LED Bulbs
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LED Bulbs
I drove my car to NC to play golf last week. It was monsoon season there apparently and we got soaked for two days and never finished either round. So with all the rain soaking the car and the fact that my turn signal lenses have holes in them, I blew out both front bulbs. Apparently the heat from the bulb melts a hole in the top of the lens, which I had noticed but since I typically don't drive the car in the rain, didn't give it a lot of thought. Now I have. That being said, when I R&R the lenses can I replace the bulbs using LED bulbs without having to make any wiring/resistor changes? Are they plug and play?
Drifting
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From: Victoria tx
I drove my car to NC to play golf last week. It was monsoon season there apparently and we got soaked for two days and never finished either round. So with all the rain soaking the car and the fact that my turn signal lenses have holes in them, I blew out both front bulbs. Apparently the heat from the bulb melts a hole in the top of the lens, which I had noticed but since I typically don't drive the car in the rain, didn't give it a lot of thought. Now I have. That being said, when I R&R the lenses can I replace the bulbs using LED bulbs without having to make any wiring/resistor changes? Are they plug and play?
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2016
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9012 HIR > LED.
Outside of the Hikari Ultra LED bulb most LED bulbs are significantly outclassed by performance halogen bulbs. Yes, LED gives a ton of short range foreground light. It’s not good for distance and does not help your driving.
A member of a forum I’m on has done extensive testing of a significant amount of headlamp bulbs including halogen and LED and only the Hikari Ultra are worth anything.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/...lights.589465/
Jalopnik recently did a similar article with the same results consulting with Daniel Stern lighting.
https://jalopnik.com/why-most-led-he...-ex-1843070472
I run Vosla 9012 HIR low beam bulbs and are pleased with them. Do they have the same color and clarity of my RadioFlyer ACAs, no, but they have none of the drawbacks either.
Outside of the Hikari Ultra LED bulb most LED bulbs are significantly outclassed by performance halogen bulbs. Yes, LED gives a ton of short range foreground light. It’s not good for distance and does not help your driving.
A member of a forum I’m on has done extensive testing of a significant amount of headlamp bulbs including halogen and LED and only the Hikari Ultra are worth anything.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/...lights.589465/
Jalopnik recently did a similar article with the same results consulting with Daniel Stern lighting.
https://jalopnik.com/why-most-led-he...-ex-1843070472
I run Vosla 9012 HIR low beam bulbs and are pleased with them. Do they have the same color and clarity of my RadioFlyer ACAs, no, but they have none of the drawbacks either.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2020
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From: KY
9012 HIR > LED.
Outside of the Hikari Ultra LED bulb most LED bulbs are significantly outclassed by performance halogen bulbs. Yes, LED gives a ton of short range foreground light. It’s not good for distance and does not help your driving.
A member of a forum I’m on has done extensive testing of a significant amount of headlamp bulbs including halogen and LED and only the Hikari Ultra are worth anything.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/...lights.589465/
Jalopnik recently did a similar article with the same results consulting with Daniel Stern lighting.
https://jalopnik.com/why-most-led-he...-ex-1843070472
I run Vosla 9012 HIR low beam bulbs and are pleased with them. Do they have the same color and clarity of my RadioFlyer ACAs, no, but they have none of the drawbacks either.
Outside of the Hikari Ultra LED bulb most LED bulbs are significantly outclassed by performance halogen bulbs. Yes, LED gives a ton of short range foreground light. It’s not good for distance and does not help your driving.
A member of a forum I’m on has done extensive testing of a significant amount of headlamp bulbs including halogen and LED and only the Hikari Ultra are worth anything.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/...lights.589465/
Jalopnik recently did a similar article with the same results consulting with Daniel Stern lighting.
https://jalopnik.com/why-most-led-he...-ex-1843070472
I run Vosla 9012 HIR low beam bulbs and are pleased with them. Do they have the same color and clarity of my RadioFlyer ACAs, no, but they have none of the drawbacks either.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: Tollesboro Kentucky
You can also use an electronic flasher that gets wired in with the hazard switch.I can't remember exactly how I did mine but I will try to find the post.
Check out post #46https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...in-here-2.html
Check out post #46https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...in-here-2.html
Last edited by jamieo; Aug 21, 2020 at 09:55 PM.
