LEd lights

[Rufusstotz]

I am thinking of switching my turn signals front and rear to led on my 09 impreza

what do I need to know

[NoahDL88]

LED How to

[ericem]

That is pretty cool how you did that ^^

[davebugs]

That is pretty cool how you did that ^^

 

I thought the same thing. I bookmarked it.

 

ALso over on vwvortex kids are playing with htis stuff all the time. I would imagine a WRX site would have the same thing.

 

Some day I may do my cargo area or something. I've made a lot of money investing in LED stocks. My new fridge has them. I have some LED spot light and replacement bulbs.

 

They are the future due to longevity, little power needed, no hazmat. And the price is coming down.

[NoahDL88]

To the OP, I meant it as a joke, not to be mean.

 

I would imagine that there are swap out kits that will replace either the whole blinker assembly or just the bulb. but be aware that the LED draws much less amperage than a conventional bulb, so it will flash like you have a bulb out, which looks dumb, unless you have a kit that compensates for that.

 

 

If you plan on doing it yourself, then you have your work cut out for you.

[Speedwagon]

My new fridge has them.

 

That right there is genius! You get the double effect too, from using less power with the LED, and not having to cool down a 40w bulb within the fridge!

[ericem]

That right there is genius! You get the double effect too, from using less power with the LED, and not having to cool down a 40w bulb within the fridge!

 

that's so true!

[Scoobywagon]

There are some direct replacement LED bulbs for turn signals. The problem is getting a good set. Cheap LED's will throw light in all directions, but not a lot of light. The better ones tend to have relatively tightly focused beams. There are some REALLY good one that offer both decent output and 360* radiance. Those are the ones you want, but they're also the spendy ones. Sometimes you can find the nice ones at NAPA, but I wouldn't trust what you'd find at Autozone or Schuck's. I know a local distributor. If you'd like, I can find costs on direct replacement LEDs.

[davebugs]

that's so true!

 

Actually they have been designing LED lighting into Commercial Buildings for a while. No need for "can" lights - they only need like 1" for the fixture. No Flourescent (Mercury) bulbs. No heat from incadescents.

 

Really impacts the HVAC needs.

 

Lots of city's are going to them for Street Lights and parking garages. There are special deals for cities and university's. They basically last forever compared to other outdoor area lighting products. So those union folks don't need to replace them near as often. Payback it theoretically often a year or two, then little replaement cost going forward.

 

Also much beter light than CFL's.

 

And I'd assume you are aware that the EU and basically the US have outlawed Incadescent bulbs. 100w first.

 

 

LED's have been used for dash lights for years, and now, more and more coming standard as exterior lights. This started on high end cars but now on more affordable cars.

 

 

Enough OT for now. But LED's certainly are the future.