Do You Use Led's?

[Gnome]

In the biking world, things like rear lights get replaced with an LED, becuase they are brighter, last longer and are only about £20 for the most of it.

Anyone use LED's in their rear lights?

(Obviously bar the LED light at the top of the rear screen!)

Will have to check the bulbs, but are they bayonet fittings in the Yaris?

[seveer unaek]

There are NO LED's on the Yaris... that includes the higher brake light. They are all bayonet fittings. As far as im aware, LED's don't work very well in the Yaris as they are too small in the rear light clusters... and an LED light conversion is serious money!

[Gnome]

Hmm...

Will see how well my bike ones fit in them at the weekend and let you know.

If they're standard bayonett fittings, that is.

What's the problem with them being too small - is that the fitting perspective??

Cheers

[jaxx]

yo can get LED blubs

im in the process of trying it on the mr2 when i get chance

was gonna do it on the yaris

not the stippled LED effect but its a bayonet led bulb, highly responsive and very bright

(look at the clusters on new BMWs youll see what i mean, and even buses have them round my way! )

[Gnome]

That's the ones I mean Jaxx.

Like these:

LED bulbs

[jaxx]

thats exactly what im on about ;)

was supposed to be sorting a GB for them! still working on it!

[Gnome]

A GB?

[jaxx]

sorry Group Buy

was gonna arrange 'kits' for all toyota models and then have a group purchase and possibly bring the price down a bit

[Gnome]

Ahhh, I see.

Let me know if you want any details. You can't miss them in bike shops, etc - they're all over the place!

The link I posted above, the seller is a company called Streetfighter Store, up Preston way. Good ol' boys. Could always talk to him, as he's usually getting good deals on them.

If you do get a GB setup, give us a shout, as I'll have sum!

(They're also the non road-legal spinning ones, which flash when you brake!)

Cheers

[vmail]

they are crap, there is a slight blue glow, on a amber filter it makes you indicators go green

on a yaris it make you indicators flash too fast

and they are not brights, sent £200 worth back

[Crisis]

Surly you could just replace the back light bulbs with LED bulbs and it would be LED style? Yes... like this:

[Gnome]

Not sure whether we're talking about the same thing vmail.

What I'm talking about are replcement bulbs.

Standard bulbs are "such and such" a wattage, with a bayonett fitting.

You can buy LED bulbs, like in the link i posted above, to replace your brakelight bulbs, with an LED one.

Interesting idea as well tho Crisis.

I will have to take a look, and let you know how I get on.

Re: the indicators flashing too fast, it's because you need to add a resistor in between the bulb and the loom, to help slow down the current.

[Crisis]

You can make the mistakes gnome and pass your knowledge onto me so I dont have to! Thanks in advance.

[Gnome]

Ha ha!!! :D

Just had a look at that website, which is splashed all over that car, and at the current exchange rate, those lights are about £230.

You could buy the LED's individually, wire them up, and attach them to a backing plate tho, and give the same effect.

Hmmm... Will have to talk to my electrically qualified friends on that one...

[Crisis]

I would buy those lights for that price. Well worth it, but noone can get them. Dont think we can import them had a huge topic on it a few months ago.

Group Buy?

[Gnome]

Think it would have to be ordered straight from Japan, so nasty shipping and tax charges could await!

GB would be an idea, but I wouldn't have the money for it now, so I wouldn't be able to do it I'm afraid.

Will prob have a go at changing the standard lights for now as well.

[Crisis]

Probably wouldn't be E-Marked or anything thou. Have to make a mock up/cheap skate version using bulbs only!

[Ken]

Have a look at this website, it usually cater's for all you LED need's at a nice price ;)

[Gnome]

Nice one Ken!

[knightrider]

ive used that site b4 and its great!