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MODIFYING OR DETAILING YOUR I30 => ELECTRICAL | ELECTRONIC | AUDIO => Topic started by: The Gonz on June 11, 2020, 01:33:49

Title: FD Front Parker LED Choices?
Post by: The Gonz on June 11, 2020, 01:33:49

The front parker globes in the FD are T-10 21W incandescent. I put some very cheap eBay LEDs (about 16c each) in their place and they haven't fared well, degrading into what is now a barely visible flickering trace of blue-white, not that it's an emergency, since the LED switchback DRLs are doing a brilliant job (see what I did there?).

I'm reaching out to anyone who has replaced these with LEDs for advice on what to get. One challenge that narrows the field is that it cannot be much wider than the contact blade itself or it won't go in from the back of the cluster.

For those recommending against the flat circuit board style wedge for tendency to shift, no problem: I'll be modifying such an option appropriately.

Title: Re: FD Front Parker LED Choices?
Post by: The Gonz on June 11, 2020, 01:39:15

Looking at something as slim as this but with some assurance of reasonable brightness, at least for a parker:

 :link: 2 X COOL WHITE 12V T10 13SMD CANBUS LED GLOBE REPLACEMENTS 286 LUMENS 2PCS | eBay (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2-X-COOL-WHITE-12V-T10-13SMD-CANBUS-LED-GLOBE-REPLACEMENTS-286-LUMENS-2PCS/143539492245?hash=item216b9ed595:g:bW4AAOSw5Qtb3KK-)

Title: Re: FD Front Parker LED Choices?
Post by: mrexcitement on June 11, 2020, 02:53:37

I use these , i fitted them over a year ago and they are still working like new , not cheap but like you i was sick of the cheap ebay crap malfunctioning after a short while.

https://www.blingworkauto.com.au/pair-philips-t10-w5w-ultinon-led-6000k-white-light (https://www.blingworkauto.com.au/pair-philips-t10-w5w-ultinon-led-6000k-white-light)

Title: Re: FD Front Parker LED Choices?
Post by: The Gonz on June 11, 2020, 03:09:42

Thanks, mate. Good to see a shape and Lumen figure I recognise. :victory: