Can someone please recommend an led replacement on a 2014 6C for the reversing light bulb? Something that is really bright, the oem one is quite dim I find.
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LED Reversing light
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Re: LED Reversing light
Autobulbs Direct
Type in your reg plate and it'll give you all the available options.
I've installed H21W Twenty20 Elegance Canbus LED, which works perfectly and is a bright white.
Type in your reg plate and it'll give you all the available options.
I've installed H21W Twenty20 Elegance Canbus LED, which works perfectly and is a bright white.
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Thanks, I did that and only headlight bulbs came up as availablesam7wright wrote: ↑Mon Nov 08, 2021 2:04 pm Autobulbs Direct
Type in your reg plate and it'll give you all the available options.
I've installed H21W Twenty20 Elegance Canbus LED, which works perfectly and is a bright white.
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I'll dig out what I fitted to mine shortly but in the meantime, I have to say that it made bugger-all difference. The one I fitted is much brighter to look at but the lens is so small I don't think it would matter what you put in there. Plus of course the real issue is the cheapskates only fitting one & on the "wrong" side for UK.
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It was this one but purchased direct from China.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/AGLINT-Extreme ... 07C2PVZ6Z/
If you decide to do it anyway, make sure you can secure the services of a five-year-old with Herculean strength to access & unscrew the cluster!
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It was this one but purchased direct from China.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/AGLINT-Extreme ... 07C2PVZ6Z/
If you decide to do it anyway, make sure you can secure the services of a five-year-old with Herculean strength to access & unscrew the cluster!
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Thanks for your input,,agree with you about the access,why is that opening so small?rbz5416 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 12:24 pm I'll dig out what I fitted to mine shortly but in the meantime, I have to say that it made bugger-all difference. The one I fitted is much brighter to look at but the lens is so small I don't think it would matter what you put in there. Plus of course the real issue is the cheapskates only fitting one & on the "wrong" side for UK.
Edit
It was this one but purchased direct from China.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/AGLINT-Extreme ... 07C2PVZ6Z/
If you decide to do it anyway, make sure you can secure the services of a five-year-old with Herculean strength to access & unscrew the cluster!
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Re: LED Reversing light
I'm guessing that you are meaning the torque needed to unscrew that fixing bolt!!!
I think that I managed to fit a 1/4" sqr drv hex socket over the end - but access is useless, even resorted first time to using a small pipe wrench!
Remember all the mandated lights need to be easily accessed by the driver at the side of the road if necessary - I was just looking at all the bulb types that are on that car, for the future!
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Thanks as always for the replies
I've ordered one from ABD 6000K so hope it's going to be nice and bright
I've ordered one from ABD 6000K so hope it's going to be nice and bright
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Re: LED Reversing light
i made my own as most LEDs are really not that bright
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Yes indeed, I have large hands so had to do it with two (very sore afterwards) finger tips.
I'll post a pic of mine when it gets back from another wallet emptying trip to the dealer...