LED indicator advice

Originally Posted by chazzyb

Call me old fashioned , but incandescant indicator blubs generate light other road users can see!

You're old-fashioned!!

Sure-bright LEDs give out more light (higher Lux) rating, and use less energy than conventional bulbs.

They cost a fair amount though.

Originally Posted by Baph

and use less energy than conventional bulbs.

Do they? When you've stuck a bloody great resistor in the circuit do make it consume as much current as the blub it replaces?

Originally Posted by chazzyb

Do they? When you've stuck a bloody great resistor in the circuit do make it consume as much current as the blub it replaces?

I wouldn't stick a resistor in though, I'd use a flasher relay.

Right all sorted.

I ditched the crappy motrax led indicators and got some better qualitly ones with the resisters already in line on eash indicator

Alot easier and took nearly no time at all to do.


The result is a smart brighter rear end

The ill fitting tail tidy i bought is another subject all together though

Originally Posted by chazzyb

Call me old fashioned , but incandescant indicator blubs generate light other road users can see! From a 'be seen' POV, I don't go a bundle on LED indies. And another thing , VAG seem to be fitting rear light clusters where the indicator is toally surrounded by stop/tail lights! The red light swamps the indicator light. Maybe it's my eyes...

I see your point. However I think the comparitive result depends greatly on the LED and original units in question though. IMHO and limited experiance LED units can be more directional and this is a negative thing, however within their 'viewable' range they can often be a lot better than the bulbs they replace.

I belive this is one of the reasons that emergency vehicles are fitted with LED units on (at least) the front of the vehicle. Viewing angle is intentionally poor so as not to distract people unnecessarily however within the intended viewable range F! me are they bright. Was messing around with a new St. Johns Ambulance a few years ago and in bright sunlight the result was very impressive.

Totally with you on the VAG thing. I think the Golf is the biggest offender I've noted, but I'm sure there are others.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

i sorted my bike out by flogging the aftermarket indys on ebay and putting my OE one back on

I might be with you on that one.

But I love the cars that get LED lights right like 3 series BMW, Aston Martin DB9. Range Rovers are like VAG, but I think it works on them
It's so crisp & clean how they are either on or off, no fading off & heating up.

Oh, and the front LEDs on Audis & Porches, bring it on they're so cool!

i like the angle eye's lights on the beemers. led's are great but i'm not one for enjoying having problems, i always looks for the easy way out.

Originally Posted by chazzyb

Call me old fashioned , but incandescant indicator blubs generate light other road users can see! From a 'be seen' POV, I don't go a bundle on LED indies. And another thing , VAG seem to be fitting rear light clusters where the indicator is toally surrounded by stop/tail lights! The red light swamps the indicator light. Maybe it's my eyes...

LED's generate visible light as well. "Light Emitting Diode" and mine are as bright as bulbs and work a treat. If they weren't bright enough, they wouldn't be legal.

They're just very low impedance so they require a resistor in parallel to mimic a bulbs resistance to lower the flash rate that's what this whole thread is about.

It seems that most people have had a problem with fitting Motrax LEDs with motrax universal relay... err me to. I have search thew forum and done as instructed....

However the lights remain lit solid... what do I need to do next?????

Please help