Replacing Bulbs: LEDs?

[brucejohn]

It is so funny how intertwined the world is. Over the weekend I ran into this site while looking for wire and such. Then you all raised this old thread. They have a variety of LED's very economically priced.

Here is a link to 2-1/2 round amber: http://order.waytekwire.com/productdetail2/M37/47906/CLEARANCE%20/%20MARKER%20LED%20LIGHT/

They have 2" ones as well, I ordered those thinking I would 'rebuild' the original fixtures with new LED's inside. The brake light kits are 4" round so I haven't figured that out yet.

Though after looking at the superbrightled site, the prices may have dropped from back in January and just dropping a bulb in sounds like a lot less work. hmmm.

[amcordo]

If you got the LED route and start having problems with them flickering or failing install one of these between the lamp and the power source. One of my other cars had these symptoms and this regulator saved me from constantly replacing the lamps.

http://theledlight.com/rg12regulator.html

[jb_]

I live without grid electricity and use some 12VDC LEDs for lighting. I find them expensive and unreliable. The LED packs that I have use multiple individual LEDs to make up the set that plugs into 12VDC. I have several that have failed after a few tens of hours use rather than the hundreds of thousands of hours that are claimed.

I now prefer to use compact fluorescent lamps instead.

Of course my usage isn't on a vehicle of any kind let alone a Series, but my experience with LEDs in a building makes me wonder about the life of the LEDs in a vehicle environment.

[cscutt]

I have replaced my lights with the LED flavour. It is actually simple and you can keep the original plastic covers. Go to a truck stop light shop and buy the bulb type insert and remove the existing bulb, and swap them out, next, buy a two prong commercial LED signal flasher relay ($15 ish) and place it after the power feed for the turn signal indicator. remove the existing relays because one led relay will run 15 lights on its own. there is no need for power balancing and creating a draw in the line to make the system work./ If you are only doing marker lights, then it is as simple as plug and play.

[crankin]

Not a full LED replacement...but has anyone checked out Auto Sparks lately?

They are selling a direct LED replacement for the Warning Lights. Becasue Auto Sparks provides a harness for land rovers (as well as other makes) I am sure that this is as good as you can get for a LED replacement bulb...

LED Warning Light