[NOW] LEDs... [WAS] eurolights and relays...

[camron at worldaccessnet.com (Camron D. Crouse)]

Mike Smith wrote:

>Cameron, 
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>Can you post some pics of the LEDs on your car?  I'd like to see how they look.  Thanks, 
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>Mike
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Mike, I'd be happy to send you some pics, though I do not yet have a 
digital camera. At some point I will indeed get some good images of said 
LED running lights.

Basically, since the the lenses are not transparent, most people would 
not notice a difference (all my LEDs are DOT-Spec Colors).  They do have 
the advantage of an instant-on and instant-off , so they light up much 
quicker than an incandescent lamp. Also, the color is more saturated, 
unlike a a regular bulb, which requires the signal lens to filter out 
all but the needed color for the application.

Recently I had colored incandescent bulbs for my front turn signals 
because I have smoked euro lenses, which are darker but have no color 
(amber) tint.  The yellow coating on the bulbs eventually disintegrated 
after a year or so, and they were no longer very amber.  My replacement 
LEDs were a great upgrade.

I would not say, however, that the LEDs on my car are any _brighter_ 
than  a regular bulb, though each new generation of fixture is brighter 
than the previous, and incorporates a better designed array.

- Camron from Vancouver, WA USA
   '86.5 Black 16V 2.0L