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Which of these 2 is brighter?
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...d/0/SFV/32481#
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http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...d/0/SFV/32481#
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...d/0/SFV/32481#
or
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...d/0/SFV/32481#
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Which of these 2 is brighter?
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...d/0/SFV/32481#
or
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...d/0/SFV/32481#
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...d/0/SFV/32481#
or
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...d/0/SFV/32481#
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about the 4smt 2w hipower bulbs, i am very interested in seeing the long term effects of running such a hipower bulb, ppl here have tried a variation of a flank hipower bulb such as this and have had blown fuses. So... since these bulbs are new and ppl have just put them in, i will reserve judgment on them for a few months.
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I don't know why the LEDs would melt the housing no matter what brand they are. They don't even get as hot as a standard filament bulb, and besides that they aren't even on long enough to build any kind of dangerous heat. You can get the bulbs I used on the V-LEDs site.
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...38239232251238
They list the 6 led's output at 12 lumens and the 4 led 2w at 80.
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The site says the 4 led draws 2 watts. Given the car's 12v electrical system and what I remember about High School science that would be .167 amps. I found a website selling conventional 194 bulbs that listed them as drawing .27 amps. But all that should be taken with a grain of salt since I could be way off.
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Guy's your stock bulb draws 5w so this 2w LED is less than half the draw. Again those who are wondering about the 6 LED standard SMT vs the 4 LED High Power the high power is much brighter. Again the 4 LED uses .5w LEDs, these are not the same LED as the 6 uses even though they look the same. I have the 4 LED High Power in my puddle lights, they are sick!
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I bought the 6 LEDs from v-leds.com. I was sure I was going to break something prying that mirror apart with only 2 screws out but it worked just like you said! Thanks for the credit card tip too.
Mine don't look as ridiculously bright as the 4 LED hi-power ones (based on the picture), which is what I was going for.
For some reason the bulbs don't work if I have them pushed all the way into the socket. I had to pull it out just a tad before they'd come on. Did anyone else have this problem?
I also had a problem with one of the bulbs, only 3 of the 6 LEDs would light up. I e-mailed v-led.com and they got back to me within a few hours (on a saturday night to boot) letting me know I'd have a replacement on the way tomorrow morning.
Mine don't look as ridiculously bright as the 4 LED hi-power ones (based on the picture), which is what I was going for.
For some reason the bulbs don't work if I have them pushed all the way into the socket. I had to pull it out just a tad before they'd come on. Did anyone else have this problem?
I also had a problem with one of the bulbs, only 3 of the 6 LEDs would light up. I e-mailed v-led.com and they got back to me within a few hours (on a saturday night to boot) letting me know I'd have a replacement on the way tomorrow morning.
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here's some comparison pics. First is the 4led 2w from vled in the mirror puddle lamps.
Here's the stock.
Here's the same bulbs in the "side panel" light.
Here's the side panel lights with some "hiper white" incandescent bulbs which I was using
Here's the stock.
Here's the same bulbs in the "side panel" light.
Here's the side panel lights with some "hiper white" incandescent bulbs which I was using
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I had the same exact problem as you actually, at first I thought it was a polarity issue, but then I finally realized it was seated too far in, go figure. I did the same thing as you, pulled them out a tad and all is well.