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Post by dingjuled on May 18, 2012 21:14:13 GMT -5
 I have a question, do you know how to distinguish high quality car LED lights? I am sure someone bought from online shop, they said their quality is super bright ,but after we bought them and found they weren't not so bright as they said from the description. In theory, LED bulbs lifetime is over 50000 hours, than means nearly 5.7 years for a normal one.  But in fact, how long did your LED bulbs work?
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Post by ShakerNorm on May 19, 2012 20:48:10 GMT -5
I've used Superbright LEDs and one or two others. The type I originally bought are no longer in production, though - and have been phased out by the newer SMD (Surface Mount diode) types. Might be a good thing as my old ones shook apart under the punishment of the bike! Unfortunately, I haven't put the new ones to the test, yet.
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Post by dingjuled on May 20, 2012 21:20:35 GMT -5
Well, seems superbrightLED is very famous in USA. Yes, SMD lighting view is better than LED bulbs, flux LED, but seems not very many people know the brightness difference here. ;D When did you buy your last LED bulbs from Superbright? What do think their quality?
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Post by ShakerNorm on May 21, 2012 15:54:04 GMT -5
The old ones I had (which were bulb-style in a clear plastic cover) lasted only a few years before they started shaking apart on me. With my XS off the road right now, I can't really comment on how long the new ones will last. The new SMD ones seem at least as good quality, though, and with less weight to shake, they should last OK. That 50000 hour claim is in ideal conditions - not being constantly shaken and vibrated, temperature changes (down to -45* in my garage in winter - and up to +90* in summer), and generally getting abused.
For brightness, it depends on which bulbs you buy - more LED's = brighter, and I can't find any of the 90* mount ones any more (they aim the LED's at the lens), so the all-round ones seem best to me. They seem just as bright, if not brighter than the original bulbs.
If you use one for a brake light - you'll have to either remove your "brake" bulb in the dash, or bypass the light checker altogether (I removed mine when I rewired), or it will show bad all the time. If you go for turn signals, you'll need a new flasher that is LED compatible - mechanical ones won't work any more.
I like them - partly because they've lasted longer than the original bulbs, partly because they are brighter, but mostly because of less power draw on a system that is barely adequate at the best of times.
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Post by dingjuled on May 21, 2012 21:07:15 GMT -5
You are an expert for that. hmm, seems many ppl like car LED light with many bulbs, but I think it is NOT the only standard for it. Every LED bulb has lighting attenuation circles. If your raw material LED is not good ,that may cause the inside structure couldn't transform electric energy into lighting energy. 
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I have a question, do you know how to distinguish high quality car LED lights? 
