Re: Does the BF falcon have LED tail-lights??

Athol <athol_SPIT_SPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:

>In aus.cars Trevor Wilson <trevor@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> "Saab C900 Viggenist" <c900@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>>> and there are numerous ways to
>>> arrange the light output from an array of LED's to make them give the
same
>>> or better distribution/spread/whatever compared to using 
>>> grossly-inefficient
>>> filament lamps.

>> **That would depend on the incandescnt and the LED. Howeer, if you want
REAL 
>> efficiency, dump LEDs and use decent discharge lamps. Those puppies are

>> seriously efficient.

>None of these LED assemblies that replace a conventional globe comply
with
>the ADRs, ECE (European) or DOT (USA) regulations.  In all cases, the
light
>source is intended to be a filament, the position of which is carefully
>defined within the globe relative to the mounting base.

That's true, but personally, after having tested a few different types,
I'm
of the view that if chosen correctly, replacement LED lamps do a perfectly
fine job of replacing their filament-based cousins. 

I don't know how it would be possible to actually test that replacement
generic LED lamps currently available to determine their 'compliance' with
ADR's unless every make/model of vehicle currently driven in Australia was
seperately tested with the most suitable generic LED replacement lamps
that
can be bought in the general marketplace through Ebay sellers or auto
parts
retailers.

The makes/models of new cars actually sold with LED lighting tend to have
very, very poorly conceived light arrays so it probably hinders people's
acceptance of LED replacement lighting solutions. The flood of very poor
quality Asian-made product isn't contributing either - took me a while to
locate sources of good quality product and in fact most of the original
batches of LED lamps I bought came from UltraLED's in the UK, and not from
cheap-arse Asian ebay sellers.

Craig.
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