Led bulbs
Re: Led bulbs
I've only tried LED headlight bulbs. My SLK had standard H1 halogen so I replaced them with LED. They were ok and definitely better than the halogen, but I then tried 35W HID that were better still. I will be replacing the indicator bulbs soon as the colour has fallen off them, and I will be trying LED.
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Re: Led bulbs
If you replace the indicator bulbs you should replace the flasher unit with one designed for LEDs, because the flashing rate is determined by the current drawn and the LED bulbs draw far less than the filament bulbs. Similarly, if you replace the warning lights, do not replace the charging warning light as it provides the excitation current for the alternator.
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Re: Led bulbs
I swapped out the reverse and rear fog bulbs on the BRZ for LEDS and they are amazingly bright .. I can actually see backing into the garage in the dark now ..
Hoping that the rear fog works enough to prevent some numpty from using me as a brake on the M25 in the fog
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Retirement Project: '59 Austin A35 2-door with 1330cc Midget engine and many upgrades
Said goodbye: got '98 Alfa Romeo 156 2.0 TSpark to 210K miles before tin worm struck
Re: Led bulbs
Thanks that's good to hear. Where did buy them?gazza82 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 6:58 pmI swapped out the reverse and rear fog bulbs on the BRZ for LEDS and they are amazingly bright .. I can actually see backing into the garage in the dark now ..
Hoping that the rear fog works enough to prevent some numpty from using me as a brake on the M25 in the fog
Re: Led bulbs
ebay seller .. recommended by some of the other BRZ/GT86 owners .. but as happens on ebay, the seller doesn't exist anymoreDick wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:21 pmThanks that's good to hear. Where did buy them?gazza82 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 6:58 pmI swapped out the reverse and rear fog bulbs on the BRZ for LEDS and they are amazingly bright .. I can actually see backing into the garage in the dark now ..
Hoping that the rear fog works enough to prevent some numpty from using me as a brake on the M25 in the fog
"If you're driving on the edge ... you're leaving too much room!"
Retirement Project: '59 Austin A35 2-door with 1330cc Midget engine and many upgrades
Said goodbye: got '98 Alfa Romeo 156 2.0 TSpark to 210K miles before tin worm struck
Retirement Project: '59 Austin A35 2-door with 1330cc Midget engine and many upgrades
Said goodbye: got '98 Alfa Romeo 156 2.0 TSpark to 210K miles before tin worm struck
Re: Led bulbs
Ah well, thanks for trying.. are they available in Halford?gazza82 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:43 pmebay seller .. recommended by some of the other BRZ/GT86 owners .. but as happens on ebay, the seller doesn't exist anymoreDick wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:21 pmThanks that's good to hear. Where did buy them?gazza82 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 6:58 pm
I swapped out the reverse and rear fog bulbs on the BRZ for LEDS and they are amazingly bright .. I can actually see backing into the garage in the dark now ..
Hoping that the rear fog works enough to prevent some numpty from using me as a brake on the M25 in the fog
Re: Led bulbs
I wouldn't trust them to sell you the right part ... even at their inflated prices.
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"If you're driving on the edge ... you're leaving too much room!"
Retirement Project: '59 Austin A35 2-door with 1330cc Midget engine and many upgrades
Said goodbye: got '98 Alfa Romeo 156 2.0 TSpark to 210K miles before tin worm struck
Retirement Project: '59 Austin A35 2-door with 1330cc Midget engine and many upgrades
Said goodbye: got '98 Alfa Romeo 156 2.0 TSpark to 210K miles before tin worm struck
Re: Led bulbs
Re: Led bulbs
I've had good service from Autobulbs before, though never bought LED bulbs from them. They came up with the goods when I wanted to buy some tiny instrument and switch illumination bulbs though. They do stock LED bulbs - have a browse https://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/
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