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Sugar79

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what do you think of these bulbs??
« on: 14 September 2005, 14:58 »
iam a little worried about my rear sidelights threw the smoked hella magic colours, TBH they are not all that bright and i was wondering if buying some red led bulbs like this


you get 2 for £5.99 off of ebay.. just wondering if anybody has used Leds in the rear lights and if they are a little brighter at all.

cheers

Offline GTI EDITION (aka LTD)

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Re: what do you think of these bulbs??
« Reply #1 on: 14 September 2005, 15:07 »
The problem with these is that they don't shine back toward the reflector only straight out of the lamp so you may find the light emitted from the lamp duller  :undecided:
( I believe that they state on the packets that they're for off-road use only ,but it's up to you    :lipsrsealed: )


http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=topn&cat=19378

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Sugar79

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Re: what do you think of these bulbs??
« Reply #2 on: 14 September 2005, 15:11 »
The problem with these is that they don't shine back toward the reflector only straight out of the lamp so you may find the light emitted from the lamp duller  :undecided:
( I believe that they state on the packets that they're for off-road use only ,but it's up to you    :lipsrsealed: )

ah well, if its only gonna make the light look duller than it already is then i wont bother in buying them... thanks  :smiley:

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Re: what do you think of these bulbs??
« Reply #3 on: 22 September 2005, 00:58 »

I have some LED's for my rear clusters, including my indicators, with the use of a resistor on each side (installed in 3 mins) they work fine and have had them for a year, firstly on my GTI and on the 4mo (now sold!)! I am yet to fit them on my current MK4



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« Last Edit: 22 September 2005, 00:59 by Deadlock »
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Re: what do you think of these bulbs??
« Reply #4 on: 22 September 2005, 01:01 »
Oh and I got both my Indicators and Brake leds from UltraLeds (clicky)
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Sugar79

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Re: what do you think of these bulbs??
« Reply #5 on: 22 September 2005, 09:38 »
cool, cheers for the pic, they look quite bright dont they... hmmm.. i mite give them a go i suppose.  :smiley: