Anyone know where to buy these LED's besides HIDs direct? http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/r580-w21-5w-canbus-27-smd-5050-led-bulbs-pair-white/

 

I got a problem with one of the bulbs I bought from HIDS direct, It will not go "down" to the 5w filament when I turn on the headlights, it just stays on 21W, I tried to switch back to Mtech bulbs, and all was fine, so it has to be the LED's. I wrote to Hids direct, but I have a feeling that I don't hear anything from them, so I would like to have a alternative place to buy an new one or a set, just in case, need to be the exact same LED of cause.

 

The reason I'm in doubt of hearing from them about my complaint, is that I wrote them because my order was extreamly slow to arrive to Denmark, so I wrote them to check up on my order...they did not reply at all, I waited for over a month before my order arrived, and I still haven't got a reply on my email 

 

Thanks

 

John 

 

 

They have always been prompt in replying to my emails.

I may be wrong, but I think that these LEDs are made for HIDS direct...so you may not get them anywhere else. I had exactly the same problem as you and they sent a replacement by return. I would email again and say how displeased you are....

...should have also asked...did you reverse the LED in it's fitting?....because this makes a difference to it's proper operation.

That happened to me with the same bulbs but they gave me an instant refund [emoji106]

I gave up with drl,s. Waste of time and money.

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That happened to me with the same bulbs but they gave me an instant refund [emoji106]

I gave up with drl,s. Waste of time and money.

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I've had them for about 9 months...working perfectly. (I have the time and the money and will waste both if I want to!)

I've had them for about 9 months...working perfectly. (I have the time and the money and will waste both if I want to!)

I have same ones.

One stayed bright, simply plugged it in the other way around and hey presto both LEDs operated correctly

They have worked perfectly now for about 6 months.

Suggest you try reversing the lamp first if you haven't.

Edited 6 February, 201511 yr by Defenderben

MTEC,s just kept blowing frequently. Looked good for a short time [emoji57]

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I've had them for about 9 months...working perfectly. (I have the time and the money and will waste both if I want to!)

Well good for you [emoji6]

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Worth typing into google "R580 W21/5W LED" lots of different sites and suppliers come up for me?

Also saw lots of different led arrangements too, so should give you something to try as an alternative

...should have also asked...did you reverse the LED in it's fitting?....because this makes a difference to it's proper operation.

Yes, if i reverse the bulb it dosent work at all

Well I'll be damned...I just went out and removed the LED, straightened out the four wires on the LED, reversed it, and now it works perfectly :-) :-)

 

Guess that explains why it didn't work when I reversed it yesterday.

 

Wow this light is WHITE...my Philips extreme vision H4 and Mtec DRL looks yellow in comparison :-) :-) :-)

 

Thanks for all your replies :-)

Update. Just got an email from Hids, they offered me a replacement and would have sent them today, I explained that I did solve the problem of course :-)