<VV> LED lights

Wed Oct 7 21:08:12 EDT 2015

Thank you -- lots of opinion but I have re-done three old-school cars 
with LEDs and probably will do 1-2 more when I have time and energy.  I 
always like it simple.  Why buy a device to increase resistance when you 
can just leave two old bulbs?  The Land Cruiser has signals in front, 
one facing forward, one sideways -- on each side.  I figured they did 
not ALL have to be LED so the side one are standard.  The Corvair I 
chose to make the fronts standard.

On the people with LMs -- few people know the lights are little 
different so many are replaced by the wrong standard bulb.  Don't look 
at what you have -- look up the bulb number you should have (like I 
said, I have earlies so I don't know much).  I suspect if you can find 
one cross referenced it will be fine.  There were a lot of Land Cruiser 
lights that looked interchangeable but were not the same number.  My 
suspicion is there is some difference like the LM have.

E

On 10/7/2015 4:19 PM, hallgrenn wrote:
> Thanks Eric,
>
> Very interesting.
>
> Bob Hall
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: "Eric S. Eberhard via VirtualVairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Date: 10/07/2015 5:44 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: LED lights
>
> https://www.superbrightleds.com/car-bulb-cross-reference/
>
> I have read some of the past posts and want to point out -- these
> people's lights work perfectly.
>
> There are several issues with LED lights.  If you want to look stock
> instead of "cool" -- meaning you don't want an array of tiny LEDs
> showing through -- then you buy the cross referenced bulbs.  I defy
> anyone to tell on my old Corvairs or Toyotas which are LED and which are
> not.  But you have to follow the cross reference correctly -- LM has a
> funny angle on the bulb -- get the number, cross ref it.  If it is a
> match, should be fine.  I only have earlies so ...
>
> Another is that some systems require resistance.  Turn signals are an
> example.  Put in LEDs and the clicker stops working -- sometimes.  You
> can get something to add resistance.  That is a genius move -- get a
> lower power bulb and add a device to increase it's draw so you spend
> money and time for nothing.  I have always had good luck replacing all
> but one set of bulbs, and leaving one set stock.  The clickers work.
> The Land Cruiser has 6 bulbs and I run 4 LED, 2 standard, clicker
> works.  6 LEDs, nope.  I can't imagine the power or lighting difference
> makes sense to do anything other than that.
>
> Another is older switches in older cars might leak a bit.  This is true
> on old appliances as well at home.  So you put in an LED and find it is
> on all the time.  Because it take minimal power, and the leaking is
> enough to fire the light.  My oven hood has that problem.  Same solution
> as above -- I do my dash with 95% LEDs and leave 1-2 regular bulbs (in
> particular circuits of course) and then the leaks are stopped by the few
> old bulbs.
>
> I do find for running light and brakes they are bright and fantastic.  I
> use the cross ref and then go brighter.  I have been told following my
> horse trailer too close at night (also all LED) is obnoxious.  Good.
> Don't tailgate.  Can't miss it though.
>
> My point is -- you don't have to do EVERY bulb with an LED -- be careful
> of turn signals and strings that might be on a leaking switch/circuit,
> and leave at least something old in there.  Should work fine.  It is
> helpful if you have more than one toy because you can try it on one and
> anything that does not work out probably works on another toy.
>
> Eric
>
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