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I would use both. Use the cheap ones where you don’t need constant power to them. Doors etc. the ones where you need constant light (license plate lights, 4 wheel drive selector.) I would go with the zevo
At a dollar a piece, even if I change them every year, that means I have enough lights for ten years for the same price of two off the most expensive one. I am for the cheap one because, I won’t have to fight for replacement!
Depending on the location of said light it may not be so cheap. If it takes 2 hours to change it every year??? 2 hrs of my time is worth way more than $9 and if the $10 light lasts 10 years youve saved half a work week replacing bulbs
@@charger440 totally understand that concept and have lived it too. I have learned though that sometimes theres a fine line between working hard creating work and working hard getting things done. Ive fallen into the first hole way to many times. May the Lord bless the projects you touch to help create more time for you to enjoy the things you love.
I was going to say the same thing, because it is. A lot of circuit boards, such as computer motherboards, have a layer of copper throughout the board to help dissipate heat. He also seems to be confused about what solid state electronics are, both the failed LEDs and the new cheap LEDs are solid state, the incandescent bulb is not.
The cheap LEDs have a heatsink. It's the core and the holes. The dome on the ZEVO is like a gel in front of a strobe, it's to correct the light to 6000K and diffuse.
How about using your fancy clamp multimeter to compare the current draw difference between incandesant bulbs vs LED next time? I know this info will be lost on 95% percent of your audience, but it'll just add a few seconds per video, and us numbers geeks will greatly appreciate it. -Chuck
Sylvania ZEVO 194 are good quality I had mine since 5 years still work nice and bright(does not seem to be a change in brightness) i might have to put them in my will
If you find a 14V power supply and perhaps some T10 fixtures to put them in, you could test them by keeping them turned on 24/7. Even if you normally drive multiple hours a day that would shorten your three month test into weeks or perhapa days.
Dude, you should have put the Sylvania bulb on one side and the cheap bulb on the other side, that way the bulbs would get the same amount of run time and your test would be more accurate. Unless you hooked up an hour meter to each truck. Keep up the good work.
I've been using those same Sylvania LED 168/194 bulbs in license plate and front and rear marker lights on several cars, and some of those bulbs getting reused on different cars over the years. They really are quality bulbs. My only complaint is that they are very directional with the light output due to the design of the bulb, and you would have to check how the socket positions in the housing... and in some cases the cheap bulb might have the desired effect whereas the Sylvania bulbs don't shine to the sides.
The heat sink on cheap LEDs is the fiberglass board there mounted on. Along with copper terminals. I prefer the Sylvania LEDs for license plate where moisture and temperature variations are more present. The cheaper board style LEDs have come a long way and they are decent design, those are best used for indoor cab lighting. IMO Good vid.
I have a 96 c1500 with sealed beam headlights. I’ve converted the turn signals in the front to drl/ turn signals by using 1157 switchback leds. White for normal, amber when turning. Only option I had when doing this were the cheap amazon bulbs and they’ve lasted 2 years being on all the time before they started flickering. I just replaced all 4 bulbs with the solid state style and they do seem brighter.
Excellent. Absolutely correct sir and not even one minute in. Really liking the LED series 👌 I have a 96' c1500 suburban, two-wheel, 5.7, 350. picked it up a year ago and been following your channel doing some repairs and doing some laughing with you. If I could post the picture I would but I don't have a picture of my ride online yet. Unfortunately because it's not four-wheel drive it won't be the overland rig yours has the potential to be, but I like to carry my three kids and feel confident on some rough roads LOL. really curious how your rough countries are doing since you've decided to settle on the Bilstein suspension system. I'm about to do the same thing because my suspension sucks nuts as well but I don't think I'll go with the lift. Anyways keep up the great work. don't lose a finger and I'm looking forward to your next video. See you in the next one.
The Zevo replaced my licence plate lights also. It can handle the moisture of everyday driving. I had the cheapo led you had too, it didn't last long when its on the exterior
I REALLY appreciate the dedication to finding the perfect LED light on the market. But please for the love of GOD figure put out option that stabilizes the camera when doing self shots. The constant bounce while your videoing yourself is crazy annoying. Otherwise, keep up the good work.
i bought 2 194 zevos led when they came in a package of 1. 4 years ago and im still using those same led in my License plate light and i have never had an issue out of them the entire time i have owned them and i have 8 zevos led in my dash of my motorcycle and i have not had any issues with them in there as well i love the leds i have and would never buy anything else
Zevo is not anywhere near the most expensive leds. Gtr ultra 2 is $200 a set. That not bright enough for ya, try the laser leds... then you will spend some big money
I sent you a text on your video I just saw about See led lights 194. My first upgrade was the lower priced Sylvania led bulb I got at Walmart. But then I switched to the Zevo Super bright Leds mainly because of the lifetime warranty. As I told you, I have a 2000 Toyota Camry LE. I will tell you I've had Zevo for over a year now there still going. I just wish Sylvania would make led headlights because of laws. My flasher is made for both led and incandescent bulbs. My truck light is a 194 I would like for it to be brighter. But felt in the is black. In my high mount I use a red 194 Sylvania zevo very bright. In my dashboard is where I worry. The incandescents bulbs get very hot. I want to replace them with leds but it's the heat I worry about. I'll keep watching your videos on led lights. Thanks much.
