steve m
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| posted on 25/4/11 at 12:03 AM |
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Led rear lights
Has or does anyone use LED tail and brake lights on there 7?
My caterham style lights in daylight are pathertic, and ive found some LED direct replacement bulbs, that seem to offer
better lighting, and a much better brake light
are they legal?
are they better?
regards
steve
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 25/4/11 at 12:31 AM |
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there's quite a range now, I'm damned if I can work out what's the best type either. They are legal but I tried them years ago and
they were so dull I chucked them away but I guess these days they are much better. Soon going to get a set of LED Headlamps as they look just superb
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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LBMEFM
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| posted on 25/4/11 at 05:34 AM |
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Passed SVA with LED Indicator and Stop/Tail bulbs and they look good to me. Forgot where I got them now. It may have been CBS but it was online.
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LBMEFM
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| posted on 25/4/11 at 05:34 AM |
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Passed SVA with LED Indicator and Stop/Tail bulbs and they look good to me. Forgot where I got them now. It may have been CBS but it was online.
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 25/4/11 at 07:24 AM |
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The outer ring is a LED stop and tail light from SVC
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splitrivet
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| posted on 25/4/11 at 07:36 AM |
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Use them in the works vehicle no problem, I think where they score in a lot of applications is they are more directional doing away with the need for
a reflector.
Cheers,
Bob
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McLannahan
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| posted on 25/4/11 at 08:31 AM |
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I used them in my old MX5 for the fog lights. Worked quite well - A red bulb in a clear cluster. Cheaper now too than they used to be. I have the LED
rears like BVT above too on KC. Not great in normal light but dim conditions and at night time - fantastic!
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RazMan
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| posted on 25/4/11 at 08:46 AM |
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Try and find Luxeon LEDs as they are much brighter. The conventional LED 'bulb replacements' are very directional and have a narrow field
of view so avoid them like the plague. Also do not use the white LEDs (except for front sidelights) as they end up very dim after being filtered by
coloured lenses - eg. use red and amber for brake & indicator.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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james h
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| posted on 25/4/11 at 09:11 AM |
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I got these off a forum member from here, but I think they were originally bought off eBay. Originally designed for trailers I believe, but I saw a
picture of a caterham with them on and they looked superb. I'm really happy with them - cheap, work well and look really good. Very simple to
fix, 2 small holes (5mm?) and that's it!
 
rear
James
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steve m
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| posted on 25/4/11 at 10:10 AM |
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Thanks guy's
looks like i will invest in couple !!
steve
[Edited on 25/4/11 by steve m]
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