Thread: led lights...not headlights

Hey mate.
Yes, I have LED stop/tail lights. As well as the high mount stop.
In addition to that, interior lights, parking lights and number plate lights are all LED.
I bought them from Autobarn and Jaycar.
They are heaps better than the old incandescent bulbs.
Regards
Robbo

Replacing incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs in mandatory external lights is certain to make the vehicle technically unroadworthy, and in most cases will leave gaps in directional coverage of lights and often result in lights that are outside the legal colour range.

This may explain why finding the bulbs can be a bit difficult. (And any you find should have a warning not to use them on road)

The fundamental problem is that the reflector/lens of the fitting is designed for a filament that emits light in all directions and over a broad spectrum. LEDs have one (or several) point sources, usually each fitted with a lens to give a directional beam from each point, and emitting monochromatic or at best multi-line spectrum.

However, the problem is not, in practice as bad as the fitting of HID bulbs to headlights designed for filaments, simply because the amount of light is less.

But you need to be aware that while very unlikely to be picked up for them, an investigation following an accident could see you without insurance and possibly charged with driving an unroadworthy vehicle. (but even this is unlikely)

Note that these comments do not apply to lights which are designed as a whole unit to use LEDs, and are marked as ADR approved. But this is not what the question referred to.
John

^^
he said NOT headlights

yep...from .jd's answer he is aware of the fact that its parkers and brake etc.

The only answer is the whole cluster to be replaced with one built for led. As said above led bulbs in fitting designed for a filament bulb does not usually give off enough light in all directions. It is usually obvious from outside the vehicle.

Cheers

I bought mine for the caravan off the net,, sydney I think,, bought another from a caravan parts place and paid 3 times more!
$21 for this,,

I have those in my van interior Pedro....mine are way less bright than the filament originals...



Cheers

Led are good to a point. I bought a expensive set of submersible Narvas for my boat trailer and within a month of install and one trip one of the big led's had blown.

Cheers

Originally Posted by ozscott

I have those in my van interior Pedro....mine are way less bright than the filament originals...
Cheers

Interior toilet Dome and exterior Dome,,
one a single contact, one double.

Go figure,,,