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(Message started by: Grumpyg1t on May 9^th, 2007, 10:41am)

Title: LED bulbs
Post by Grumpyg1t on May 9^th, 2007, 10:41am

Hi, I'm Richard from Gloucester and i'm new :)

I was reading the article on the main site regards changing the dash bulbs to LED's has anyone tried LED's for things like break lights, indicators etc.

Regards

Grumpyg1t

Title: Re: LED bulbs
Post by craig on May 9^th, 2007, 2:08pm

wouldn't do the break lights or anything like that to tell you the truth,i know there was talks about it a few years ago and the general opinion was not to (was it Baz that tried it :-/),anyway i think voltages and such like came into it (bulbs and fuses blowing etc.etc).....
i'm sure others will post,but IMHO i would advise against it..

Title: Re: LED bulbs
Post by Matt on May 9^th, 2007, 3:24pm

the aftermarket bulbs you can get for the breaklight and indicators arnt worth the money

the brake light ones arnt as bright as bulbs so cant be seen to well in bright daylight (ive tried them) you would need to do a full mod to the tail lights to make them bright enough

the indicator ones have a lower resistance then the standard bulb which makes the flash opperate quicker (just light having a bulb blow) so need either power resistors or a mod to the timer unit

Title: Re: LED bulbs
Post by taliban on May 9^th, 2007, 7:55pm

you can get inline resistors to cure the fast flash problem, bike shops sell them, the replacement brake light bulbs are ok, not really any better unless you have clear lenses.
someone did a good led mod on their front fog lights though.....

Title: Re: LED bulbs
Post by Grumpyg1t on May 10^th, 2007, 9:51am

Sounds like more effort than it's worth. :-/

Title: Re: LED bulbs
Post by taliban on May 10^th, 2007, 9:10pm

well they are safer, they actually illuminate faster than filament bulbs, we are talking thousandths of a second, but, a couple of years ago motorcycle news did an article on them, they worked out that the faster illumination on an led brake light equated to about 22 feet at 70 mph.
they should also last longer too.....

Title: Re: LED bulbs
Post by Matt on May 10^th, 2007, 9:12pm

u could just fit these, i have them, there good http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/product.php?productid=16477&cat=658&page=1

Title: Re: LED bulbs
Post by Baz on May 10^th, 2007, 11:19pm

on 05/10/07 at 21:10:21, taliban wrote:

a couple of years ago motorcycle news did an article on them, they worked out that the faster illumination on an led brake light equated to about 22 feet at 70 mph.
they should also last longer too.....

Hahaha and how many bikers only do 70mph??

Ban the two wheel traffic jam dodgers I say!

Title: Re: LED bulbs
Post by cossie_al on May 12^th, 2007, 8:11pm

Hi Rich,
I did the mod on the fog lights its all here
http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=OT;action=display;num=1161723371;start=0#0

The main reasons for the mod was the silvering had gone on the reflectors and led's are much longer lived than normal filament bulbs.
Not only that but the stuff I used to resilver the reflectors would not stand up to the heat given off by halogen bulbs.
If you want any more info just pm me I am no expert but have been messing with led's for years.

Title: Re: LED bulbs
Post by taliban on May 12^th, 2007, 9:15pm

depends on whether its a 30 or 50 zone baz ::)