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onetuza Tue Jul 10, 2012 5:51 am

Does anyone make 6V LED light strips and replacement lights?

Hugo Stiglitz Tue Jul 10, 2012 4:13 pm

superbrightleds.com

The Phil Tue Jul 10, 2012 9:44 pm

Hugo, I just had to post here saying that I love your name UN. Man that's awesome.

That is all.

ovalshark Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:53 am

I would like to hear some feedback from LED users.

The Phil Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:09 am

Give these guys a call, THEY HAVE EVERYTHING
http://www.elliottelectronicsupply.com/index.html
That's where I bought my LEDs and transistors from. Very helpful and smart people there. For some reason, they don't have a shop online but they do ship.

I run LEDs on my dash. (bright light indicator, turn signals, etc.) However, mine are twelve volt. Mine are custom. I had find the colors I wanted, (of course) and then determine how bright I wanted them and then buy the corresponding transistor and solder it on. it sounds like a bit of work, but I did find it to be cheaper then buying it pre-made.

Hugo Stiglitz Wed Jul 11, 2012 1:05 pm

Thanks Phil! Great movie, even better character!

I have my '63 converted to 12v and use LED's in all my indicator lights (brake and turn). Very satisfied. I use 45-LED 1157 & 1156 style bulbs from the website listed above. The color is what I would call more "crisp". I use the same bulbs in amber for front turns.

An issue you might run into using LED's for turns is your flasher relay's voltage draw trigger. Regular flashers trigger at 1-2 volts (could be wrong). LED's pull very little power so you get a hyper-flash when using LED"s for turns with a regular flasher relay. LED flashers trigger at just 0.2 volts which eliminates that hyper-flash.

Now the price is another issue. $25 a bulb means I spent almost $200 in indicator lighting alone. So you make that choice.

ProTip: Don't use them for your alternator/generator idiot light



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