Couldn't really tell the difference in brightness until you did the night portion. And the light reaction time difference is huge! Nice classic old VW too. Hope to own one myself someday!
+bhartwell59 Thanks! Also, I own a small LED headlight company too, www.vintagecarleds.com Here is a video review about them. th-cam.com/video/Azcfhf2hQB8/w-d-xo.html
+Thomas Duncan Haha, small world!. Back after Christmas, I emailed you guys asking if you were ever going to do square LED headlights for YJ Jeep Wranglers. Def going to get your LED headlights for the Ghia.
Hola, saw this video featured while lurking TheSamba. Really great video with thorough explanation & demonstration. Heading out today to replace the old incandescent bulbs with the LED drop-in replacements. While the lower power draw is a definitive plus as well as the difference in brightness being more evident at night, the response time to activation is what sold me on this upgrade. +1 Subscriber. :) Bravo.
I swap my rear lights (turn signals, parking/brake lights and license plate lights), interior lights and my front turn signals to LED on my 2004 Civic, it really worth the price, also you give a fresh look to an older car.
I've been wanting proper drop-in LED lights for my vehicles for many years, but most are junk. Saw these at the store today, but hesitated due to pricing. I hope they come down more in price soon, as it would be expensive on my vehicles, if I included the separate bulbs for running lights and the front turn signals as well. I've always known LEDs lit up faster, but i was amazed that even setting playback speed to 0.25 they still come on instantaneously! Thanks for the vid!
Great, informative review. Finally they have the reflection problem figured out. So many LED bulbs just appear as a small dot because the LED positioning on the module is poor and they don't reflect. These look great! You know, I'm just waiting for one of these analog vinyl freaks to put a comment up about how bad "digital light" is.. I've seen it before referring to LED house light bulbs..
Even without the Slo-Mo video, could tell differnce in the bulbs Tun-On time. Thanks Modern LED bulbs, from reputable Mnfrs (Philips, Sylvania) get to full brightness faster than incandescents. Aprox 0.001sec LED vs. 0.150sec incandecent. Add the turn-on time to average human reaction time(0.25 sec), the guy following you is reacting about half a second behind you! That extra eigth of a second might be valualble. Even ignoring the 50,000+hour lifetime, LED brakelights are cheap insurance!
my brake lights are pre-emptive aka regen braking so they turn on automatically when i take my foot off the gas.. looks like i'm brake checking but its funny to see them flickering on and off lol to confuse people
Great test! But, here is a suggestion for improvement in another test: When comparing brightness, move the camera, so that we get views from different angles.
If you have a car that goes through tail/brake lights frequently, you'd be much better off switching to LED bulbs. But turn signal bulbs are a different story. You'll need slight electrical modification to make them work properly. Personally I'd stick with incandescent for the turn signal bulb.
Halogen turn signals have a nice pulsing effect to them, and for an unknown reason are brighter. The red Premium LEDs for the brake lights are super, but unfortunately Osram (or Sylvania) stopped making them.
Hey Thomas! Nice video - glad to see it worked out! Are these bulbs specific for older cars with retrofit? Ive tried replacing my blinker and braking lights with several different LED bulbs on my VW LT 28 (1984) and they dont react at all. :( But the normal old bulbs works. Hope to hear from you. Mark (Denmark)
Take out a lightbulb from a socket and turn 180 and push back in the socket ! If still don’t work check a light bulb connected to a socket ! Good luck!
Beautiful car. I love the color . Would make a very nice sleeper. You can get the LED for the licence plate as well. It does get tricky for the flashers.
I want to let everyone know that while silver seems to be the natural choice of color for the internal reflector the most reflective and richest light will be produced by using Flat White paint. 1:13
The only issue with changing over to LED bulbs is with turn signals. If you just put LED bulbs in a vehicle turn signal that was designed for incandescent bulbs the turn signal will not work properly because the turn signal flasher is designed to work on the higher current draw. If you do not compensate for the current difference the speed of the turn signals will be incorrect causing a flash rate that is way too fast, and some police will cite for this. I received 4 tickets for this before I put the regular bulbs back in.
I heard that if you don't change the front blinkers to led's then the backs won't hyper-flash. I'm too cheap to try it without knowing for sure though.
I watched a video where the guy said to always check the bottom for corrosion when you take them out the package I just bought 2 of these and the bottom contact's both needed cleaning.
Im going to go ahead and say that vehicle doesnt have canbus?..but does it have a bulb out curcuit, good to see the brightness is very similar and not excessive bright like many LEDs. are they approved for road use??
On some newer vehicles, you will get a continuous indication on the dash display, that the bulb is burned out! Where they are really nice is on your interior lights.
this might be ok for this specific application but i purchased a car and the previous owner had replaced some dash incandescents with leds and fried some traces on the pcb and components. i would research user groups etc for your specific need.
tried to swap the 1557s in my car but they didn't work. used phillips. tried them in the parking lot. returned them. the bulb didt fit in the base good at all. felt like I had to force it
You'll have to get Your Signal light bulb # from your owners manual or take the old bulb out read the # on it's base. Each car is different . Unless you State Year Make and Model ..... we cannot answer what Your signal light bulb will be. The parts retailers will look it up for you . These are very common now at most parts outlets.
I have 2 brake/turn signal bulbs per side on my 71 Dodge. I wonder if I could use just 1 led per side. It'd be brighter than it is now and would still have quick response time for part of the lights. If I kept incandescents on the furthest lights out it may even have a sequential look with the turn signals. But would it work?
Aside from the nice video I couldn't help but notice the ker-plunk noise the right incandescent light made when it turned off. Was the microphone so sensitive that it picked up noise from the light bulb, or maybe something else mechanical?
Which one is brighter & better between Sylvania ZEVO 1157 Red Led Bulb & Philips Extreme Vision 1157 Red Led Bulb ? Plz reply or make a comparision video.
RED LED behind RED LENS is used because of the Wavelength of the LED a White LED doesn't emit in the RED wavelenght so if you put it behind a Red Lens the lens filters out alot of the white wavelenght and you get very poor performance...... a normal bulb have a very wide range wavelenght a LED doesnt have.
ramiretz When I went to buy LEDs for my tail lights, had an auto parts counter person try to convince me that I needed a white LED behind a red lens. From my experience, I knew he was wrong.
You would need to install a resistor if you changed your turn signal bulbs to LED to prevent hyper flash. However I would just install a LED flasher relay to fix that problem. No need for resistors if you have the right flasher.
I have a 67 impala 4 lights in the back across the board straight all 4 are tail lights "light up with headlights on" all 4 are brake lights "light up wen hiting the brake" and all 4 are my turn signals 2 for left 2 for right, i use 4 1157 bulbs could i swap them out and put 4 1157 led's in and have turn signals ontop of tail light n brakeing light??? Or will there be a problem?? And also i use 2 1157's for front turn signals the 2 light up with headlights on "orange lense" and blink with turn signal could i use the led's for that or will there be a problem?? Like something frying or the blinker be to fast or some kind of damage or watever????
Hey did you ever go through with the led's? Did it work? I have a 71 Dodge that has tail lights that work like yours. 4 tail lights that all work as brake and signals too. I was thinking of just using 2 led's, 1 on each side, the ones towards the middle. I heard that as long as you don't change the front turn signals to led's then there wouldn't be any hyper-flash, but I don't know for sure.
Help! After installing these in my tail lights, my headlights are turning off and back on at night. I can hear the relay clicking, it makes this click during the day as well when my headlights are not on. I have resistors on three of them (two because of the blinkers and one on the center brake bulb because otherwise the trac off light displays). What could be going on?
I'm not sure is this a vintage VW Beetle? The brake lights in a beetle have nothing to do with the headlight circuit, or headlight relay (they don't cross paths anywhere)
I replaced 2 with Sylvania led levo lights and the rest are oem bulbs . I still get a check rear light sign for both .. any suggestions of what to do ? Both lights work..
That means your car has a CAN-BUS electrical system. The cars computer *thinks* the bulbs are out since the LEDs draw low amps. Install some LED in-line resistors or reinstall halogen bulbs.
If you change the turn signals yes, then you would need to install a LED flasher relay. As for modern cars (like your 97') it may not work with the computer system.
+Rebel84U 1157A (A for AMBER) Keep in mind, you may have hyper-flash due to the low load of LED bulbs. www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/SYL8/1157ALEDBP2.oap?ck=Search_198_-1_-1&keyword=198&doInterchangeSearch=true
Likely the camera is adjusted for ambient light. The bright light from the brake lights causes that part of the picture to be overexposed. The camera could be adjusted for the brake lights, but then the car and background would be too dark. All you would see would be the brake lights.
Not wear out, but with age some of the wiring will build resistance (50 year old wires) And having less amp draw on your generator - less wear on the generator brushes & generator. Also the lower amp draw on the headlight switch which will delay failure of these parts.
I assume that the part number for the turn signals is 1156. I have amber turn signal lenses on my '72 Super, so since the "R" suffix means "red", would there be an amber version and would it have an "A" suffix?
+Joseph Heston For the rear turn signals you need: 1156A (since you have amber rear turn signals. For the front turn signals you need 1157A Also, to avoid Hyper Flash on the 72' super due to LEDs you need a EP-35 Relay. A special "euro" style one, the American Flasher relay will not work right. www.ebay.com/itm/151954803448?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
+Joseph Heston I would. My package did not have that printed anywhere on it. Maybe its a early version? Usually means they are not DOT approved (yet) For example everyone who buys EMPI products for their VW's says "offroad use only" just a way for them to get around the law.
I'm new to all this, but didn't you have to install a "resistor", I think it's called, to prevent the LED bulbs from blinking really quickly due to them consuming too little power and "confusing" the car? Or maybe that's just turn signal bulbs. I think it is actually. This was a wasted comment. Good video and I love that little car :)
Depends on what flasher you have. Older cars will have thermal flashers that create an electronic resistance to pulse your lights. Upgrading to a fully electronic flasher will solve most hyper-flash issues, and for much cheaper.
for alot of vehicles you can also get a replacement flasher that will add a load to compensate. they are about 20 bucks. if you have issues, its alot easier than installing a resistor on each light
good to know, im trying to convert my 89 chevy over to led turn/brake lights. sofar i have the lil t10 lights changed over, and soon the dash will be... im so sick of having my turn signals on and people not seeing them... also where would be a place to start looking for this load compensating flasher?
1157 led amber for front turn signals with very low wattage like 2 watts, yes it will hyperflash. If u our a load equalizer resistor, led fladher relay. Or just get an led bulbs with a built in resistor will stop the hyperflash
Actually the "RED" on the package board is indicating the color of the LED, not the lense it's going behind. If you have a red lense, then get "WHITE" bulb. If you have a clear lense, then you would have to get the "RED" bulb. That being said, I'm impressed with this video and am going to change out my incans, on my motorcycle, with these.
+Vernon Geiger On the back of the package it states to get the RED led for RED lenses. And yes, you are correct, Red states its a RED LED. I think the reason behind it is if you put a super bright white light behind a red lens, it may appear Pink or light red.
+Thomas Duncan Too late. LOL. I bought white. Only needed one for my motorcycle run/brake. It is actually very bright. What I like about it is the quick on/off. While riding I will triple tap the brake lever to warn cars behind me. The quick flick acts like a strobe, and gets motorists attention much faster than the incandescent. Thanks for the post.
Vernon Geiger Lol and here I thought some of you guys got some kind of module that causes a couple of light flickers before it stays fully on, again for visibility.
First anecdotal review which appears to actually show improvement; of course that's an old VW to start from. Might even gain by polishing the reflectors with Flitz first. RED must be used because the way the LED creates light that looks white may be deficient in red wavelengths. The LED world is physics, after all, not shadetree gut instinct. Note that the way an OEM filament is visible from all directions, and reflects in the fixture is never the same with LEDs, so great variability occurs from car to car. And, despite the suggestion otherwise, very few are technically street legal, as made clear in 95% of the packaging. Rule 1: Make sure it is at least as good as the original running/braking bulb 2: If it's significantly Brighter/uneven that may attract police, who may impound your car along with fining you. How badly do you need to mess with already DOT/SAE legal lights?
