David -
Here's a repost of what I put to the list about a year ago. The LEDs I used
are VERY bright, much brighter than even Halogen bulbs... almost too
bright. The LEDs available from Autolumination are still the same, and
there are some new ones available - I'd probably use the Eagle Eye 5 bulb if
I did the job now (then I wouldn't have to use the 100 ohm resistor):
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I thought y'all would like to know that I have done an even better thing
with this reflector conversion.
I have been watching LED technology for some time and I have found a company
that makes a very VERY high intensity 1157. Trust me these lights are as
bright, if not brighter than halogen bulbs... and they're better because
they last forever and they have "instant on" functionality, plus the
bulbs never get hot.
This is how the set up looks before final assembly on my early '64 BJ8:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Healey.Nut/HealeyNutSCarStuff/photo#5108189838072380146
I bought the LED from this company:
http://autolumination.com/1156_1157.htm
The LED I bought to use with the reflector was the Eagle Eye II 1157 in red
(red is usually the brightest type of LED). I also bought the 1157 sockets
from the same company. As you can see in my picture above I installed a
ground wire at the bottom of the socket, as the light will be isolated from
ground when mounted.
I drilled a hole in the rubber mount using a 25mm carbide tipped hole drill
bit. The Eagle Eye II light fits very nicely in the hole and will not fall
out (slight interference fit).
The only thing with these LEDs are the running lights and the brake lights
are almost the same brightness (out of the box), so I put an inline 100
ohm/5 watt resistor on the running light circuit and now it all works
perfectly. The light draws enough current so that a standard flasher will
still work with this bulb. So, now my reflectors have running lights as
well as brake/turnsignal lights. It works really well!
FYI I also bought the Eagle Eye Tower 1157 (red) and put that in the
standard Lucas turn signals.
Just one question - one of the reflectors has silver paint on it. Any
recommendation for getting rid of the liver paint so the light will be
brighter? Will Tamaya hobby thinner work?
Best Regards,
Alan
'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 4:32 PM, D HALL <dthall@btinternet.com> wrote:
> Listers
> I am considering putting either the stop lights or the indicators on my
> restoration BT7 in the reflector pods on the shroud. I am sure this will
> have
> been covered previously but if anyone has details of such a scheme their
> thoughts would be appreciated.
> regards
> David Hall
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