Recommends for a quality red 921, and a special 561?

N8N

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Good evening party people

As I posted before, I recently bought a 2001 Jeep Cherokee and have been going through and replacing some bulbs with LEDs in the hopes of not being rear ended (as both my other vehicles have been) and also to keep the old plastic from burning (as the transfer case quadrant did on the Jeep; I just installed a replacement today)

I would like to replace the dome lights with LEDs, preferably 2700-3000K (I don't want them to LOOK like LEDs, with 6000K color temp, just run cool and be reliable). Difficulty: they're 561s but do not use the loops, they clip in like festoon bulbs. The ones I bought don't have the round metal ends, only the loops, so I can't use them. Any recommendations? they are larger diameter than regular festoon bulbs, so I can't do that.

Also, I've been trying to use Sylvania Zevos for the exterior lights whenever possible but they don't make a red 921, which is required for the CHMSL. Is there anything available that isn't of dubious suitability for a CHMSL?
 
I am using this bulb in my car.

I found this one on the same website
 
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cool. 2nd one won't work for me though, I need something round and with metal end caps, I have ones as pictured because I bought just based on color temp and bulb number and got ones that look like that. It looks like the brutal heat may be over so maybe some evening I'll pull the rear dome light and take pics/measurements.
 
Question: are Osram LEDriving the same as Sylvania Zevo? I ask because they apparently make a red W16W

Edit: never mind, osram's own data sheets say an incan 921/w16w is 310 lumens and the LEDriving is 80 lumens. I guess maybe I should just get a new 921 (because the CHMSL is noticeably dim so I bet the bulb is all silver/smoky) and not worry about it. Maybe buy the Diode Dynamics thing when I finally order new fog lights.
 
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