LED Lights

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mullioni
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LED Lights

Postby mullioni » Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:10 pm

I am looking to change the standard bulbs to LEDs. It looks like some suggest colored LEDs (Amber, Red) vs. the standard clear/white bulbs for the side markers, rear blinker, and brakes. Looking for advice on going with all white LEDs or a mix of white and colored.

JohnGalt
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Your car is a: 1979 Spider 124

Re: LED Lights

Postby JohnGalt » Thu Feb 09, 2017 10:20 pm

I've replaced my tail, and reverse lights with white leds. While I haven't done it I understand that the flasher lights may need a resistor to make the flasher under the dash flash because the flasher unit requires more resistance than the leds make.

vandor
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Re: LED Lights

Postby vandor » Fri Feb 10, 2017 12:55 am

For the taillight and fornt turn signal be sure to get bulbs that also have LEDs pointing sideways, so that light can be reflected by the lamp assembly's reflector. The truth is I have been unimpressed by most LEDs. They are bright when viewed directly from behind, but if one moves to the side just a bit, or higher (like where a SUV driver would be) then they are a lot dimmer than incandescent bulbs.
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Europa
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Re: LED Lights

Postby Europa » Fri Feb 10, 2017 7:24 am

Try Super Bright LED. On top of page there's a link for Vehicle LED Bulb Finder. Enter the info and see what they recommend.
https://www.superbrightleds.com

In addition, here's an older post from this forum. Use it as a reference. There are newer LED's available with much better illumination/pattern.
http://fiatspider.com/f15/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13445&hilit=LED+Instrument+Lights&start=15#p121569
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