Yes, BUT what you are paying for would be: Faster highway reaction time in response to your faster lighting LED brake lights. at 60 mph it equals 12-15 feet of stopping distance. + Lower amp draw if you have a poor electrical system due to 50+ year old wiring.
Couldn't really tell the difference in brightness until you did the night portion. And the light reaction time difference is huge!
Nice classic old VW too. Hope to own one myself someday!
Nice example of LEDs vs the regular bulbs. The slo-mo is very effective.
+bhartwell59 Thanks!
Also, I own a small LED headlight company too, www.vintagecarleds.com
Here is a video review about them. th-cam.com/video/Azcfhf2hQB8/w-d-xo.html
+Thomas Duncan Haha, small world!. Back after Christmas, I emailed you guys asking if you were ever going to do square LED headlights for YJ Jeep Wranglers. Def going to get your LED headlights for the Ghia.
Oh thats crazy! lol, Yes I am still looking for a good source for Square Glass lenses.
This how every TH-cam video review should be.. Most Perfect example of comparison..’
Hola, saw this video featured while lurking TheSamba. Really great video with thorough explanation & demonstration. Heading out today to replace the old incandescent bulbs with the LED drop-in replacements.
While the lower power draw is a definitive plus as well as the difference in brightness being more evident at night, the response time to activation is what sold me on this upgrade.
+1 Subscriber. :)
Bravo.
I installed LEDs on my 2018 Sonata SEL this afternoon. Your video and another guys video sold me on the Sylvania LEDs
Same here.
Perfect example of a video explaining very a simple way in a very simple way for anybody to understand
Thanks!
I swap my rear lights (turn signals, parking/brake lights and license plate lights), interior lights and my front turn signals to LED on my 2004 Civic, it really worth the price, also you give a fresh look to an older car.
did this to a 1993 mitsubishi mighty max it looks a lot cleaner
I've been wanting proper drop-in LED lights for my vehicles for many years, but most are junk. Saw these at the store today, but hesitated due to pricing. I hope they come down more in price soon, as it would be expensive on my vehicles, if I included the separate bulbs for running lights and the front turn signals as well.
I've always known LEDs lit up faster, but i was amazed that even setting playback speed to 0.25 they still come on instantaneously!
Thanks for the vid!
No problem! I would recommend giving this article a read aswell. crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/811712
Get them on ebay, what would cost me $44 for the lights at an auto parts store is $12 on Ebay lmao
People like you make life easier. Thank you 👍
Thanks!
thank you for showing the difference between tail and brake light
Great, informative review. Finally they have the reflection problem figured out. So many LED bulbs just appear as a small dot because the LED positioning on the module is poor and they don't reflect. These look great!
You know, I'm just waiting for one of these analog vinyl freaks to put a comment up about how bad "digital light" is.. I've seen it before referring to LED house light bulbs..
I agree, thanks man!
Very useful and very well recorded video. Thank you very much!
Excellent video buddy very thorough professional thank you
Thank you!
A little "00" steel wool does wonders on those reflectors.
Even without the Slo-Mo video, could tell differnce in the bulbs Tun-On time. Thanks
Modern LED bulbs, from reputable Mnfrs (Philips, Sylvania) get to full brightness faster than incandescents. Aprox 0.001sec LED vs. 0.150sec incandecent. Add the turn-on time to average human reaction time(0.25 sec), the guy following you is reacting about half a second behind you! That extra eigth of a second might be valualble.
Even ignoring the 50,000+hour lifetime, LED brakelights are cheap insurance!
Couldn't have said it better!
my brake lights are pre-emptive aka regen braking so they turn on automatically when i take my foot off the gas..
looks like i'm brake checking but its funny to see them flickering on and off lol to confuse people
Great test! But, here is a suggestion for improvement in another test: When comparing brightness, move the camera, so that we get views from different angles.
Good idea! Might do that soon.
Thanks for the review! Im getting these for my 77 transporter!
+Chris Plank Awesome!
