VLEDs are compared to the incandescent stockers:

http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u..._0003_1020.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u..._0004_1021.jpg

Great write up. +1. How long does this take including removing and replacing the bumper?

christian370z, looks great! very nice write-up as well.

I appreciate the kind words! Since I had previous experience removing the bumper, the whole install took me an hour at most. The hardest part is the wiring as the space is limited when splicing into the parking light green power wire. If I had never removed the bumper before, the whole process would have taken an hour and a half to 2 hours but it is very straight forward.

Thanks Matt, much appreciated!

that looks great!!!! i found my b day gift that my fiance is gonna get me :tup: lol

VLED Parking Lights
 

Your Greedys work for me! Very nice addition! Ok, so where did you get your VLEDs?? Let me know, thnx:stirthepot:

Heck yeah! You definately won't regret it, the car looks so mean at night and the location of the GReddy LEDs look much better than the landing strip headlight mod.

Here you go, link to the exact bulbs.

http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/G...38587-1-2.html

Full Daytime Shots
 

Here are some daytime sun shots in high quality to show how the GReddy LEDs look and their respective light output. Just note that the VLED parking lights are very bright but look how dim they look in the sun, keep that in mind when looking at the GReddy DRLs. The shutter and apperature settings I used toned down the overall brightness but it was sunny with clouds.

http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u..._0010_1094.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u..._0012_1096.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u..._0013_1097.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u..._0014_1098.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u..._0015_1099.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u..._0016_1100.jpg

Two gratuitous shots of the Z in it's parking spot at school. I even turned off the two sprinklers around it so that it would not get blasted haha.

http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u..._0018_1102.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u..._0017_1101.jpg

Has anyone actually gotten the greddy site to do free shipping or is that just a gimmick....tells you to put a different coupon code (onlineexclusive3), but automatically selects a different one (onlineexclusive1) and I can't find a place to alter it. Blaaah

You need to call them with your order number and they will honor it.


Some night shots:

http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u..._0024_1107.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u..._0026_1109.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u..._0020_1104.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/u..._0025_1108.jpg

Great Pix! Thanks for uploading.

jesus christ the night shots just made me.........:yum: sex lol

Haha, I think it looks amazing at night with LED parking lights. Photobucket hacked the crap out of the quality but that is pretty much what they look like in the flesh.