LEDs

silverad03 · October 20, 2005

How long are the LEDs in the turn signal mirrors rated to last?

The reason I ask is because the folks that installed the remote start on my truck wired up the system to my hazards rather than my parking lights, which means that the LEDs in my turn signal mirrors are going to burn whenever my truck is running on remote, which could amount to an hour or more every day in the winter.

Will this burn out my LEDs quickly? I'm trying to figure out if it's worth the hassle to have them rewire the system to the parking lights or if I should just

Thanks.

Jason

3500in nc · October 20, 2005

How long are the LEDs in the turn signal mirrors rated to last?

The reason I ask is because the folks that installed the remote start on my truck wired up the system to my hazards rather than my parking lights, which means that the LEDs in my turn signal mirrors are going to burn whenever my truck is running on remote, which could amount to an hour or more every day in the winter.

Will this burn out my LEDs quickly? I'm trying to figure out if it's worth the hassle to have them rewire the system to the parking lights or if I should just

Thanks.

Jason

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from my use of leds i have found that they last a long long time i really wouldnt worry about it

a parking light bulb will burn out much quicker than any led

hope this helps ya

chuck16 · October 20, 2005

Looks like you shouldn't have to worry. I just did a quick Google Search on LEDs rated life and results vary from 10000 Hours to 100,000 Hours. So your LEDs should burn bright even when your truck isn't yours anymore...

I have LED's along my running boards and they're fantastic, Very Vivid and very bright. Be interesting to see how long they last as they are exposed to all of the road grime that blows down the sides of the vehicle.