Thread: LEDs

Make sure you have some little red reflectors and i cant see a problem.

DB, do you want the look of the LED's, or the brightness of them. I have seen somewhere (can't remember exactly) that sell LED bulbs with the old bayonet style fitting to fit into existing light sockets, so you don't have to replace anything bar the bulb.
cheers.

I dont actually have the light fittings....I need lights full stop so thinking of doing LED's just to kill to birds with one stone..

yes I do ike the brightness of LED's and I do also like the look if they are fitting

FWIW I replaced all the lights on my bike with LEDs and never had any trouble with the law or RTA inspections.

Much better lighting too. I'm thinking about putting the LED bayonet bulbs in my IIA to brighten it up a bit.

You just need to be careful if you are mixing LED and bulbs on the same circuit (like indicators where you might have bulbs at the front and LED at the back) - when I put the front LEDs on the bike the flashers went at a million miles an hour until I put the rear LEDs on (and added a resistor to bring the circuit back to standard resistance).

cheers,

Adam

If you get ones marked as ADR compliant you will have no issues.

"all lights fitted to a vehicle must be operating correctly..."

eg flash at a reasonable speed, not be too dull (except those 6v's)
no one cares how, so if you go LED more power to you...

this also means if you have illegal lights fitted but not wired in (eg anything behnd the headlight line of the vehicle is considered illegal under ADRs, (spotties on roof?!)) then even if you dont wire them in you can get defected...all lights "must be operating correctly" this also applies to the idiots with the fluros under car and in dash etc etc...

the led globe idea sounds good but does it look OK or like crap behind the original lens?

cheers
digger

ps, rolling indicators or brake lights are non compliant, so the led ones that roll >>>> towards turning direction are a no no, as are brake lights (usually centre ones) that do the <<<<<>>>>> thing emanating from the centre...

just thought id mention it just in case!

the lights i'm looking at are ADR compliant was only thinking about putting the LEDs on the back as there actually under the tray so i dont think it will hurt to have something a little more brighter and quicker repsonse time under there...

I was thinking of leaving the fronts as is...which I'm guessing just means have reistors put in with the LEDs to get hte right amount of power etc..

my thinking with thw LED's is they tak a lot less power our little car has the generator thing on it rather than the alternator so I guess I was thinking less of a draw would be better and in return get bright lights that would be safer.

If you go the LED route, I guess all I can add is: buy them from a reputable manufacturer and only buy ones that come with a warranty.

I put LED lights on the back of my camper trailer around 6 months ago and I have noticed that some of the leds in the 'cluster' have already died.

I was following a flat-back Toyota on Friday on my way to work and noticed he had the same problem with his.