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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: nadlad on October 05, 2012, 01:54:22 am

Title: Sick of led blowing
Post by: nadlad on October 05, 2012, 01:54:22 am

For some reason whichever led I use for side lights the drivers side always after a couple of months then it's the long drawn out case of bumper off etc etc

Am reverting back to halogen does anyone know of any that are xenon style ie white or blue so that I can buy them and not have to ever replace again

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Title: Re: Sick of led blowing
Post by: Tortaruga on October 05, 2012, 07:44:31 am

Try these:

MTEC SUPER WHITE 501 W5W XENON EFFECT BULBS SIDELIGHTS

From Hid direct on eBay.

Title: Re: Re: Sick of led blowing
Post by: nadlad on October 05, 2012, 09:22:36 am

Hi there leds? Is that what you got ad rather go for halogen
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Title: Re: Sick of led blowing
Post by: john87 on October 05, 2012, 09:52:07 am

The LEDs will fail because of the high amounts of heat that come off the high beam bulb. You can buy metal-cased LEDs that can withstand this heat from ultraleds.co.uk  :happy2:

Title: Re: Sick of led blowing
Post by: monte on October 05, 2012, 11:31:35 am

Quote from: Tortaruga on October 05, 2012, 07:44:31 am

Try these:

MTEC SUPER WHITE 501 W5W XENON EFFECT BULBS SIDELIGHTS

From Hid direct on eBay.

X2

The MTEC's are great sidelights  :happy2:

Title: Re: Sick of led blowing
Post by: nadlad on October 05, 2012, 03:08:42 pm

ok mtecs ordered i know need some nice xenon style foglights h11 avre ordered the mtec h11 super whites

Title: Re: Sick of led blowing
Post by: homesqueeze on October 05, 2012, 04:06:12 pm

Why would you need to take the bumper off to change a sidelight?!!  :surprised:

Title: Re: Re: Sick of led blowing
Post by: nadlad on October 05, 2012, 06:55:55 pm

Its too tight to get to in my tdi

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Title: Re: Sick of led blowing
Post by: monte on October 05, 2012, 07:25:48 pm

You won't be disappointed nad, the MTEC's are awesome mate.

I've got...

2x H7 MTECs for dipped beam
2x H7 MTECs for full beam
2x H11 MTECs for fogs
2x 501 W5W MTECs for sidelights

I love the Superwhite look  8)

Title: Re: Re: Sick of led blowing
Post by: nadlad on October 05, 2012, 08:30:15 pm

Do the xenon heaflights use h7 for high beam too

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Title: Re: Re: Sick of led blowing
Post by: Moz on October 05, 2012, 08:59:36 pm

Quote from: nadlad on October 05, 2012, 08:30:15 pm

Do the xenon heaflights use h7 for high beam too

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Xenon headlamps use a different bulb altogether, it's not a H7 size

Title: Re: Re: Sick of led blowing
Post by: nadlad on October 05, 2012, 10:15:15 pm

Am not talking about the ds2 bulb I mean the high beam I think it's a h7 swell

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