who makes the brightest 1157 bulb style amber LEDs? where can I get them? Thanks!
10-15-03 | 04:02 AM
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who makes the brightest 1157 bulb style amber LEDs? where can I get them? Thanks!
who makes the brightest 1157 bulb style amber LEDs?
I have seen several of them on the market and tried quite a few.
None could even come close to the intensity of the regular 1157 bulbs.
where can I get them?
(obviously I can do it the hard way, which is to get a LED panel from a
truck LED turn signal and modify my tail-light... but I don't want to
be that extreme... hehehehe
Thanks!
I have seen several of them on the market and tried quite a few.
None could even come close to the intensity of the regular 1157 bulbs.
where can I get them?
(obviously I can do it the hard way, which is to get a LED panel from a
truck LED turn signal and modify my tail-light... but I don't want to
be that extreme... hehehehe
Thanks!
10-15-03 | 02:55 PM
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Originally posted by BananaGS
There IS ONE that could even come close to the intensity of the regular 1157 bulbs
There IS ONE that could even come close to the intensity of the regular 1157 bulbs
you mean there "IS ONE" or there "ISN"T ONE" ? by the way, checked out your website... very nice! lots of useful info!
THANKS!
10-17-03 | 11:26 AM
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I've been in search of the brightest LED as well. So far the best 1157/1156 website I have come across is:
ledtronics.com
Click on 'Automotive Based LEDS'
Click on '1157/1156 15mm' link.
The bulbs have a total of 24 LEDS, with some of them shooting out the side of the lense, so it should give a total 180 degree source of light.
I have not tried them myself, but I assume the regular 1157 incandescent bulbs are still brighter.
Oh, and yeah each 1157 LED bulb costs $37.50 (a piece)
Conclusion, I gave up on going with the conversion to LED. I love the LED look, but the light beam pattern is too focused and narrow, hence not giving the degree of light a regular bulb would.
Hopefully someone on the forum can chime in with helpful info on LED, but so far the several LED bulbs I have tried were pretty much useless.
Thanks
LexusBiz
ledtronics.com
Click on 'Automotive Based LEDS'
Click on '1157/1156 15mm' link.
The bulbs have a total of 24 LEDS, with some of them shooting out the side of the lense, so it should give a total 180 degree source of light.
I have not tried them myself, but I assume the regular 1157 incandescent bulbs are still brighter.
Oh, and yeah each 1157 LED bulb costs $37.50 (a piece)
Conclusion, I gave up on going with the conversion to LED. I love the LED look, but the light beam pattern is too focused and narrow, hence not giving the degree of light a regular bulb would.
Hopefully someone on the forum can chime in with helpful info on LED, but so far the several LED bulbs I have tried were pretty much useless.
Thanks
LexusBiz
10-17-03 | 12:41 PM
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Originally posted by LexusBiz
I've been in search of the brightest LED as well. So far the best 1157/1156 website I have come across is:
ledtronics.com
Click on 'Automotive Based LEDS'
LexusBiz
I've been in search of the brightest LED as well. So far the best 1157/1156 website I have come across is:
ledtronics.com
Click on 'Automotive Based LEDS'
LexusBiz
for my cars. (basically bought at least a pair of each of their LED lights)
They were very well made and appear quite bright.
Unfortunately, they were also very dim once installed.
I ended up retuning all the LED lights for a full refund... at least they
were pretty friendly and fast during the refund process. I even got
the shipping charges refunded.(both ways!)
Well... I'll keep on looking... the only likely solution is the legal
truck / bus LEDs... perhaps I'll just those and somehow modify them...?
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