You got me convinced on getting those for my truck lol since I use 1157.
Nice! I also use them in my 1993 Jeep Cherokee, They work pretty well depending on the reflector design.
Very good demonstration
Thanks!
If you have a car that goes through tail/brake lights frequently, you'd be much better off switching to LED bulbs.
But turn signal bulbs are a different story. You'll need slight electrical modification to make them work properly.
Personally I'd stick with incandescent for the turn signal bulb.
Halogen turn signals have a nice pulsing effect to them, and for an unknown reason are brighter. The red Premium LEDs for the brake lights are super, but unfortunately Osram (or Sylvania) stopped making them.
Well done video. Now I’m not so reluctant on buying some.
Thanks!
Great video. Thank you for using an older car. I think I'm going to try to find a set for my bug.
Nice demonstration video Thomas. Good looking bug too.
Thanks!
Hey Thomas!
Nice video - glad to see it worked out!
Are these bulbs specific for older cars with retrofit?
Ive tried replacing my blinker and braking lights with several different LED bulbs on my VW LT 28 (1984) and they dont react at all. :( But the normal old bulbs works.
Hope to hear from you.
Mark (Denmark)
Take out a lightbulb from a socket and turn 180 and push back in the socket ! If still don’t work check a light bulb connected to a socket ! Good luck!
Beautiful car. I love the color . Would make a very nice sleeper. You can get the LED for the licence plate as well. It does get tricky for the flashers.
Thank you! OG paint. Swapped out all turn signal bulbs to LED, just purchased a LED flasher relay and plugged it into the fuse block. Works great!
Very good video. good information. Thank you. Sold.
Thanks!
The low end wattage is 0.29w but the high end is 2.32w which is still less than half of the incandescent bulb's low end.
But it is a bit brighter
Great test and review....thank you.
Thanks!
I want to let everyone know that while silver seems to be the natural choice of color for the internal reflector the most reflective and richest light will be produced by using Flat White paint. 1:13
The only issue with changing over to LED bulbs is with turn signals. If you just put LED bulbs in a vehicle turn signal that was designed for incandescent bulbs the turn signal will not work properly because the turn signal flasher is designed to work on the higher current draw. If you do not compensate for the current difference the speed of the turn signals will be incorrect causing a flash rate that is way too fast, and some police will cite for this. I received 4 tickets for this before I put the regular bulbs back in.
You could install a "LED Flasher Relay" for $7 to fix this. Installs in place of your old flasher relay.
I heard that if you don't change the front blinkers to led's then the backs won't hyper-flash. I'm too cheap to try it without knowing for sure though.
Or just get the ultra bright led turn signal bulbs with a built in resistors for pure plug and play.
They are good. does not need this long video. perfect quality.
Nice video very detailed gonna change my on my eclipse gst
I watched a video where the guy said to always check the bottom for corrosion when you take them out the package I just bought 2 of these and the bottom contact's both needed cleaning.
Im going to go ahead and say that vehicle doesnt have canbus?..but does it have a bulb out curcuit, good to see the brightness is very similar and not excessive bright like many LEDs. are they approved for road use??
On some newer vehicles, you will get a continuous indication on the dash display, that the bulb is burned out! Where they are really nice is on your interior lights.
this might be ok for this specific application but i purchased a car and the previous owner had replaced some dash incandescents with leds and fried some traces on the pcb and components. i would research user groups etc for your specific need.
they actually have an update version of the lights as well with more power and brighter
Where?? Name??
Love your VW Bug
tried to swap the 1557s in my car but they didn't work. used phillips. tried them in the parking lot. returned them. the bulb didt fit in the base good at all. felt like I had to force it
Good video led's will be more responsive and brighter.
Very nice. Thank you for sharing!
But for the blinkers, wich led bulb can I use?
You'll have to get Your Signal light bulb # from your owners manual or take the old bulb out read the # on it's base.
Each car is different .
Unless you State Year Make and Model ..... we cannot answer what Your signal light bulb will be.
The parts retailers will look it up for you .
These are very common now at most parts outlets.
Love your VW
Thanks!
