LED Turn signals?
September-11th-2002, 08:44 PM
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LED Turn signals?
what do you think about these? i believe LED's are supposed to last 7 yrs guarenteed, blinking, on, off, doesn't matter.. cheaper in the long run.. don't you think?
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September-11th-2002, 08:52 PM
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Originally posted by blue LEDz
only buy it if you can see the bulb. otherwise i heard you can't tell that they are LEDs. i know on my sedan, the rear bulbs are an odd one, so they don't make the right bulbs for it. the front are 1157, though.
only buy it if you can see the bulb. otherwise i heard you can't tell that they are LEDs. i know on my sedan, the rear bulbs are an odd one, so they don't make the right bulbs for it. the front are 1157, though.
also brighter too!
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September-11th-2002, 10:04 PM
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Originally posted by blue LEDz
only buy it if you can see the bulb. otherwise i heard you can't tell that they are LEDs.
only buy it if you can see the bulb. otherwise i heard you can't tell that they are LEDs.
As I'm sure many of you have seen, there are Cadillacs with full LED taillight setups (maybe the DeVille's?). The REAL benefit is how quickly LEDs reach full illumination versus incandescent bulbs.
I read this somewhere, and if I can find the test, I will post it. But the results were something like this - an LED illuminates something like 1/3 second faster (not sure of that number, but we'll use it for sake of argument) than a standard bulb. Sounds like nothing, BUT: Let's consider the person BEHIND you. If they have the same braking reaction time once seeing your brake lights, they will hit their brakes about 1/3 second SOONER if you have the LEDs as brake lights. Again, this doesn't sound like a lot, but at 70 MPH, 1/3 second translates to about 14 feet!! That is the difference beteween a panic stop and a rear-end collision.
As turn signals, LEDs are basically useless, although they still do "grab" your attention by the way they blink on/off so precisely. But as brake lights they are a legitimate safety upgrade.
Plus, they look cool!
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September-11th-2002, 10:12 PM
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I've tried the 1157 LEDs for my front turn signal lights. They worked nice but since they use a lot less power than normal indacasent bulbs, it made them blink extremely fast as if a bulb burnt out. I retured them after that.
September-11th-2002, 10:28 PM
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Originally posted by NegatiZE
I've tried the 1157 LEDs for my front turn signal lights. They worked nice but since they use a lot less power than normal indacasent bulbs, it made them blink extremely fast as if a bulb burnt out. I retured them after that.
I've tried the 1157 LEDs for my front turn signal lights. They worked nice but since they use a lot less power than normal indacasent bulbs, it made them blink extremely fast as if a bulb burnt out. I retured them after that.
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September-11th-2002, 10:47 PM
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September-12th-2002, 07:54 AM
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here it is:
ledtronics
oh, and they are $48. but remember, these bulbs are 100 times better than the apc led bulbs.
ledtronics
oh, and they are $48. but remember, these bulbs are 100 times better than the apc led bulbs.
September-15th-2002, 12:28 AM
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correction.... these are it
http://www.netdisty.net/ds/aut1157m/
58 bux.
man i wanna change EVERY light bulb to LED except head lights (you need heat to melt snow and ice off your headlight housing), it would be like 50% power drain. and also LEDs light up to full intensity in no time
http://www.netdisty.net/ds/aut1157m/
58 bux.
man i wanna change EVERY light bulb to LED except head lights (you need heat to melt snow and ice off your headlight housing), it would be like 50% power drain. and also LEDs light up to full intensity in no time
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The hyper-blink is not a serious problem. It only happens because LEDs don't draw as much power - your car "thinks" it has a burnt out or missing bulb.
The ones that don't do this probably have a resistor or something to burn-off power so it ends up using the same amount of current.
The other solution is to buy an aftermarket flasher.
The ones that don't do this probably have a resistor or something to burn-off power so it ends up using the same amount of current.
The other solution is to buy an aftermarket flasher.
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