Where to get could sidelight LED

1. beaver02 Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2010 Bedfordshire, Bedford Posts: 135 VTR 1.6!

   #1 11th January 2011, 11:05

   What are the best colour to get and which ones are good?
   I brought some off ebay and they lasted a week! not good....
   So i want some good ones which are a gd colour?
2. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

   #2 11th January 2011, 11:17

   i always thought white was a good colour
3. tomsmarty Established Member Joined: Apr 2010 Somerset Posts: 1746 Seat Leon Cupra R, Fourtrak offroader

   #3 11th January 2011, 14:16

   White is always a safe colour goes with everything. Iv got some off ebay and are still working fine and had them for ages.
4. JFox Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2010 Valleys - South Wales Posts: 256 Saxo Mk2 1.1i Forte

   #4 11th January 2011, 20:26

   If ur worried about the life of them go LED 20,000 hours =D
   
   here is the link to what i got, they r white with a slight blue tint ^^ looks brill!
   
   http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=360315937415
5. Rudpud Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2009 Oxford Posts: 4547 '55 Plate C2 VTS

   #5 11th January 2011, 20:43

   My number plate ones, were bought from ebay and are super white, cost something like £5.
   
   Go for white too.
6. derekm2104 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 189

   #6 11th January 2011, 20:45

   https://www.crazyleds.co.uk/
   
   ^^Highly respected member on VVOC, a vectra forum. Has all sorts of LEDS. I'd go for white also.
7. II_IFAN_II Regular Poster Joined: May 2010 Caernarfon Posts: 256 1.1 FlatArch, VTR

   #7 11th January 2011, 22:11

   I got failed on m.o.t. with clear white L.e.d.'s
8. JFox Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2010 Valleys - South Wales Posts: 256 Saxo Mk2 1.1i Forte

   #8 11th January 2011, 22:34

   :O well the ones i got said they pass MOT's.
9. Rudpud Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2009 Oxford Posts: 4547 '55 Plate C2 VTS

   #9 11th January 2011, 22:35

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by II_IFAN_II I got failed on m.o.t. with clear white L.e.d.'s

   how can they fail? If theyre working then surely thats it?
10. II_IFAN_II Regular Poster Joined: May 2010 Caernarfon Posts: 256 1.1 FlatArch, VTR

    #10 15th January 2011, 16:33

    Teh M.O.T. guy said they looked blue.. but they were clearly wight...
11. user_15989 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857

    #11 15th January 2011, 16:38

    It is illegal to use any other colour apart from white/yellow on the road in the UK. Also these LED conversion bulbs are not road legal anyway.
12. philliantkr Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2009 Birmingham Posts: 414 Citroen Saxo VTR (2000)

    #12 15th January 2011, 16:55

    The led's are perfectly legal as long as they are the correct colour.....
13. user_15989 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857

    #13 15th January 2011, 19:19

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by philliantkr The led's are perfectly legal as long as they are the correct colour.....

    There is a big difference from the LED systems coming on some modern vehicles and the conversion bulbs you can put in your Saxos original light cluster. This is why reputable retailers such as Demontweeks list such items as “not E-marked, so are therefore for off-road and show use only.” To fit such a light to your Saxo and use it on the public road would be illegal no matter what colour it was.
14. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

    #14 15th January 2011, 20:58

    i had a cheap set of ebay, lasted a month. Got another cheap set from another seller on ebay and there still working after a year lol
15. philliantkr Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2009 Birmingham Posts: 414 Citroen Saxo VTR (2000)

    #15 15th January 2011, 21:18

    I'm using some £3 smd led's from ebay had them for 12 months still working fine, my mate bought some prism led's from halfords for £10 and they started to flicker and flash after 2 months
16. user_35776 Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 Barnstaple Posts: 1666 Mk 6 zetec s

    #16 16th January 2011, 02:01

    I get all mine off ebsy around the £5 mark and always worked fine and White is obviously best and less attention drawing