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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: DrAndyB on 07 December 2013, 20:20:44

Title: LED rear SMD bulbs ? Are they any good ?
Post by: DrAndyB on 07 December 2013, 20:20:44

Hi,

Had a brake light bulb go today and wondered is its worth fitting an LED one (SMD one ?).  Would obviously do the pair.

Are they any good ? And would be best fitting a white one (given lenses are red !) Or is best getting a red one ?

Are there particular ones to fit or best to us?, or is it a waste of money and just fit standard bulbs ?

Thanks in advance,

Andy.

Title: Re: LED rear SMD bulbs ? Are they any good ?
Post by: TheBoy on 07 December 2013, 20:22:12

Standard bulbs are cheaper, and less likely to piss off the check control.

Title: Re: LED rear SMD bulbs ? Are they any good ?
Post by: DrAndyB on 07 December 2013, 20:26:24

Fair enough  :). Trip to local motor factors for a couple of standard ones it is then  :y

Title: Re: LED rear SMD bulbs ? Are they any good ?
Post by: RobG on 07 December 2013, 20:27:25

Decent brand or that`ll piss the check control off as well :)

Title: Re: LED rear SMD bulbs ? Are they any good ?
Post by: 05omegav6 on 07 December 2013, 23:17:16

Cheap enough from Vauxhall :y

Title: Re: LED rear SMD bulbs ? Are they any good ?
Post by: Dan282 on 08 December 2013, 08:26:45

Don't bother with them. They often need an additional relay for them to work and the quality I found is cheap.

Title: Re: LED rear SMD bulbs ? Are they any good ?
Post by: dubiez on 08 December 2013, 15:39:12

I tried some cheap ones from eBay and they don't work. They need extra resistance to work otherwise they are very dim. More expensive ones may have the resistance already built in, but it's hard to tell before trying.

Title: Re: LED rear SMD bulbs ? Are they any good ?
Post by: kevinp58 on 08 December 2013, 19:13:55

I have put LED ice white side light bulbs in mine to match the colour of the HID's and don't have any check control probs did this because the yellowy colour of original pee'd me off when next to the white of the HID's  :D

Title: Re: LED rear SMD bulbs ? Are they any good ?
Post by: TheBoy on 08 December 2013, 20:59:00

Quote from: kevinp58 on 08 December 2013, 19:13:55

I have put LED ice white side light bulbs in mine to match the colour of the HID's and don't have any check control probs did this because the yellowy colour of original pee'd me off when next to the white of the HID's  :D

Because sidelights aren't monitored by check control