The LED Lights Thread...

[fabia55]

Boot light is just another 501 sidelight bulb.

Silvertecs are fully e-marked and road legal, no issues on MOT with mine in the past.

and they are insurance company declare must or not need to?

[Stu vRS]

and they are insurance company declare must or not need to?

I wouldn't have thought so, bulbs are consumable so you are just replacing them. Someone may tell me different though.

[marTTyn]

None of the 20+ underwriters i work with would need to have it declared, as Stu says, its a consumable part.

Never heard of any issues but some insurance companies may have a different view on it. Even so, it would just need to be declared, and would not have an impact on the premium.

[Rob Kirby]

Had mine installed on my fiesta for ages never had a problem, great lights

[seboni121]

VRS-Powered is the reason my headlights are not like fried eggs

By the way the brightest leds I could find for the interior was of this kind:

For the middle dome light:

and for the sides:

I will get pics too but unfortunately camera doesn't show the actual effect in the cabin.

It is a major improvement from the standard bulbs and no problems with the canbus.

They look like the ones I will be fitting (eBay ?)

[32KOFDATA]

It is an online shop called http://www.dealextreme.com/

Products do take a while to get to your doorstep but the shop is legit.

Never had any problems with their service and I like the collection of led lights plus from the product reviews you get the idea what to expect. They could be cheaper but...

http://www.dealextreme.com/c/car-led-light-bulbs-712

[marTTyn]

Dont look bad to be fair!

I brought my camera to work today and managed to get a good interior shot with the LEDs on...

I'll upload it when i get home, photobucket is blocked here!

[seboni121]

It is an online shop called http://www.dealextreme.com/

Products do take a while to get to your doorstep but the shop is legit.

Never had any problems with their service and I like the collection of led lights plus from the product reviews you get the idea what to expect. They could be cheaper but...

http://www.dealextre...light-bulbs-712

its in the usa yes? postage ?

[32KOFDATA]

its in the usa yes? postage ?

If memory serves well they come from Honk Kong.

[fabia55]

If memory serves well they come from Honk Kong.

What's Honk Kong, King Kong's cousin?

[seboni121]

If memory serves well they come from Honk Kong.

Just saw a dollar sign so could be hong kong dollar + free postage may get them from there then,

[fabia55]

led low power consumption vs higher of bulbs, any effect on electrics of car? do they last long? thank you

Edited 31 August, 2011 by fabia55

[Stu vRS]

led low power consumption vs higher of bulbs, any effect on electrics of car? do they last long? thank you

LEDs will probably outlive you, assuming they are decent quality, to put it politely.

Edit: To not be rude, I have no idea how old you are! Just saying it as a figure of speech

[seboni121]

led low power consumption vs higher of bulbs, any effect on electrics of car? do they last long? thank you

lower power usage, more money you spend better the quality i think it 50,000 hrs usage

[fabia55]

CE mark is best? or other mark, how do i tell whats best?

[Stu vRS]

lower power usage, more money you spend better the quality i think it 50,000 hrs usage

Bearing in mind that's 50,000 hours of being switched on. The interior lights are going to be on for 30 seconds max average at any given time. That's a hell of a long time in terms of a car's life. Chances are they will never blow in the life of the car.

[seboni121]

CE mark is best? or other mark, how do i tell whats best?

just go with what others are using, they are pretty clued up here you wont get errors as no canbus on interior lights

[Stu vRS]

CE mark is best? or other mark, how do i tell whats best?

To be honest, with the amount of LEDs on places such as eBay, and in most stores, you will be hard pressed to find a quality mark which deduces the quality of the LED itself.

It is going to be more about the load induced across the LED which is going to determine how long it lasts - say you have a heavy spike in the voltage or current going across the LED, this is what will most likely blow it - not through normal use alone.

[Bullyboy]

Ordered one of these as a tester today and it arrived worked fine. Just ordered another for my rear interior lights (as I have a sun roof ) and now also going to order the map lights in LED as well.

The standard skoda ones look so dim compared to the LED.

Once all have arrived ill get a shot of both lights on.

Thanks to the links from others on this topic

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WHITE-LED-INTERIOR-BULB-SKODA-FABIA-OCTAVIA-SUPERB-VRS-/350308130593?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item518ffddf21#ht_2136wt_1156

[fabia55]

sounds what i need especially for the boot, the standard light just doesn't light up the whole boot. it would be good if you could show us what they look like in the boot

[Stu vRS]

When mine arrive, I am going to unlock it from a distance just to see it light up like a Christmas tree haha

[fabia55]

try and show us how they compare in the dark. the above photos aren't really giving an idea in the day time.

[Stu vRS]

try and show us how they compare in the dark. the above photos aren't really giving an idea in the day time.

Will do, should be here in a few days

[Bullyboy]

sounds what i need especially for the boot, the standard light just doesn't light up the whole boot. it would be good if you could show us what they look like in the boot

+1.

Also whats the recommended bulb again for the boot - same as the interior ?

[apmaman]

Boots the same as the small interior ones. w5w its called, I have a green one inside mines for spookieness.