SuperbrightLEDs taillights and marker lights

[Smurf]

Originally Posted by RedDevil

One (not so) strange thing; running my 35W HIDs I have to clear snow from the headlights as it does not melt off on its own, despite the light being over 3 times as bright. But that's all light and almost no heat. When it snows you may have to stop from time to time just to clear the lights...

I've heard of using RainX on headlights for this reason.. perhaps you could try that?

OP: What was the total cost for those replacements you listed? Reasonable compared to regular bulbs?

[RedDevil]

Nice idea, I already RainX-ed the windows. May give the lights a dab next time.

I got my set for € 58 something, but as it did not have the right connectors it was a fight to get things sorted. Finally I ended up with the right connectors and a free set of spares.
Over here the halogens are almost as expensive as the cheapest HID sets so there was never a chance for the halogens. Really, some shops sell halogen blue-coated lights for about € 30 apiece with dry eyes. Or at least they try.
$12 for a couple of ecocandles is a real steal. Except you shouldn't.

[Cobb]

Ive switched out all my side markers, dome lights, etc to led and they seem to last about a year before they start to flicker and I end up replacing them. For some reason the license plate area is the worse and I am always replacing those bulbs. Rather I go with a 1 watt led or down to the little 5 mm leds.

[NeilBlanchard]

If your flasher unit goes too quickly with the LED bulbs (like mine did), SuperBrightLEDs sells a solid state replacement unit for a reasonable price. I first tried to modify the stock unit (increasing the resistance on one part) but it was quite problematic, and never worked properly.

Flashers & Load Resistors | Car Bulb Installation Supplies | LED Car Bulbs | Super Bright LEDs

[PaleMelanesian]

I just confirmed it with the brake bulb in a turn signal position. HYPER flashing! I'll leave them oem, they're not in use enough to be worth the cost of swapping.

[oil pan 4]

L.E.D conversion - EcoModder

Lots of links to stuff there.

[COcyclist]

Pale, Thank you for your detailed original post. I also experimented with red LED tail and brake light replacement bulbs. I tried yellow for the turn signals but got the dreaded hyperflashing. One of those bulbs is now the outside light on my pop-up camper (I can leave it on without running down my 12v deep cycle battery). I found the LEDs to be not as bright as the original filament bulbs and wanted a different look so I sprung for ebay Lexus style LED taillights. These replaced the whole taillight housing but still use filament bulbs for turn signals. They are very bright from the rear and I feel safer. Just my 2¢.

I ordered my replacement LEDs from the Superbright website.

[nackerton]

What kind of led bulbs are you using? I've ordered many different types from ebay, and found that 5050 smds are the best (what comes to brightness and durability) alternative at least for now, bought them from seller "peraccurate". He has recently added ba15s with 46 5050s, just ordered a pair of those to see how they work.

[redpoint5]

Excellent post! Data and images are very helpful for those interested in the conversion. I found similar results converting to LED for all but headlights and turn signals.

For front yellow marker lights I used:
2pcs T10 5W Cree High Power Projector 12V Light LED Replacement Bulbs + STICKER 168 194 2825 W5w - Amber Yellow : Amazon.com : Automotive

For red running lights in the rear I used:
Zone Tech 5x 194 168 2825 T10 5-SMD RED LED Car Lights Bulb Super Bright : Amazon.com : Automotive

For dual intensity brake light I used:

JLC 7440 7443 T20 7.5W PLASMA LED Light Bulbs - PLASMA LED Chips - Brilliant Red : Amazon.com : Automotive

[nackerton]

That running light isn't really bright, only 5x 5050s. A bulb with 13 red 5050s is just slightly more powerful than a normal 10 watt incandescent.