matt13b

I just got some led bulb bulbs and fitted them up to my brake lights,reverse lights, numberplate lights etc from Japan and was just wondering if anyone knew where I could get some more from australia anywhere for the centre brake light and side mirros/door lights etc??

Black-8

don't know about the side mirror light, but isn't the centre brake light and inside door is normal T10? The map light is also T10. The centre roof interior light is the festoon dome base type. I usually buy my LEDs from eBay, from this particular seller: http://stores.ebay.com.au/id=7001941...TRK:MEFS:MESST

takahashi

Side mirror light is a W5W, 194.

3rd (centre) brake light is a standard T20 or 7440.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...bulb+code+list


EDIT: My experience of LED in the parker light and number plate lights are not very good. They die prematurely while the interior one last over 3 years now.

RNE515

Yeah, thats been my experience as well. Quite annoying

Are there any recommendations for the parker light? something thats close to the stock headlights?

Mazurfer

If they will ship down under(sorry for that mate) use V-LED's and I promise you won't be sorry. Here's what I run and you should be able to cross numbers if need be.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...58587#poststop


BTW......."Parker Light"?, is that what we call "Parking Lights"?
If so, what I have is a good match and I think you'd like them. They are a real pain to get to though unless you got really small hands.


And....................Be careful changing the 3rd brake light(the center one) to an LED, it can actually cause problems. I'll see if I can find that thread and post it here if I find it.


Dave

takahashi

Thanks for the links ... yeah we call it the "parker"

Right... the problem of the LED in parker is that the current may be too high. Otherwise, I am not able to think of another explanation. Is the V LED highest quality you can find. Coz it is a waste of money to ship it half way across the globe otherwise.

Mazurfer

Naw, the LED's work fine in the parking lights up front, it's that third brake light in the rear that was causing issues with some folks. Think it was the DCS circuit believe it or not and was getting disrupted and setting it off. I do think it was a current sensitivity issue, and for some reason in that third brake light position, it didn't like it.

Well............I'm not an expert, but I've been running everthing you saw in that thread for over a year with no issues and no burnouts. Before I started, I did alot of research on this site and people without a doubt liked them best. Maybe you should do a group buy for everybody in Oz?

Mazurfer

Taka...................here's that other thread about the third brake light issue if you or any others are interested.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...28246#poststop


Believe it or not, I think it was an issue because there wasn't enough current draw using LED in that position.


Dave

RXP33D

My V-LED led for the parkers just died in the *** last night.

RNE515

Cool, thanks mate! I have been looking for a decent match for a while.

My thinking is that its the heat causing the LED parking lights to fail but who knows.

I'll prob order a set of blue's and the super whites in your thread...lets see how it goes.

takahashi

LED does not generate as much heat as normal lights.

DrewMan

you get what you pay fir with lights IMO.


get some decent PIAA ones and they will last for yonks

matt13b

ok thanks for the help guys..