LED dash lights?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Muskogee OK
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LED dash lights?
Has anyone replaced their dashlights with cooler burning LED lights? found some on flea-bay, figure less heat would be great for the LCD Cluster, and brighter would be nice for the DIC as well. Does anyone know if they are as bright, or brighter?
sample of lights I'm reffering to
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2x-T1...Q5fAccessories
sample of lights I'm reffering to
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2x-T1...Q5fAccessories
Burning Brakes
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From: Crystal Springs MS
Don't bother with the first one you have listed (10 T10 bulbs)...they do fit and light up real nice...for a while. There's no current-limiting resistor and will burn those LEDs up in short order.
The multi-LED bulbs, I don't know about.
The multi-LED bulbs, I don't know about.
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From: Peoria Arizona.. Resident Gold Cylon
Concur Im running LEDs all over the car but that is one place they wont be going for this reason. The bulbs really work fine.
Burning Brakes
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From: Crystal Springs MS
BTW, these bulbs were installed as license plate bulbs on my HHR that I use for work...lasted 2 days, tops. The LEDs are really big and throw out a lot of light...for a few hours, anyway.
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When going through the digital dash on my 89 I noticed that the area around the light bulbs on the circuit card had changed from green to a light brown color and that all 4 sockets appeared melted and the brass contacts had a black substance that I could only scratch-off with an exacto blade, so I replaced the sockets and installed these LEDs which barley fit. Just doing a touch test there was no heat on the LEDs, but a lot of heat on the bulbs. Don’t know how long these LEDs will last as I just did this change and don’t have any miles on it. And yes the brightness was about the same or slightly brighter and whiter
2x Xenon White T10 Wedge 12 SMD LED bulbs 168 194 W5W
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT
2x Xenon White T10 Wedge 12 SMD LED bulbs 168 194 W5W
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT
