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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Drives: '07 Yaris HB Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Sudbury, Canada
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Neo Wedge LED's
Well it's that time again - it's getting colder, and the cheap crappy autolumination LED's I have in my A/C controls are dying one at a time. For those that don't know, last year at around the same time, my first set of LED's started to flicker one by one, and within a week all 3 were dead.
![]() Can anyone recommend a higher quality LED that won't die in cold weather? Or am I just going to have to stock up? |
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Reluctantly Crouched...
Drives: 2008 Yaris HB M/T Join Date: Oct 2008
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Yeah...I'm bummed about this. One of my 1-week old led's already died. It seems from my reading that you need to buy high-quality leds and then solder them into the correct bases yourself.
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i'm having the same problem. they're all starting to flicker now. i dont want to do any soldering, but do you have any ideas where I can get some good quality ones?
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it's the MiniTRD
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Reluctantly Crouched...
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Thx. I'll check them out.
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Thanks MiniTRD. I will check them out also.
I mean for the price, autolumination is good... they usually last around a year, but I don't really feel like replacing them that frequently. |
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^ i'm actually able to find the same bulbs on ebay for much cheaper than autolumination
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Are you guys using resistors cause i have had leds in my car from radio shack now for 9 months and have never had one flicker die or anything and same with the other cars i have done
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You shouldn't need to replace an LED each year ![]() -or- As CAYaris said: when adding LED's to a car, you need a resistor. You've got to look at how much current is flowing through the circuit because most LED's run on ma (milliamp's) of current. - Also LED's (unless they are specifically made to) don't flicker in a DC environment, they'd either be on (bright or dim) or off . |
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