LED for underhood light
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LED for underhood light
Anybody know a vendor that offers a true plug & play led bulb for the C5 underhood light. No additional mods, no soldering,no bending of tabs. A true replacement bulb.
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The under hood light that superbrightled.com sells does not work. I bought one and it doesn't fit. The first issue is that the hoops on the light that are supposed to connect to the posts on the hood are too small so they wont' fit. The second issue is that the hoops are horizontal to the lights whereas they need to be vertical. If anyone else knows of a good replacement I'd like to know.
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I looked up that bulb on Ebay. to me that looks like the bulbs I used to replace on my rearview mirror. The original bulbs on my underhood light have a U shaped connector on each end.The LED replacement bulb I recieved from a certain vendor on the forum came with V shaped connectors on the ends.I ruined the ends on the original housing trying to get them to fit. Still looking for the right bulb.
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I looked up that bulb on Ebay. to me that looks like the bulbs I used to replace on my rearview mirror. The original bulbs on my underhood light have a U shaped connector on each end.The LED replacement bulb I recieved from a certain vendor on the forum came with V shaped connectors on the ends.I ruined the ends on the original housing trying to get them to fit. Still looking for the right bulb.
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I looked up that bulb on Ebay. to me that looks like the bulbs I used to replace on my rearview mirror. The original bulbs on my underhood light have a U shaped connector on each end.The LED replacement bulb I recieved from a certain vendor on the forum came with V shaped connectors on the ends.I ruined the ends on the original housing trying to get them to fit. Still looking for the right bulb.
superbrightleds sells a nine LED version. Available in different colors as well, including "warm white" if you don't want that "clinical" blue-white "doctor's office look" of typical "white" LEDs.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=...95937446964840
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What's the OA length of your original? I'm thinking you may be looking for a replacement for a # 561 style bulb. Approx 43.5 mm OAL.
superbrightleds sells a nine LED version. Available in different colors as well, including "warm white" if you don't want that "clinical" blue-white "doctor's office look" of typical "white" LEDs.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=...95937446964840
HTH
superbrightleds sells a nine LED version. Available in different colors as well, including "warm white" if you don't want that "clinical" blue-white "doctor's office look" of typical "white" LEDs.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=...95937446964840
HTH
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2. Did you click the link I provided? Do you know what the old bulb number is? There are more than one LED bulb sold for these festoon (oblong-shaped) style bulbs.
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Did you use (and twist the loops) of something like these by any chance? These seem to have enough "loop" to be able to maybe use a couple needle-nosed pliers to twist them 90 degrees.
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The problem seems to be that the LEDs are limited in the direction their light travels to about 130-160 degrees (~) due to being attached to a flat circuit board, and the socket design means that they wind up being oriented 90 degrees off when inserted into the bulb socket. The original 561 bulbs, being incandescent, radiates their light output in a 360 degree radius, so when plugged in the light still shines in all directions.
Did you use (and twist the loops) of something like these by any chance? These seem to have enough "loop" to be able to maybe use a couple needle-nosed pliers to twist them 90 degrees.
Did you use (and twist the loops) of something like these by any chance? These seem to have enough "loop" to be able to maybe use a couple needle-nosed pliers to twist them 90 degrees.
That's what I did I twisted the loops., be gentile.
I just purchased a 18 LED flat panel and going to solder on spades and give this a try.
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http://www.superbrightleds.com/morei...d-festoon/244/
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