Led Bulbs

04_5.3 · October 1, 2009

I want to do led bulb has anyone done this yet where can I find some at and does anyone have pics Thanks

700 sportsman · October 1, 2009

there has been a fair amount of talk recently, and the conclusion was that they weren't very bright at all, I have a 4 wheelin buddy that has them on his 4 wheeler, and they seem bright for brake lights, but I think for this application the projection would be very poor

masonbid · October 1, 2009

LED bulbs for the exterior light ie. brake lights, DRLs, cargo lights would be ok. Signal lights have hyper flash and need load resistors. You DONT use LEDs for headlights as they are not bright enough and are ONLY for looks. You can do the reverse lights (i did mine) and they are pretty good but they don't project the light as far as the incandescants.

Now if you want interior LEDs then go for it. It will change the whole look of the vehicle.

brims · October 1, 2009

There was another thread a few days ago where someone said that the Army and Mercedes uses LEDs for the headlights. I don't see how. We've used IR spot lights for camera installations, even big ones that are 10x8 or so, they don't light up that much. They are very unimpressive and don't meet what the manufacturer says they will do.