I assume we're talking about putting LEDs in older cars to replace traditional light bulbs...
I've found when original lights are not acceptable, its because they need cleaning or to have the reflectors replaced and new bulbs installed. After 20 years, things can get pretty cloudy inside a light. Consider it standard maintenance. I'd be very weary to replace a bulb with LEDs unless you buy one of the pre-made solutions. Home-made solutions simply lack reliability, and do you really want to risk not having a basic safety feature as lighting? Will a home-made solution work from -30F to +130F for years? In extreems of humidity and vibration? The factory solution will... its been designed tested to do so. My opinion: if you want modern technologies in your old car, do it right: buy a properly engineer solution or buy a newer car. Jaime On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 12:43 AM, <relng...@aol.com> wrote: > > ..To me, the LED blinkers are purely idiotic. The "afterglow" from an > > incandescent bulb increases the chances that you will notice a blinker > vs. > > light that is instantly absent as the flasher cycles. And I don't buy the > > argument that there are any significant energy savings to be had in such > an > > application... > > > Piffle. > > The W204 comes with ordinary yellow bulbs in the rear turn lights or with > red LEDs if the lighting package is ordered. My C300 had the red rear LEDs > which I have changed to the Euro yellow LED versions because I know they > are > more visible. I've seen all versions and the LEDs , red or yellow, are far > more visible under all conditions and are impossible to miss. Far safer and > the LED flasher rate is more rapid. > > Nothing to do with energy saving, for crying out loud. > > RLE > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