Thanks! I have a 72 reg beetle. Do you know if you can put LEDS in the dome light & the tag light?
I am a huge fan of fast LED lights but on a classic car, I like to keep it classic :p
Should have done the back up lights as well LED alot brighter
I have 2 brake/turn signal bulbs per side on my 71 Dodge. I wonder if I could use just 1 led per side. It'd be brighter than it is now and would still have quick response time for part of the lights. If I kept incandescents on the furthest lights out it may even have a sequential look with the turn signals. But would it work?
Great video. Thanks
why not change them all i did , So much better
For blinkers, I wonder if you’ll need a load for the LEDs to keep the blink rate the same.
Yes, or you could keep your wiring stock and get a LED flasher relay for your make/model.
Aside from the nice video I couldn't help but notice the ker-plunk noise the right incandescent light made when it turned off. Was the microphone so sensitive that it picked up noise from the light bulb, or maybe something else mechanical?
You were probably hearing the brake shoes retract, or the brake Pedal.
Definitely the pedal is what you're hearing.
I'd hate to hear the cacophony of these pedals in the traffic jams of Germsmany. lel
Do they last longer than incandescent bulb ?
Yes, probably the last bulbs you would ever install in the car.
great video man!
70 Beetle? Looks nice my first car was a 70 bug. Only ones with the side reflectors, on the taillights, right?
71' Super Beetle. Correct side reflectors.
Great job on the video.
Thanks!
Thomas Duncan I bought these bulbs myself and really like them.
Thanks!
Which one is brighter & better between Sylvania ZEVO 1157 Red Led Bulb & Philips Extreme Vision 1157 Red Led Bulb ? Plz reply or make a comparision video.
Definitely sylvania zevo red led bulbs are much brighter than Philips ultinon red led.
light spread looks good!
yep!
I thought that the difference would be greater, but only minimal,But it looks good
The reaction time of the LED's is also much better.
Geez those incandescent bulbs are slow as hell.
Chrome spray paint??? Why not polish it instead? Will turn out way better than paint
T D thank you for doing this did I enjoyed it:-) :-) :-)
Wow so much difference
I bought these same lights for 2013 Volkswagen, they worked but the error light kept on coming on.
Yes, most modern cards from 1995+ have a "cunbus" system, since the resistance of the LEDs are low, the computer thinks the bulb is out.
The slow motion was pretty cool to see.
Less power usage means less fuel usage too... LED makes it more fuel efficient 😅
Thank you.
Halogens look like old man lights
Halogen refers on headlights.
These are called incandescent bulbs
And it’s old skool classic bulbs so it does.
Great Review.
Thanks!
RED LED behind RED LENS is used because of the Wavelength of the LED a White LED doesn't emit in the RED wavelenght so if you put it behind a Red Lens the lens filters out alot of the white wavelenght and you get very poor performance...... a normal bulb have a very wide range wavelenght a LED doesnt have.
ramiretz When I went to buy LEDs for my tail lights, had an auto parts counter person try to convince me that I needed a white LED behind a red lens. From my experience, I knew he was wrong.
@@GrnArrow092they probably don’t know which color of the led works better.
Thx a lot!
great job man!!
Hey. Did you need to install any resistor or flasher unit for the led bulbs?
RC4X4 I blew my rear taillight bulb when I changed the brake light to LED
You would need to install a resistor if you changed your turn signal bulbs to LED to prevent hyper flash. However I would just install a LED flasher relay to fix that problem. No need for resistors if you have the right flasher.
Thomas Duncan oddly I get brake with no tail light on my LED than if I flip the bulb I only get hyper flash.
I have a 67 impala 4 lights in the back across the board straight all 4 are tail lights "light up with headlights on" all 4 are brake lights "light up wen hiting the brake" and all 4 are my turn signals 2 for left 2 for right, i use 4 1157 bulbs could i swap them out and put 4 1157 led's in and have turn signals ontop of tail light n brakeing light??? Or will there be a problem?? And also i use 2 1157's for front turn signals the 2 light up with headlights on "orange lense" and blink with turn signal could i use the led's for that or will there be a problem?? Like something frying or the blinker be to fast or some kind of damage or watever????
