Problem with LED bulbs in dash

[cinkmoot]

I've changed this every 3 weeks and frankly, i'm sick of it.
Takes 2 weeks and they start flickering and another one week and they go out completely.
I drive 20 mins at night every day drivng home from work and maybe an hour on the weekend going out and going to see friends.
Anybody who can refer good LED bulbs for the dash ( wedge based - 194 ) in super white.
My dash looks like a modern car in that white but its just too frustrating when they start going out like that.

I'm about to stick a light strip in there.

Thanks everybody


Oh, and I just turned 26 today.
I feel 30, LOL

[LynchburgCSI]

Theyre getting too much voltage/amperage. You need a resistor (or a bigger one) in front of the LED. But that's not gonna happen. Switch brands.

[swagger_wagon468]

^ lynchburg def knows... so here is a site that im pretty sure all of theirs have built in resistors. heres a link for all of their 194 bulbs... look around their site, they have every bulb needed.
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...ini-wedge.html

[iovaykind]

That's weird, I get mine off ebay.. the 5wled ones, never had a problem and its been months. What brand do you use?

[lucasarg]

Originally Posted by iovaykind

That's weird, I get mine off ebay.. the 5wled ones, never had a problem and its been months. What brand do you use?

I was looking at the website, and to buy them it asked for the angle of view. (120 or 90). I guess it has to be 90 degrees. Right?

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...ini-wedge.html

for the 194, for the dash cluster.

[iovaykind]

You would want the angle of view closes to 180 so that it disperses light well. Don't buy off that website, just get the ones off ebay.. they're basically the same thing, and cost a fraction of the price. I never had problems with them (ebay) and bought twice from different merchants located in China.

[LynchburgCSI]

Do you even know what viewing angle is...? 120 degrees would be better for gauges.

[n3rdifed]

Originally Posted by LynchburgCSI

Theyre getting too much voltage/amperage. You need a resistor (or a bigger one) in front of the LED. But that's not gonna happen. Switch brands.

having the same problem...can you post up a direct link if that is not too much to ask. thank you berry much.

[iovaykind]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2x-19...Q5fAccessories

Those were the ones I got, awesome LEDs.. not a problem with them for over a few months.

[lucasarg]

Originally Posted by iovaykind

You would want the angle of view closes to 180 so that it disperses light well. Don't buy off that website, just get the ones off ebay.. they're basically the same thing, and cost a fraction of the price. I never had problems with them (ebay) and bought twice from different merchants located in China.

Thank you iovaykind and LynchburgCSI. I never knew there were led with a resistor build in. Now i wanna new bulbs.

[swagger_wagon468]

Originally Posted by lucasarg

Thank you iovaykind and LynchburgCSI. I never knew there were led with a resistor build in. Now i wanna new bulbs.

just fyi, i told u bout the LED with built in resistors.