Aftermarket tails: LED vs non-LED

[Fosscore]

Those will look nice. Similar to my LED Spyder versions with the JDM Astar reverse bulbs in there. Very bright behind even through the dark tint.

 

[J Mac]

I have those same ones. Took a few tries but finally found some LED's that work well in them. I bought these from ebay in red for tail/brake/turn and white for reverse. Very bright.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2PCS-3157-3...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

 

[05Single]

I have those same ones. Took a few tries but finally found some LED's that work well in them. I bought these from ebay in red for tail/brake/turn and white for reverse. Very bright.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2PCS-3157-3057-High-Power-Cree-LED-Chip-Bright-Red-Brake-Tail-Stop-Light-Bulbs/262228014044?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

Could've just got white for all 3. Be brighter. Lens is already red. Js

So you say 'took a few tries', what do you mean by that? Those didn't work at first or a type of bulb you had before that I should steer away from ?

 

[MidwestMike]

Could've just got white for all 3. Be brighter. Lens is already red. Js

Don't forget that LEDs work different than incandescent bulbs. The best brightness is achieved by having the same color bulbs as the lens when working with LEDs.


http://betterautomotivelighting.com/2012/10/18/which-color-leds-should-i-use/

 

[05Single]

Don't forget that LEDs work different than incandescent bulbs. The best brightness is achieved by having the same color bulbs as the lens when working with LEDs.


http://betterautomotivelighting.com/2012/10/18/which-color-leds-should-i-use/

White inherently has the brightest light output. The lens emit whatever color the lens is lol. That article doesn't make sense to me lol
But now I wanna do my own test and see. The article is from 2012 and no info on what bulb was used. And they used a fluted lens. With today's bulbs and higher watts/output/design and newer style clear lenses, might tell a different story.

 

[MidwestMike]

White inherently has the brightest light output. The lens emit whatever color the lens is lol. That article doesn't make sense to me lol
But now I wanna do my own test and see. The article is from 2012 and no info on what bulb was used. And they used a fluted lens. With today's bulbs and higher watts/output/design and newer style clear lenses, might tell a different story.

"Normal" white light is made up of different colors. (Think about how a prism separates the white light in to the other colors)
A red lens on a "normal" white light source filters all but the red, so you are losing the brightness associated with the other colors.
This is why any colored lens will not be as bight as a bulb without a lens.

But LEDs are different. A red LED produces red light, so the red lens lets all the light though, it is not filtering any out.
(without getting in to minor loss of the light and lens not being the exact same version/frequency of red)

The date of the article and type of equipment used is not a factor here. This topic was well covered as soon as LEDs started to become popular.

I only learned about it when I went through the process of converting my bike to LEDs.

https://www.google.com/search?q=led+lens+same+color+as+the+bulb

 

[ge0rgin0]

Not bad for $60 on those pair of headlights. Im looking at this set but now you guys got me thinking about that brightness factor

 

[MidwestMike]

Not bad for $60 on those pair of headlights. Im looking at this set but now you guys got me thinking about that brightness factor

It's not that other setups do not work at all.

But in my case on the bike I already had red lenses, so when swapping to an LED and having the option to go red or white LEDs, it was a simply decision to choose the red LEDs.

 

[05Single]

Not bad for $60 on those pair of headlights. Im looking at this set but now you guys got me thinking about that brightness factor

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Those in the pic are for Silverado. Careful you don't order the wrong ones. But they do make C style lights for ours.

 

[05Single]

"Normal" white light is made up of different colors. (Think about how a prism separates the white light in to the other colors)
A red lens on a "normal" white light source filters all but the red, so you are losing the brightness associated with the other colors.
This is why any colored lens will not be as bight as a bulb without a lens.

But LEDs are different. A red LED produces red light, so the red lens lets all the light though, it is not filtering any out.
(without getting in to minor loss of the light and lens not being the exact same version/frequency of red)

The date of the article and type of equipment used is not a factor here. This topic was well covered as soon as LEDs started to become popular.

I only learned about it when I went through the process of converting my bike to LEDs.

https://www.google.com/search?q=led+lens+same+color+as+the+bulb

Hmmm makes sense but it don't but it does lol. Either way I planned on getting red so have a deeper red tone instead of a lighter almost pink look.