LED light failure

[spookybathtub]

I'm thinking about replacing my interior dome light with a bright white LED. There are some ridiculously cheap ones on ebay for around $2. I'm wondering, if this LED failed and shorted the circuit, would anything bad happen, and how hard would it be to repair?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/230723828750

[Kaotic Lazagna]

One suggestion, stay away from eBay LEDs. They are garbage. They aren't bright and will die within a month at most.

v-leds.com has nice, quality LEDs for a decent price.

[RedRide]

This is the type of LED dome light I installed about 3 years ago. It's easy to install (with plenty of room) and plenty bright.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/T10-BA9S-36-SMD-LED-Festoon-Interior-Light-Dome-Bulb-Adapter-Lamp-White-Car-12V-/130621767699?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item1e69aa0013

I think it is the same exact one from the same vendor.

I tried various festoon LED bulbs and none were anywhere near bright enough no matter how many LEDs they had.
Don't waste your time and money on them.

So, just get a "slab" type LED with a festoon adaptor as pictured.

BTW.... nothing will happen if an LED fails any more that it it was a standard incandesant bulb.
Even if something was to cause a short circuit, that's what your fuses are for.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

I've since changed some of these, but here are some old pics of my LEDs.

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/LEDs/All%20LEDs/DSC_0003.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/LEDs/All%20LEDs/DSC_0004.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/LEDs/All%20LEDs/DSC_0005.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/LEDs/All%20LEDs/DSC_0001.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/LEDs/All%20LEDs/Engine%20Bay/DSC_0001.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/LEDs/All%20LEDs/Rear%20Area/DSC_0009.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/Puddle%20Lights/DSC_0065.jpg

In these pics:

Dome light: HiLEDs festoon LED (first gen)
Map lights: HiLEDs 194's (first gen)
Front footwells: "white" LED strips from eBay (yeah, I don't call those white)
Rear feet lighting: white 194 LED wedges from eBay
Trunk: 3 6" strips from v-leds
Underhood: "white" LED strip from eBay
Puddlelights: StreetGlow (I think) LED pods from eBay.