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Led headlight bulbs
« on: May 07, 2017, 05:09:25 PM »
My lads has put h4 led headlight bulbs in his car and they are nice and bright and also retain the beam pattern so as i have cut slots in my headlights to take h4 bulbs i thought I'd give one a go to see the difference.
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Re: Led headlight bulbs
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2017, 05:45:38 PM »
Awesome!

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Re: Led headlight bulbs
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2017, 06:13:10 PM »
This is on my to do list! (Think I'll get LEDs that retain the original colour though)

Is the beam sharper/more defined at the edges or is it just a case LED is brighter?

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Re: Led headlight bulbs
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2017, 06:38:21 PM »
The light is sharper and brighter and as they are only 25w will put less strain on the electrics.

The beam pattern was good but a little high but i never adjusted the light as i had to give him the bulb back  :D so i'm going to take the plunge in a week or 2 and buy my own set and post up some before and after shots  :) 
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Re: Led headlight bulbs
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2017, 07:14:49 PM »
ive put led side lights in mine for when it goes back on the road but having it all led would be great- I'll have a look into that!
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Re: Led headlight bulbs
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2017, 02:28:19 PM »
Where did you get them?

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Re: Led headlight bulbs
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2017, 05:58:52 PM »
Interesting how things develop and move on. Some of the guys on here probably remember the big debate on here a few years back about led bulbs with a number of posts saying that they will never be any good in cars  :o
Led headlights sound good if they are brighter as the low power requirement would mean not having to fit a relay like you do if you fit halogen bulbs.
If you go for LEDs for indicators then you need to have an electronic flasher unit as opposed to the original thermal unit  :)

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Re: Led headlight bulbs
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2017, 08:18:27 PM »
Where did you get them?

These are the ones my lad bought and i must say they work well in his peugeot.
 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272323554470?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Interesting how things develop and move on. Some of the guys on here probably remember the big debate on here a few years back about led bulbs with a number of posts saying that they will never be any good in cars  :o
Led headlights sound good if they are brighter as the low power requirement would mean not having to fit a relay like you do if you fit halogen bulbs.
If you go for LEDs for indicators then you need to have an electronic flasher unit as opposed to the original thermal unit  :)

Yes, led lights seem to have really come along with the development of the cree led's. i might go led on the indicators but i did try them on my motor bike and was not impressed with the light output in the daytime but thoses wee normal led's, i might try some cree led indicator bulbs at some point   :)
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Re: Led headlight bulbs
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2017, 08:14:47 PM »
Ive done a before and after video of the lights, i did it with my dash cam and i should have used my normal camera but it still shows the difference between the 2 but it doesnt do it justice really.

I have gone the whole hog and put in cree led sidelights as ive converted them to 501 bulbs with some holders form some old 206 headlights i had  :)

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePnU5cK_iL4[/youtube]


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Re: Led headlight bulbs
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2017, 11:31:27 PM »
They look quite impressive ;D not like the old LED bulbs i tried a few years ago
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Re: Led headlight bulbs
« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2017, 03:05:33 PM »
+1

They look quite impressive ;D not like the old LED bulbs i tried a few years ago

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Re: Led headlight bulbs
« Reply #11 on: May 24, 2017, 07:02:14 PM »
cheers, they do make a big difference and bring the fiat a little more up todate lol  :)

Oh, and i had to edit my video because the radio was playing in the background youtube said it was a copyright issue lol
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Re: Led headlight bulbs
« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2017, 01:43:47 AM »
I did put some pictures up but with photobuckets new rules you cant see them so ive removed them for now until i find another host  ;D 
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Re: Led headlight bulbs
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Re: Led headlight bulbs
« Reply #14 on: January 01, 2018, 08:07:50 PM »
I just bought a set and fitted them, still finishing my wiring but they seem to go in no problems
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