LED Sidelights

Mc Love

Just got these and they emit a blue light from them even though they are meant to be white, i do know that they are 8k on the HID chart though so i suppose the blue is correct.

Anyone know if they are illegal or not?

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Duff

I've a set of them on my car about a year now and the Gardai never mentioned it once to me.

Mc Love

Cheers Duff! Got them cos i have the philips xtreme power but now it looks like super bright headlights and blue sidelights

Gumbo

any pics of them on and fitted to your car?

Mc Love

Now that you mention it:

Both lights on:


Sidelights on:

Vain

I have them too, they a small bit blue not too blue tho. I got mine here http://www.focalprice.com/1W_Mini_LED_Auto_Lamp_LF230X_6076.html cheaper and free shipping

Here they are on my car a few months ago

Mc Love

They look good Vain

cena

are they for your diiplights not the full beam lights

GTE

Thanks for the pic of the golf. I was thinking about getting these but if they dont seem to be a problem then I might.

If you were stopped could you say that you had them fitted as those daytime running light's?
Also, have you done an NCT with them installed?

EDIT:
For the OP, as far as I know they are not allowed as they dont have the "E" stamp. If you look at your bulbs they should have some kind of stamp with an E. That means they are legal.
Apparently at the moment LED's arent allowed on cars that never had LED's on in the first place, still though I dunno about parking lights, they seem insignificant.

GTE

bbk wrote: »

If you look at your bulbs they should have some kind of stamp with an E. That means they are legal.

I mean the stock standard bulbs you got in the car.

Mc Love

bbk wrote: »

Thanks for the pic of the golf. I was thinking about
EDIT:
For the OP, as far as I know they are not allowed as they dont have the "E" stamp. If you look at your bulbs they should have some kind of stamp with an E. That means they are legal.
Apparently at the moment LED's arent allowed on cars that never had LED's on in the first place, still though I dunno about parking lights, they seem insignificant.

Thats interesting - will have a look! Halfords sell LED lights i think and blue headlights too - so I dont know if that means they are legal.

GTE

sparkysrovers wrote: »

Thats interesting - will have a look! Halfords sell LED lights i think and blue headlights too - so I dont know if that means they are legal.

Halfords make a point to say in the bulb description that its not for road use.

I think if its just a side light/parking light its not too much trouble.
Brakwe lights and main headlights would cause you real trouble though, especially in a NCT situation.

But if a few members here have a them fitted and no trouble then Id say go for them. I will probably go for them not but I will be replacing them before I have any NCT's though, so keep your old bulbs incase.

The Real B-man

bbk wrote: »

Halfords make a point to say in the bulb description that its not for road use.

I think if its just a side light/parking light its not too much trouble.
Brakwe lights and main headlights would cause you real trouble though, especially in a NCT situation.

But if a few members here have a them fitted and no trouble then Id say go for them. I will probably go for them not but I will be replacing them before I have any NCT's though, so keep your old bulbs incase.

Have HIDS & and LEDS except for Indicator & Brake Lights and have passed the NCT no problem once they cleary dont give off a Blue tint you should be fine.

pablosd

theres a pic with LED's fitted on my old merc, top ones were standard 4led white led's, and the fogs were 19 smd led's on each side

Capri

theres a pic with LED's fitted on my old merc, top ones were standard 4led white led's, and the fogs were 19 smd led's on each side

Where did you get the LED's for the sidelights ? - always thought they had to have those 'special' sidelight bulbs in them.

Also, pablosd, does your E have 2 or 4 screws holding on the no. plate bulb surround. Havn't had a chance to look at another but my 97 E had 4 crossheads, now my 00 E has 2 crossheads and 2 blanks - done want to 'force' it off unless I'm sure the blanks are locator pins for sure. !!

pablosd

Capri wrote: »

Where did you get the LED's for the sidelights ? - always thought they had to have those 'special' sidelight bulbs in them.

Also, pablosd, does your E have 2 or 4 screws holding on the no. plate bulb surround. Havn't had a chance to look at another but my 97 E had 4 crossheads, now my 00 E has 2 crossheads and 2 blanks - done want to 'force' it off unless I'm sure the blanks are locator pins for sure. !!

here s a link for the sidelights they are the t4w aka the bayonet type, i recommend you getting smd led's for the sidelights they look much better than standard leds

sorry but i never messed with nuberplate bulb surround and the car is long gone, if ur not sure bring it 2 friendly mechanic:)

Capri

here s a link for the sidelights they are the t4w aka the bayonet type, i recommend you getting smd led's for the sidelights they look much better than standard leds

smd led's is the link ? - I see smd leds on 'Global sources', but I thought they might have been available over the counter in Dublin somewhere ?

pablosd

Capri wrote: »

smd led's is the link ? - I see smd leds on 'Global sources', but I thought they might have been available over the counter in Dublin somewhere ?

no the link is for standard led's, im just recommending u, but just type in t4w smd on ebay and thousands of them come up

auto electrical

:Dled's are not a problem just a more efficient way of producing light just remember blue lights anywhere on the car are not allowed unless your first name is garda J.(Auto Electrical Concepts)

keith_donaghy

I bought pure blue led sidelights for my clio a few years ago. had them on when parked up at a cruise and police didnt say anything as the main beam was still white.