anyone seen/used these bulbs before?

sac600r · 09-07-2008

I was checking for a some brighter rear tail light/brake light LED bulb and came across these on ebay. Anyone have any experience with these?

Or possibly recommend some good ones?

eBay Motors: 12V 54-LED Auto Motorcycle Tail/Break Light 1157 BAY15D (item 130250684823 end time Sep-07-08 22:00:00 PDT)

JasonFMHS · 09-07-2008

Nope, if you get them, let us know how they work out.

97tjtom · 09-07-2008

youre probably gonna have a real hard time getting them through the socket in the back of the lense.

i have the red led bulbs that have only one row of leds around the side. in my experience they arent as good as filaments during the daytime but at night they are crazy bright.

MFolks · 09-07-2008

If your bike has a brake light sensor it might indicate in error the filiment in the bulb has failed.Other than the fitment and the visibility in the daytime I see no problem.

Alizard · 09-07-2008

They are not bright enough to be a brake light in direct sunlight. The only one that is bright enough is the 3W luxeons I am running now.

3 Watt Luxeon 1156/1157 Bulb SPECIFICATIONS

These are the only ones that are brighter than the stock bulbs.

freightshaker · 09-07-2008

Radiantz has some of the best & brightest LED bulbs out there.

Review

sac600r · 09-08-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by bountyhunter

They are not bright enough to be a brake light in direct sunlight. The only one that is bright enough is the 3W luxeons I am running now.

3 Watt Luxeon 1156/1157 Bulb SPECIFICATIONS

These are the only ones that are brighter than the stock bulbs.

Thats a interesting bulb, is that a single LED in the middle of it?

Alizard · 09-09-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by sac600r

Thats a interesting bulb, is that a single LED in the middle of it?

Yes, but it's very powerful and able to be run at very high intensity because it's mounted on the aluminum heatsink piece that screws into the socket. Those things are BLINDING bright, I absolutely caution not to have the battery connected while you install them. If it lights up on you, there will be spots in your eyes for a good while.

The ones using multiple single LEDs have a heat dissipation problem when they try to get bright enough because they don't have an effective heatsink.

I have the 3W Luxeons in my brake lights and my work buddies were behind me and asked what kind of lights were in it because they were startled by the brightness.

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sac600r Finally Got Into First Gear BTK Beginner Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 54	anyone seen/used these bulbs before? I was checking for a some brighter rear tail light/brake light LED bulb and came across these on ebay. Anyone have any experience with these? Or possibly recommend some good ones? eBay Motors: 12V 54-LED Auto Motorcycle Tail/Break Light 1157 BAY15D (item 130250684823 end time Sep-07-08 22:00:00 PDT)

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JasonFMHS Forum Supporter Forum Supporter Join Date: May 2006 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 2,333	Nope, if you get them, let us know how they work out. __________________ 01' ZX-6r

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