TEST = Reversing LED bulbs ( car )

Is the metal loom a heat removal system? Like a passive radiator?

I put a 1156 style one in on my riding lawnmower as the headlights…they work…but will get hot and turn off the main light until it cools…odd

Looks good to me. Possible to get a pic of it? :smiley:

Only the solar light in low mode:

Tail light + license plate light + solar light low:

Reverse led lights:

Reverse led lights + solar light high:

Solar light high:

Solar light = http://www.dx.com/nl/p/in-color-in-46w-solar-powered-side-lighting-ultra-thin-white-light-led-wall-lamp-white-black-381319#.Veyk0zYVhhE
Camera settings Manual f7,1 / 4sec / iso400 automatic white balance.
The color of the led lamps is neutral white (not blue, not yellow, just white).

Great pics Hobbyfotograaf.

i put a luxeon altilon 1x4 in each of the reverse lights of a 71 olds 442.the lights are metal and can take the short term heat.at 1a each thats about 900 REAL lumens.EACH!it looks like daylight behind it in reverse.
i thought of a switch to flash them to back off tailgaters.the bare led is nasty to look at directly.the lense softens it a bit.

Kind of crappy picture comparing stock w16w bulb and “50W” ebay led (link above in my previous post).
It’s hard to notice any big difference, except for the tint.

Whooaaaa. Thanks for these pics. You even got me interested in this solar light! This read led light looks hella bright. Just what I might need! Is it just a remove and replace bulb or is some modding needed? Any heating issues? Re-reading the thread meanwhile for answers!

http://www.dx.com/nl/p/ae52001-10w-800lm-6500k-10-osra-lcw-w5am-leds-white-light-car-lamp-silver-216827#.Ven6lTYVhhE

Looks good…Is this for rear lights though and will it fit in Honda Fit? - no word games intented! (Sorry, I am newb in car stuffs)

Need to know what kind of plug the bulb is

Well, I can find out but the dx website does not specify the led plug type….

The DX site says it is an 1156 bulb. I believe they are also known as BA15S

In the manual of your car you can find out what type of bulbs are used.
The led “bulbs” are avaliable with most types of fittings, but some led bulbs are larger than the standard car bulbs.

The solar light is much brighter than this cheaper version http://www.dx.com/nl/p/outdoor-solar-powered-voice-control-1w-400lm-6000k-16-led-lamp-silver-black-151009#.Ve74gDYVhhE .
Just mount it in a place where there is as much sunlight as possible.

It always looks brighter on a photo because the lightmeter in the camera tries to get the lighting of the photo as correct as possible.
If there is not mucht light, the shutter stays open longer.

But the led reverse lights of my Dacia are pretty bright now, much brighter than the 21W bulbs.

Wow! I never expected reverse lights can be this bright. Thanks for sharing Hobbyfotograaf! Gonna install these on my van.

Hi try here for the T20: urmodbase

I tried a couple LED “globes’ originally. YUK.
Waste of money.
Spent $35. bought a pr of 6in small LED bars, centre beam. outers spread.
Good for 30/40 yds.
Left originals in, with a dash sw to others.

Backing in dark, nobody around. It’s near daylight for 40yds back.
Anybody around. just use std. no problems.

Yeah , most are junk !
But every now and again you read / see a video where they score something bright …
But how bright …

Be 2019 ….
I may need to re-visit the reversing light quest …

you ever thought why reverse, sign and also turn lights are limited in their max output?
Its not because even with light bulbs it wont be possible to get brighter its because they should not blind other drivers

Here in Germany replacing them with some LED means
you loose operation licence of your car —> Insurance wont pay on accidents
problems when Police controls you (they simply say put in original light bulbs or your car wont move anywhere before replaced) you also get a very unpleasant fee to pay —> you may be forced to make new TÜV check on car as well

So my headlights are too bright ?

+ How is it safe not to see where you are reversing ?

Simply the law is an ass and we the people have to suffer that ass …

Technology moves forward , politicians move ? do they move ?