Just wondering if the LED rear lights option is worthwhile. Are they just cosmetic? Or do they serve any other purpose?

longevity?

They look cool!

They look cool!

Good enough for me!

longevity?

I expect the normal bulbs are still there as well. So maybe not.

I expect the normal bulbs are still there as well. So maybe not.

 

Err? No.

How can the "normal" bulbs still be there when they are replaced by the LED units?

 

LED units are said to react (eg:Light) quicker than filament bulbs, plus they draw less amps, so put less strain on the electrics.

Err? No.

How can the "normal" bulbs still be there when they are replaced by the LED units?

LED units are said to react (eg:Light) quicker than filament bulbs, plus they draw less amps, so put less strain on the electrics.

Ah ok. I haven't seen them in person. I saw some Audi LEDs last week and thought they looked like an LED sugar coating (so to speak) mounted on top of standard bulbs.

I think you may have been looking at some aftermarket "Audi" bulbs which have the standard bayonet fitting with lots of small square LED diodes attached to a central stem. The standard fitment Audi ones are proper strip LED filaments (rear lights not fronts BTW). I assume that the Yeti ones would be similar for the £150 that Skoda charge as an option.

Err? No.

How can the "normal" bulbs still be there when they are replaced by the LED units?

 

 

Perhaps because a lot of manufacturers (including Skoda) dont use a full LED cluster. The Octy 3 LED rear light option only has LED tail and brake lights and that's it for instance - all the other functions are carried out with traditional bulbs. Very interesting to hear this is not the case with the Yeti!

Perhaps fitting LED rear lights would help make sense of this sentence from page 228 of the manual, the Yeti anglicky 05.2013 edition? 

 

"In order to facilitate the removal of the fixture with the bulb for the tail light (halogen headlight), we recommend to remove first of all the connector of the bulb for the low beam light".

 

Or perhaps not. But I willingly concede the author(s) English is some way ahead of my Czech 

 

The bulbs at the back look as though they should be easy to change so I'm not sure what real practical benefit there would be to LEDs. Posts elsewhere suggest lights in the front can be "challenging" so maybe those would be worth paying extra for LEDs hoping they would last the lifetime of the car.

Perhaps because a lot of manufacturers (including Skoda) dont use a full LED cluster. The Octy 3 LED rear light option only has LED tail and brake lights and that's it for instance - all the other functions are carried out with traditional bulbs. Very interesting to hear this is not the case with the Yeti!

We are only assuming that is the case as no one has seen the rear lights in the flesh so far. I ordered them on my cancelled FL order, and would have hoped that they were more than just an LED bulb for £150. However, I realise that  only the rear/brake lights were LEDs and not the rear indicators as well. I did see a video of the FL with them switched on and must admit they did look like a proper LED strip.

Ah ok. I haven't seen them in person. I saw some Audi LEDs last week and thought they looked like an LED sugar coating (so to speak) mounted on top of standard bulbs.

 

You are quite right. The vast majority of the latest Audi's have LED's for both the brake and tail function, but the previous generation Audi A3 (as an example, there are many more) had LED tails with normal incandescent bulbs behind them for the brake light function...

 

Here are the LED light tubes for the tail light function. The normal brake light bulbs shine through the middle of the LED tubes in the outer cluster.

 

 

The FL Yeti will have LED tail light and brake lights (as with the latest Skoda's - Octavia MkIII and Superb FL) but continue with standard bulbs for the indicator, reverse and fog light functions.

 

Aside from the less obvious benefits (longevity, speed to illuminate and power draw) the main advantages of LED tail lights is that we the consumer have a desire for them to be on our cars. They are modern and look aesthetically pleasing. A statement that you are driving a new car.

 

It is for this reason Skoda charge a premium for them on the Octavia MkIII. They are a cost option because there are lots of us who are prepared to pay a premium for them. A number of other manufacturers do this too, Vauxhall on the Astra Coupe for example.

 

Car designers like them too as you can be more creative with the 'corporate look' due their flexibility to create shapes and patterns that would be difficult / expensive / space consuming for normal bulbs.

 

Skoda have their unique 'C' shape for their tail (night) lights. Using LED's allows them to use this design philosophy to maximum effect.

 

SEAT did well with bagging LED tails for their range. The MkII Leon had them back in 2006, but notice how many are on the road now with only one one or two remaining LED's dimmly lit!

 

 

The latest push now is for LED indicators, as you'd expect Audi get these first within the VAG group but they'll appear on Skoda eventually.

 

Edited 16 December, 201312 yr by silver1011

The yeti has both LED & normal bulbs at the rear. Just checked mine and if you look from the rear close up you can see the normal bulbs inside the lights.

Plus the LED strip for the running/brake lights.

Edited 16 December, 201312 yr by coopers

The yeti has both LED & normal bulbs at the rear. Just checked mine and if you look from the rear close up you can see the normal bulbs inside the lights.

Plus the LED strip for the running/brake lights.

Could prove helpful if you could post a photo of them on at night.

Could prove helpful if you could post a photo of them on at night.

added them here.....

 

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added them here.....

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Looking good. I think i will spec them when I order my elegance.

I'm old fashioned, I like things you can fix by the road like replacing a bulb. Mind replacing the classic Yeti front indicator bulb is a bit tricky, as you have to take the bumper off

 

 

Is it still the case with the FLego I wonder :wonder:

 

TP

I'm old fashioned, I like things you can fix by the road like replacing a bulb. Mind replacing the classic Yeti front indicator bulb is a bit tricky, as you have to take the bumper off

 

 

Is it still the case with the FLego I wonder :wonder:

 

TP

Hi Tim 

 

Not looked but asked on Saturday when I called in to empty my wallet, if it was the same and    apparently they can all be changed from under the bonnet  :clap:

Very cool rear lights. Worth the extra IMO.

 

Glad I specced them on my "cancelled" order - perhaps someone else will enjoy them if the dealer keeps the order for himself and does not cancel it.

Had a look on Skodadop this morning and noticed that they are selling the Rear Led lighting units.Am not sure whether they fit the pre F/L Yeti, and the fact that you would get them to even work on said model.

Tony

Looking very nice, loving the white paint and brown interior.

 

It's amazing how a new set of rear lights and some badges can lift the look of an older model.

 

As expected, LED tail and brake lights, normal incandescent bulbs for indicator, reverse and foglight functions...

 

Started a new thread - oops! I should've checked first.

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/298527-range-rover-style-indicators/

Just wondering if the LED rear lights option is worthwhile. Are they just cosmetic? Or do they serve any other purpose?

 

They look cool and since they use a lot less power than an old fashioned bulb, you save, I guess, 0.000000001 mpg as well. 

They look cool and since they use a lot less power than an old fashioned bulb, you save, I guess, 0.000000001 mpg as well.

Cool is good enough for me