Hey did you ever go through with the led's? Did it work? I have a 71 Dodge that has tail lights that work like yours. 4 tail lights that all work as brake and signals too. I was thinking of just using 2 led's, 1 on each side, the ones towards the middle. I heard that as long as you don't change the front turn signals to led's then there wouldn't be any hyper-flash, but I don't know for sure.
Help! After installing these in my tail lights, my headlights are turning off and back on at night. I can hear the relay clicking, it makes this click during the day as well when my headlights are not on. I have resistors on three of them (two because of the blinkers and one on the center brake bulb because otherwise the trac off light displays). What could be going on?
I'm not sure is this a vintage VW Beetle? The brake lights in a beetle have nothing to do with the headlight circuit, or headlight relay (they don't cross paths anywhere)
I replaced 2 with Sylvania led levo lights and the rest are oem bulbs . I still get a check rear light sign for both .. any suggestions of what to do ? Both lights work..
That means your car has a CAN-BUS electrical system. The cars computer *thinks* the bulbs are out since the LEDs draw low amps. Install some LED in-line resistors or reinstall halogen bulbs.
@@thomasduncan8289 thanks ..makes sense
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Did you change the Flasher also LED.
I did not have to, as I did not swap the turn signal bulbs.
Do I have to change all the bulbs on my truck to work right? I only changed the brake lights on my 97 Silverado and all my light went Coo coo
If you change the turn signals yes, then you would need to install a LED flasher relay. As for modern cars (like your 97') it may not work with the computer system.
Which bulb would I need to use for the front turn signals on my 1971 super beetle ?
+Rebel84U 1157A (A for AMBER) Keep in mind, you may have hyper-flash due to the low load of LED bulbs.
www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/SYL8/1157ALEDBP2.oap?ck=Search_198_-1_-1&keyword=198&doInterchangeSearch=true
well that darn impressive
Thank you. Convinced me. Cheers!
Why do the brake lights appear yellow? Is it the camera sensitivity? I put LED headlights on my beetle, love it. Thinking of doing rear lighting now
Its the Camera.
Likely the camera is adjusted for ambient light. The bright light from the brake lights causes that part of the picture to be overexposed. The camera could be adjusted for the brake lights, but then the car and background would be too dark. All you would see would be the brake lights.
Well done sir.
thanks!
are you suggesting incandescent bulbs will wear out your wiring??
Not wear out, but with age some of the wiring will build resistance (50 year old wires) And having less amp draw on your generator - less wear on the generator brushes & generator. Also the lower amp draw on the headlight switch which will delay failure of these parts.
@@cookaacoo how does the resistance of the wiring change? Are you saying copper ages?
Excellent!
thanks!
I assume that the part number for the turn signals is 1156. I have amber turn signal lenses on my '72 Super, so since the "R" suffix means "red", would there be an amber version and would it have an "A" suffix?
+Joseph Heston For the rear turn signals you need: 1156A (since you have amber rear turn signals. For the front turn signals you need 1157A Also, to avoid Hyper Flash on the 72' super due to LEDs you need a EP-35 Relay. A special "euro" style one, the American Flasher relay will not work right. www.ebay.com/itm/151954803448?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Thomas Duncan Thanks.
+Thomas Duncan Well I've seen a set of Sylvania Zevo 1156A LEDs, but they say "For Off-Road Use Only". Should I go on and purchase them anyway?
+Joseph Heston I would.
My package did not have that printed anywhere on it. Maybe its a early version?
Usually means they are not DOT approved (yet)
For example everyone who buys EMPI products for their VW's says "offroad use only" just a way for them to get around the law.
+Thomas Duncan 1156 and 1157 are essentially the same bulb. Same connector so it'll work.
I'm new to all this, but didn't you have to install a "resistor", I think it's called, to prevent the LED bulbs from blinking really quickly due to them consuming too little power and "confusing" the car? Or maybe that's just turn signal bulbs. I think it is actually. This was a wasted comment.
