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J-dub
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Joined: April 24th, 2010, 10:01 am
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 led brake lights grumble grumble grumble....
so i ordered some on ebay, arrived fine etc, went to fit them, and they dont fit
there the right fitting, but where the light holder bevels out, you cant push the bulb in far enough because of the led's to push and twist to lock it in,
any bright ideas as to how i can tell it it is going to fit, ie take light fitting apart etc????
any help appriciated, these set me back £9 for the pair and i want to use them!!
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Sean
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Re: led brake lights Grumble grumble!
Whats wrong with normal bulbs?
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samfieldhouse
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Re: led brake lights Yep thats a problem with the light holder on a 2cv.
In fairness james, LEDs are more suited to sidelights. I have some led bulbs that may fit.
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| March 28th, 2011, 11:10 am |
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J-dub
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Re: led brake lights I wanted slightly brighter more responsive break lights They will fit. I shall make them fit 
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1993 Toyota Hilux Surf 3000cc runs on Bio Diesel
2004 Toyota Landcruiser Amazon 4200cc runs on Bio Diesel
1998 Daihatsu Hijet 1300cc
2005 Susuki Bandit 650cc
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twofifty AZU
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Re: led brake lights Jameswallace wrote: I wanted slightly brighter more responsive break lights They will fit. I shall make them fit Since when are LEDs brighter than a conventional bulb? The replacement bulbs covered in LEDs still can't match the light output of a conventional bulb.
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| March 29th, 2011, 10:56 am |
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Jonathan
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Re: led brake lights I find that LED lights on modern cars(especially BMWs,Audis,Mercs)are far too bright, it can be quite uncomfortable being sat behind one of those on a dark road, conventional bulbs are far better and safer imo.
PS:-It's the same with these expensive gay cars that run xenon headlamps, they just cause discomfort for other road uses, so are dangerous.
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Sean
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Re: led brake lights Jameswallace wrote: I wanted slightly brighter more responsive break lights They will fit. I shall make them fit How slow do you think an incandescent bulb lights up compared to a led?
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| March 29th, 2011, 4:28 pm |
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twofifty AZU
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Re: led brake lights Jonathan wrote: I find that LED lights on modern cars(especially BMWs,Audis,Mercs)are far too bright, it can be quite uncomfortable being sat behind one of those on a dark road, conventional bulbs are far better and safer imo.
PS:-It's the same with these expensive gay cars that run xenon headlamps, they just cause discomfort for other road uses, so are dangerous. That's a different issue though; those have a large number of LEDs in one light unit. The after market bulbs that directly replace a conventional bulb struggle to match an incandescent bulb, never mind exceed, their light output. It is simply because you can't cram enough LEDs onto the conventional light bulb base.
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