LED tail light bulb

[skydog1000]

following Chris's advice I just found these 2 X BAY15D Rear Tail Brake Stop Cree Q5 LED Bulbs Cold White SMD 5050 HOT EP98 | eBay and bought some

Does not ship to USA

 

[barbagris]

following Chris's advice I just found these 2 X BAY15D Rear Tail Brake Stop Cree Q5 LED Bulbs Cold White SMD 5050 HOT EP98 | eBay and bought some

Red ones would have been better!

 

[barbagris]

Would be great if we knew what the amp draw was compared to an 1157.Thanks for the info Fred:bch:

Q5's are 5W at full pop. Note that not all LEDS have the same efficiency and the higher the output the more Heatsinking you need. Look at those bulbs Hansos getting.

CREE's LEDS are well documented on their web.

5050 SMDs tend to draw about 0.5W and pump out 20 lumens.

 

[barbagris]

Does not ship to USA

2X 7 5W LED 1157 BAY15D T25 P21 Auto Marine Car Motor Light Bulbs High Red | eBay

What about these - I've used these guys for other stuff.

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Got these Saturday. Here is the blind taste test.

Stock running


Stock stop


LED running


LED stop


If you go by the camera the stock bulb wins hands down. In person, the led puts out a more intense, harsh light, would probably grab the attention of drivers better. It's cloudy today. The next sunny day I'll try some outside picks.

 

[Rolltide100]

Anybody ever tried one of these in an R3 ?

Never tried that one but I am using the Kisan Tailblazer and it works really well. I have noticed most tail pushers seem to give me an extra five foot!

Respectfully,
Greg

https://www.kisantech.com/index.php?cat_id=3

 

[cootertwo]

I guess I'll have to get out my multimeter, and answer my own question. These LED's claim to draw less power right? So how come when you put them in a turn signal application, car or bike, the stock flasher will flash much faster than with a stock filament type bulb. Stock, mechanical type flashers work on load. The more the load, the quicker they flash, (open). And look at all the heat these LED's put out. Heat takes electricity. Just sayin, that's all.

 

[idk]

Nice revival of a 7 year old thread.

 

[cootertwo]

Well, I did use the search function....