Led Fog Bulbs

[sparkystav]

i know i would lol

[DJ Wozza]

Comedian from the 70's & 80's (sorry cant say the short version due to swear filter thing)

Richard Emery

"Ooooooh you are awful, but I like you " :winky:

Pure genius Geoffers.

[Rob's Lexx]

video works 1st time in linux :winky:

looks good mate. i'd poop myself if they came on blazing in front of me.lol!!

[Rob's Lexx]

what's the general consensus as to whether i should get red bulbs or white??

they are going behind red lenses, but i want them to be as bright as possible....so thinking white??

[TigerFish]

I would expect white to the be the better option too

[Rob's Lexx]

well i ordered some white 9 LED bulbs, similar to those in the link chris posted.

they arrived yesterday and i fitted them today and they are naff!!!

i think some didn't realise (me included) that the bulbs don't sit forward facing (i.e the 9 LED forward facing bulbs are useless as they don't generate enough light around the housing).

so think i need some tower type that have LED's on the side as well as forward facing....

@Trudi (lexus2D) you have 24 forward facing LED's don't u?? how do u find them??

i think people with clear fogs and red LED bulbs don't notice the difference in clarity as much as the red fills trhe housing more than the white through a red filter....

ahh well, i'll keep looking

[Lexus2D]

I find them ok but its not very often you have 2 use them

Dont u remember seein them @ the meet ?

I also got my side lights 2 lol

[Rob's Lexx]

Hi Trudi, i use them all the time as i have them wired to the brakes

yea i vaguely remember but not well enough, lol

think i need this type:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2pcs-7440-7443-T20-1...1QQcmdZViewItem

item number 320235468815

they are the power LED type (i.e more intense and wide angle) - but they are a tad pricey....

[Lexus2D]

I like them they look well, price aint 2 bad compared 2 some id go 4 them :winky:

[Rob's Lexx]

what does everyone think to these; which would be better in terms of light output:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-x-7440-Su...sspagenameZWDVW

item number 140220406572

or

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2pcs-7440-7443-T20-1...1QQcmdZViewItem

item number 320235468815

[DJ Wozza]

Either look good Rob, but 1st lot from USA prob best for even spread of light IMO.

Unsure about brightness though, only a side by side comparison would show you.

[Rob's Lexx]

hey up wozza mate.

they are actually both from the states.

i thought the same about the 1st having a more even spread, but the 2nd has wide angle LED bulbs and they are higher power by all accounts.

don't wanna pick the wrong one's.....

[DJ Wozza]

The second one is in Hong Kong trust me :winky:

Seller: warden_jp2002( 30137)

Feedback: 98.8% Positive

Member: since 13-Nov-02 in Hong Kong

I have bought many other types of LED's from him before. Only ever had 1 bulb from him fail (recently a 501W white sidelight).

[Rob's Lexx]

been umming and arghing over which to go for and think the best bet is the bottom set, as the LED's are a tad brighter by all accounts and the cut finish to them makes them wider radiating so should be ~360 degree coverage??

[DJ Wozza]

you pays yer money,yer takes yer choice ......

[Rob's Lexx]

c'est la vie wozza. there's no other way mate.......its one or t'other and the general consensus from my mates is the 2nd one.

we shall see.....

[redz_UK]

have you looked on here?

http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/home.php?cat=613

http://www.aceparts.com/all-led-bulbs/led-...ors-tail-bulbs/

http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/automotive-bulb...b4294a4fc5ad81e

about the same price as eBay and all in the UK.. wide selection to choose from too.

[Rob's Lexx]

have you looked on here?

http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/home.php?cat=613

http://www.aceparts.com/all-led-bulbs/led-...ors-tail-bulbs/

http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/automotive-bulb...b4294a4fc5ad81e

about the same price as ebay and all in the UK.. wide selection to choose from too.

hi matey.

unfortunately,none of those suppliers u listed have 7440 white LED's or in fact any 7440 tower type LED's

[Geoffers]

You would run into this because you were so mesmerised!

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[Rob's Lexx]

well, the bulbs arrived today!! :D :D :D

i've only just got back home so not had chance to fit them and see how they look, but in terms of actual build quality etc, they look absoloutly fantastic!! in fact, i'm well impressed with the quality of them (just hope they are bright enough to shine some meaningful light through the rears fog lenses)

They have 11 wide angle, 1W LED bulbs which offer nearly a full 360 degree illumination window.

was going to upload a pic but photobucket is seriously peeving me off at the minute (keeps saying 100% upload but not actually uploading to the album )

[aztecbandit1]

Rob did you have a look into the other lighting we were on about or get in touch with that company i sent you?? :winky:

[Rob's Lexx]

yes mate i did. need to get some pics/dimensions together and take it from there. been very busy though at the min mate but maybe this sunday i'll have some time??

think i'll be using a different approach to the one we talked about, but will give much the same effect but in the companies opinion (and i agree) it'll give a much more professional finish and won't require an invertor!! :winky:

[DJ Wozza]

Need some pics of the bulbs fitted Rob, are they better than standard and which ones did you get in the end ?

[Rob's Lexx]

will fit them this weekend wozza.

got the 2nd set i posted: the one's from warden that have 10 big sucker wide angle LED's on the tower and one on the top.

i do doubt they will be better than standard filament bulbs, but i'm hoping they will be good enough for what i need them for

[Rob's Lexx]

Ok, so fitted the bulbs and they are MUCH better than the other one's i had bought previously.

Very intense light output and 360 degree illumination.

They shine through the red lenses a treat.

A couple of pics below, but to appreciate the light output i'll have to get a couple of night photosL

cheers

rob