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Posted By Discussion Topic: LED headlight Bulbs -- page: 1 2     Jcoles 06-06-2018 @ 7:20 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 12 Joined: Jan 2012 I'm interested in knowing about the quality and effectiveness of the LED headlight bulbs that are designed as a direct replacement for the original pre-focus style, # 48-13007 (and 2330, P30d). My impression is that these bulbs are designed to be brighter with much less current demand. I'm running a 6V 3-brush generator, retrofitted with internal regulator, in a 1936 model. If anyone has used the LED bulbs, I'd appreciate an opinion. Thank you, Jim Here is one source for the bulbs: http://www.dynamoregulatorconversions.com/online-shop-for-led-bulbs-and-light-boards-etc.php Jcoles 07-06-2018 @ 9:05 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 12 Joined: Jan 2012 Well, after more than 100 views on this post, I'm figuring no one is using LED headlight bulbs. I'll go ahead and try them, and report back. MG 07-06-2018 @ 9:38 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 1261 Joined: Nov 2009 That'll be great if you do.... DD931 07-07-2018 @ 4:56 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 66 Joined: Nov 2014 LEDs aren't brighter, they just use less electricity. Halogens are brighter, but use MORE electricity. On a car, there's no advantage to switching to LEDs. And, since thermal flasher elements are sensitive to current flow, you might be introducing an unintended problem by switching to LEDs. DD931 07-07-2018 @ 4:57 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 66 Joined: Nov 2014 LEDs aren't brighter, they just use less electricity. Halogens are brighter, but use MORE electricity. On a car, there's no advantage to switching to LEDs. And, since thermal flasher elements are sensitive to current flow, you might be introducing an unintended problem by switching to LEDs. TomO 07-07-2018 @ 6:46 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 7256 Joined: Oct 2009 The lower current requirements of LED bulbs allow more lumens (amount of light produced) to be produced by the same current. Brighter LEDs are now becoming more affordable. The LEDs that I used in my tail lights are 25% brighter than the 1158 bulbs that they replaced. There are other LED arrays that are brighter. I would also be interested in Jim's experience with the LED headlight bulbs. The halogen bulbs that were used to replace the pre-focused bulbs often did not work very well as the light was too scattered. Tom wmsteed 07-07-2018 @ 8:46 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 613 Joined: Oct 2009 I converted the head lights on my '39 from the original reflector type to halogen, big mistake. Ruined a pair of reflectors modifying them to halogen and the amount of light produced was useless because it was not compatible with the lens prisms, which created a lot of light that went no where. I am in the process of converting my head lights back to reflector type using original style pre-focus type of bulb. The bulbs are sold by Ron Francis, they are called Bright Bulbs. I wonder just how well LED headlights would work in old reflector lights with the lens prisms.? LED lights tend to be non directional, which means they put out a lot of light in one direction, however, the light emitted to the side is quite poor. It would appear that the science of head lights is quite exacting, with little room for error. I converted the head lights on my '36 to 6v sealed beams using a conversion for a '36 truck, with truck trim rings, many years ago, using a relay so that the lights received full power with no added drain on the switch. The lights on my '36 work great, especially on the open road. Bill 36 5 win delx cpe Jcoles 07-07-2018 @ 8:27 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 12 Joined: Jan 2012 “On a car, there's no advantage to switching to LEDs. And, since thermal flasher elements are sensitive to current flow, you might be introducing an unintended problem by switching to LEDs.” I’m asking specifically about LED headlight bulbs, so I can’t imagine that there will be a problem with a thermal flasher. Would anyone have a flasher in that circuit, except maybe a police vehicle? DD931 07-08-2018 @ 8:03 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 66 Joined: Nov 2014 Sorry, I was addressing the subject of LEDs in general. Of course headlights don't have flashers. But, turn signals do. Junglejim 06-22-2020 @ 7:12 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 17 Joined: Jun 2020 Any update on this topic? I realize its 2 years old.

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