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LED Bulb recommendations??
I ftted a pair of these 501 front sidelights to the 05 - and whilst they are OK they arent as bright as I had expected/hoped - also because they seem to be quite directional they don't engage the reflector much - the light is therefore only really bright when viewed from exactly head-on.
Can anyone recoomend any BRIGHTER bulbs - with 180 degree + coverage so the reflectors pick up some of the light? - and also some tail light/brake light replacements for the exisiting incandescent LR types?
both work really wellTintenter
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26th Jan 2009 2:26 pm
tintenter
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Dealmaker,
also forgot to add if you have the active front headlights with the turning lights front LEDs may start to fail or flash after a while due to the heat of the turning lamps, ended up changing my turning lamps to LED also.Tintenter
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26th Jan 2009 2:32 pm
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tintenter, I bought some of those 501's you mentioned from ultraleds.co.uk
They all failed within a couple of months, either flickering or individual led's failing one by one. Happened to the ones I put in the number-plate housing as well, so can't be a heat issue? I know some others had trouble with these and dealing with ultraleds.co.uk is a waste of time - very rude.
Looking for another solution now...
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26th Jan 2009 6:12 pm
tintenter
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Crews Control ......the 2nd ones did not come fro ultraleds they are like the ones that Brumlee shows, the first set where from ultraled and only lasted 3 months, but the ones i have in now along with the LED turning lights have been in for 12 months and so far so good.Tintenter
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26th Jan 2009 6:53 pm
dealmaker
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Also - how did you wire up your second bulb so that it also worked as a brake light??
Thanks!
26th Jan 2009 7:38 pm
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Thanks tintenter, maybe time to give it another go 2005 D3 HSE 2011 D4 Landmark 2016 D4 HSE Lux
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26th Jan 2009 11:29 pm
tintenter
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Dealmaker,
yes those should be ok as well, to connect the second brake light i followed what someone else did by taking out the contact from one of the holders and making copies of it, then soldering a length of wire to it and then splicing it into the existing brake feed (white wire i think), they work really well with the LED bulbs.Tintenter
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26th Jan 2009 11:44 pm
dealmaker
Member Since: 05 Oct 2008
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BrumLee wrote:
These are nice and bright. Also are the only multi-LED bulb I've found that fits through the hole in the lamp. Good price and fair delivery time
Bit of feedback on these.
Maybe I was just unlucky but I ordered 2 pairs of these and when they arrived two of the internal resistors have come loose from the circuit board - rendering them useless. If this can happen in the mail then I worry about the long term integrity of these units in a ruff and tuff LandRover.
My search for brighter LED sidelights therefore continues!!!
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