L.E.D Project

**Al115** · Tuesday 20th December 2011, 14:41

Yeah, why don't I just give them 12v and see what colour they are

**volvokid** · Tuesday 20th December 2011, 14:50

Yip may save hasle

**volvokid** · Tuesday 3rd January 2012, 21:28

Al have you went any further with your leds yet?

**Al115** · Tuesday 3rd January 2012, 22:45

No mate, but I should have done! Forgot

Will get on it.

**danielo** · Tuesday 31st January 2012, 17:33

Has anyone got a picture of what their lights look like, I'd like to see what they're like before I think about getting some myself?

**volvokid** · Tuesday 31st January 2012, 17:43

I dont have any pictures on my phone, i wouldn't recommend mine as their too blue

**Al115** · Monday 19th March 2012, 07:26

So mine turned out to be a failure. Still keen on finding some that work though - an early-morning trip today (-2, nice) reminded me how horrible the standard yellowy sidelights are!

Any "bright ideas"? Groan.

**volvokid** · Monday 19th March 2012, 07:54

Darn, nope I've been waiting for you, were yours too blue?

**Al115** · Monday 19th March 2012, 08:27

Too not-turning-on actually! (yes I know the polarity matters

) Maybe I just got a duff set. Hmmmm.

**M-R-P** · Monday 19th March 2012, 08:28

I bought these HB3s a while ago and they came with chav blue sidelights...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=270490315777
Naturally, I didn't fit them. For a laugh, a few weeks ago, I thought I'd stick em in and was surprised to find they are actually bright white! I'll get a pic later if you like? For the money, a pair of 100W main beam bulbs and sidelights can be nicely disposable but they haven't blown and I'm still using them

**volvokid** · Monday 19th March 2012, 08:35

Originally Posted by Al115

Too not-turning-on actually! (yes I know the polarity matters

) Maybe I just got a duff set. Hmmmm.

That's the thing there are lots of cheepos out there. Surely we will get decent set...

Originally Posted by martinrpeachey

I bought these HB3s a while ago and they came with chav blue sidelights...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=270490315777
Naturally, I didn't fit them. For a laugh, a few weeks ago, I thought I'd stick em in and was surprised to find they are actually bright white! I'll get a pic later if you like? For the money, a pair of 100W main beam bulbs and sidelights can be nicely disposable but they haven't blown and I'm still using them

Yeah fire up a picture, your link didn't work BTW

**M-R-P** · Monday 19th March 2012, 08:59

Oops! Here ya go...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HB3-100W-X...item4cec20c82f
I'll get a pic in a bit

**M-R-P** · Monday 19th March 2012, 23:36

Ok! here's the sidelights...

And here's the sidelights and xenonmax dipped beam...

Sorry I took so long chaps

**volvokid** · Monday 19th March 2012, 23:45

Thank you so do you have xenon? And they're a colour match?

**M-R-P** · Monday 19th March 2012, 23:56

they're standard fittings with Ring xenonmax H7 bulbs - really bright white

The cheapo chav blue sidelights match the white perfectly, even though they're blue when they're off.

I'll get a better shot with the good camera if you like?

**volvokid** · Tuesday 20th March 2012, 00:11

Thanks for that Martin

**volvokid** · Tuesday 3rd April 2012, 08:01

Here we go, this could be a winner

**volvokid** · Tuesday 3rd April 2012, 17:58

Gutted they were a perfect colour match but when the ignition is off there is still current getting to them so one of the leds had a faint glow to it, does this mean i need leds with resistors?

**volvokid** · Friday 6th April 2012, 19:26

Enough is enough I can't be bothered hunting proper bulbs anymore, I just tried osram xenon look bulbs, they look nothing like the lights so I have kept my original LEDs they still look much better than standard ones

**volvokid** · Tuesday 17th April 2012, 14:28

Ive still given up on the side lights but I have just ordered this along with the LED puddle lights. I know its a tad expensive but I cant be bothered trawling Ebay for bulbs and the like.