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L.E.D sidelights?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:39 pm
by JamieG172
Whats the verdict on LED sidelights? I understand that for a bulb to be E-Marked it has to be compliant with the law which at the moment only covers filament bulbs, so technically illegal to run LED sidelights, however in order to pass MOT they must just emit a white light forwards, which they do. So what are the odds of ever getting stopped for having LEDs?
Cheers,
Jamie
Re: L.E.D sidelights?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:51 pm
by K.I.T.T.
I stand a better chance of dating Scarlett Johansonn than being stopped for LED sidelights...
Ash
Re: L.E.D sidelights?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:44 pm
by 88rsr
run them for over 2 years without a problem, i got some of those tower leds from ultraleds which emit light all round and are pretty bright,
Re: L.E.D sidelights?
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 1:39 am
by JamieG172
Hahaha, Ash which LEDs are you running/do you have a pic? Thinking of running them with the M-TEC H7 cosmos blue bulbs you recommened. Again, if this is what you're running get a pic up if you get a chance please
Cheers Ricky, will check them out.
J
Re: L.E.D sidelights?
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 6:45 pm
by K.I.T.T.
I bought some LEDs of someone on here, but haven't installed them yet so can't comment on them. Thanks to my TDI engine and a cramped bay, it looks like a bumper-off job to replace bulbs...and I have girly hands
(seriously, my hands are tiny).
I'll get some pics up eventually. Was going to get a pair of those MTEC bulbs too and install them all at the same time.
Ash
Re: L.E.D sidelights?
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:59 pm
by 88rsr
the sidelights are do-able without taking the lamps out mate its just a little fiddly (and ive got quite big hands)
this is a crap pic to show what ive put in our lasses (broad daylight + flyeyed lights) but then again i suppose you can see theyre pretty bright
also with 6k hids they match up ok