Good video and I love that little car :)
Depends on what flasher you have. Older cars will have thermal flashers that create an electronic resistance to pulse your lights. Upgrading to a fully electronic flasher will solve most hyper-flash issues, and for much cheaper.
for alot of vehicles you can also get a replacement flasher that will add a load to compensate. they are about 20 bucks. if you have issues, its alot easier than installing a resistor on each light
good to know, im trying to convert my 89 chevy over to led turn/brake lights. sofar i have the lil t10 lights changed over, and soon the dash will be... im so sick of having my turn signals on and people not seeing them... also where would be a place to start looking for this load compensating flasher?
nvm on the looking part... id figured id ask before hitting up the all knowing google...
Six Six reversing light too
Does Sylvania zevo 1157 bulbs hyper flash while applying breaks ?
1157 led amber for front turn signals with very low wattage like 2 watts, yes it will hyperflash.
If u our a load equalizer resistor, led fladher relay. Or just get an led bulbs with a built in resistor will stop the hyperflash
Actually the "RED" on the package board is indicating the color of the LED, not the lense it's going behind. If you have a red lense, then get "WHITE" bulb. If you have a clear lense, then you would have to get the "RED" bulb. That being said, I'm impressed with this video and am going to change out my incans, on my motorcycle, with these.
+Vernon Geiger On the back of the package it states to get the RED led for RED lenses.
And yes, you are correct, Red states its a RED LED.
I think the reason behind it is if you put a super bright white light behind a red lens, it may appear Pink or light red.
+Thomas Duncan Too late. LOL. I bought white. Only needed one for my motorcycle run/brake. It is actually very bright. What I like about it is the quick on/off. While riding I will triple tap the brake lever to warn cars behind me. The quick flick acts like a strobe, and gets motorists attention much faster than the incandescent.
Thanks for the post.
Good to hear! Good idea for motorbikes, I bet it also helps due to vibration etc.
Vernon Geiger
Lol and here I thought some of you guys got some kind of module that causes a couple of light flickers before it stays fully on, again for visibility.
It doesn't have to do with the color. It's the light dispersion. The white isn't going to disperse properly throughout the whole red lens with LED.
Do you need to change fuses to swap for lower amperage bulbs
You do not, if you still have a wire short, the 8 amp stock factory fuse will blow.
Nope
How are these bulbs holding up?
Still working great!
Das waren noch Baureihe n wo Mann die Kappe bloß abschrauben brauchte, um ne Birne zu wechseln....
Sorry if I missed it but do these require a resistor?
They Do not. (if used for brake lights)
This bulb require resistor or not?
Not for brake lights
AWESOME
First anecdotal review which appears to actually show improvement; of course that's an old VW to start from. Might even gain by polishing the reflectors with Flitz first. RED must be used because the way the LED creates light that looks white may be deficient in red wavelengths. The LED world is physics, after all, not shadetree gut instinct. Note that the way an OEM filament is visible from all directions, and reflects in the fixture is never the same with LEDs, so great variability occurs from car to car. And, despite the suggestion otherwise, very few are technically street legal, as made clear in 95% of the packaging. Rule 1: Make sure it is at least as good as the original running/braking bulb 2: If it's significantly Brighter/uneven that may attract police, who may impound your car along with fining you. How badly do you need to mess with already DOT/SAE legal lights?
the bulb looked like it went in way too easy and wiggled while it was in the installed position
Stock bulbs do the same thing, I think you can blame it on my 1971 lousy tolerances.
I can't think of a car older newer than 1960 that uses a generator.
wow
Insurance companies should gift these to customers .. or reduce your premium! Even without the slomo it's obvious!
What in the blue hell are u talkin about? What do u mean reduce ur premium??
amazing... love it
I like LED lights, BUT, $10 LED vs $1 incandescent for a minimal increase in perceived brightness is a waste.
Yes, BUT what you are paying for would be: Faster highway reaction time in response to your faster lighting LED brake lights. at 60 mph it equals 12-15 feet of stopping distance. + Lower amp draw if you have a poor electrical system due to 50+ year old wiring.
Not really dude. U get what u pay for. $25 bucks for zevo is a good price and it’s worth it