Omega Owners Forum
Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: Raymond on 19 April 2010, 16:58:01
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Has anyone changed their sidelight bulbs to get a closer match to the xenon headlights? I have seen a few led W5W bulbs that look good but is their any issues with the on board diagnostics? Only asking as I know you cant do it on my Vectra, throws up a bulb warning.
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I have led sidelight bulbs in mine but they are the 6 led type. I have had no issue's with these type of bulbs.
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Thanks VX1. Do you remember where you got them from?
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im running prism white led from halfords, poor illumination, but match the colour well.
been recommended these
http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/mtec-xenon-super-white-501-w5w-bulbs-sidelights-p-369.html
which look blue but illuminate white apparently
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Has anyone changed their sidelight bulbs to get a closer match to the xenon headlights? I have seen a few led W5W bulbs that look good but is their any issues with the on board diagnostics? Only asking as I know you cant do it on my Vectra, throws up a bulb warning.
You only get the lamp warning if the LED replacement doesn't come with the loading resistor built in.
What may be a bigger concern (depending on how much respect you have for lighting regs) is that the light output from LED's is directional.
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Thanks KW, I have trolled umpteen forums on this. On the police forum, officers are using them, as long as they are E marked they are legal apparently. I was on ultraleds and they do wide angled led sidelights which should negate, to a certain degree, the directional output.
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I have the 'tower' type - all fine.
Had the single LED ones in before, fine too! :y