Led's Instead Of Bulbs

[Phil White]

I see that LED alternatives are available instead of using conventional filament bulbs. I would like to replace my indicator and stop/tail bulbs with LED's that are legal. Can anyone recommend any and I don't mind paying a bit extra to get these.

My only concern is how much heat is generated by them compared to filament bulbs potentially melting the light unit.

Thanks.

[Planemo]

Leds produce far less heat than filaments. The only problem bulb is the stop/ tail. Most are not E marked because there has been problems distinguishing between the brightness of the stop and tail illumination. This can have obvious dire consequences. I searched for ages and gave up in the end. If you find anything safe I would like to know!

All the other bulbs should be fine to swop out. With indicators you will need a special relay or have resistors installed to give the correct flash delay.

[Phil White]

Ok thanks for that, I will give it a miss then as I don't want any problems. I will keep a check on the development of them.

[eygo]

hi phil

these bulbs have the load resistors built into them so they are plug and play

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18SMD-CANBUS-ERROR-FREE-DRL-1156-S25-LED-WHITE-BULB-382-PY21W-White-Audi-/271043155788?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f1b6e574c

i would just double check to see if you have inline pins (clear bulb) or offset pins (yellow bulb) then ask them to supply the correct bulb