HID sidelights

[Guy]

cheap 1W led ones

ive got a set of them on the way


theres no Laws on LED lights yet.. they will pass an MOT providing they give out white light. but theyre not E marked..

 

[Dink]

yeah i just ordered a set for the interior light

saves me trying to mod it and build a cool running regulation circuit

 

[Dink]

i think they would look good as sidelights but not sure as an interior light

can't really tell as it's still light

 

[Guy]

cheap 1W led ones

mine came today - similar to that but off ebay from hong kong for £5.60

spot on! bright WHITE light and bright at a decent coverage angle!

 

[Guy]

some pics of the 1W LED's - very bright and a great angle on them unlike the previous '4 LED cluster' ones i had.
ones slightly more blue'r than the other (same thing happene with the 4 led cluster ones)- think it must be to do with a slight voltage difference.

 

[Dink]

they do look good next to the HID's

i'm yet to see mine in the dark

 

[Guy]

they do look good next to the HID's

i'm yet to see mine in the dark

go outside now then :clown:

 

[Dink]

it's still light

 

[Guy]

it was lightish when i took the pics

 

[Dink]

still not 100% convinced

does seem to give off a strange light:S

 

[Guy]

dont need to see you wiping stains off ya seat cheers!

go put them in ya sidelights?

 

[Dink]

nah i aint doing that in the dark lol

 

[Alan]

Wont they just melt being plastic instead of glass?

 

[BRUN]

the best side lights are PIAA's, not the LED type

 

[Rob182]

the best side lights are PIAA's, not the LED type

Pictures or info??

 

[Guy]

Wont they just melt being plastic instead of glass?

huh??

 

[Dink]

the best side lights are PIAA's, not the LED type

i thought the 1W PIAA ones are the best

 

[Alan]

huh??

Well the standard sidelight bulb on the clio like most cars is glass and the led ones you've put in are more than likely plastic therefore they could melt from the heat of the xenon lamp or even the high beam bulb.

 

[Da]

What Alan says is true, I have seen cases of the LED's melting due to the high temps that the normal headlight lamps operate at, but it is rare in Clio's due to the sidelights being sighted next to the high beam which is never really on for long periods.