I have the amber Sealights on my front markers/signals on my GM. Constant on I got about six months out of them. They started flickering constantly then I changed them. I'm not complaining, I love these lights. And for less than a dollar I have many of them on hand. Very easy to change.
Hey man what is your obsession with LED's? Go out make some content with you using your truck somewhere camping hunting fishing driving down the road , How about some update videos on your electric cooling fans or high powered alternator or??? Do a low budget mod series: Window vents Fender flares Front mount hitch/ winch mount Roof rack Dual battery install Grill swap Air bags for towing This is a list of things that most people would want on their overland rig. Freedomoverspill
You should have done a heat dissipation test between the Sylvania and the other that was put into the tag light location, test them both at 10 min of being on with the laser thermometer.
It's funny you're having a great time with Sylvania bulbs as ALL the LED bulbs I've had in the house from the last year have crapped out, all from Sylvania. Press F to pay respects. I'm not gonna tell you, "Hey, screw you for liking them!" Instead, I'm going to say "Hey, best of luck, that's a lot of money."
Part of the reason that the cheap one is brighter is because it has no diffuser. The Sylvania bulb does. It ends up having a better overall scatter in the housing, even if it sacrifices a bit of brightness. Light diffusion is always a good thing in those kinds of housings.
LEDs come from batches which is a hit and miss in production and hopefully sorted for various manufacturers and applications. Quality control is a factor if it should exist. Circuit boards are notorious to fail in many cases and the real culprits. Look into efficacy or IP ratings over time if you can. As a rule of thumb in general.. the life given is a best case scenario ...so what they give divide by 2 as more realistic estimate. You may want to get a light meter at some point... a cheap one for about $30 is fine. Annnd I was a lighting designer so...
@1ROAD. Now the Sylvania ZEVO T10 are $23 a pair from autozone. After few years, they goin up. But I still think they are worth the money. In general it is insane, but still worth the money for ur led lighting needs for ur vehicle. And now, if u just want one led bulb from sylvania zevo, they are $10 a bulb. Which again, insane but that’s just the way it goes.
I’m about to give up in LED’s in my ‘03 Tahoe. Changed out the rear lights to LED only to be hit with the hyperflash issue. Fixed that by installing a Novita LM487 Flasher unit only to discover that now my cruise control isn’t working. Apparently the cruise monitors resistance to the brake lights to determine when you’ve hit the brake and turn off CC. Since the LED’s don’t have the resistance of a standard bulb the CC thinks the brake has been pressed and CC won’t even activate. Haven’t found a fix for his yet. Think I’m going to just replace the brake light LED’s with the old bulbs and see if that works.
Just thought I'd update this in case anyone else runs into it. I went ahead and replaced the LED's in my brake lights with standard 3157 bulbs and now my cruise control is working again. So... I'm running LED's in the taillights, backup lights, and license plate lights, and standard bulbs in the brake lights. In this configurations (and with the Novita unit installed) everything is working and I do not have the hyperflash issue. Guess I'll just stick with this for now.
Sylvania might be good, but they aren't canbus. They throw an annoying error message in mercedes benz, the festoon leds don't even light up properly and flicker when used as the accent lights inside the cars. They were my first choice but had to return them and use some canbus leds from Amazon.
That’s only euro vehicle’s because they are sensitive. In Japanese cars with not much electronic is fine. Mine 2015 Scion xB doesn’t throw an error code. At all.
The Zevos are not the best T10 bulbs out there. The Zevos have a plastic case. Check out the XenonDepot XTR T10 lights. Those are Ceramic instead of plastic. Of course, they are more expensive. The Zevos are a good compromise. Good quality, but not the greatest, most expensive thing out there.
The sylvania ZEVO are the best led lights. The regular led bulbs are ok. But with ZEVO, they are better because not just a nice plastic on it, but with heatsink in it. And a lifetime warranty. Compare to the ZEVO, xenon depot XTR led bulbs are excellent comparison.
Haaaaaa. Why to change license light to more clear. Keep it unreadable. :). Btw, I just discovered your channel. Thanks so much, I have Suburban 1997 4WD 454
Reason why cheap led bulbs die - is manufacturer make them work 200-300% brighter than those led chips should be. So you can manage the current that drives the led chip, you can run them in smaller A and get them running cooler and make them last as long as they theoretically can. It's cheap to do that.
Jimmy, when you're doing a close up of a small item, like at 4:20, could you rest your hand on the table? You emphasise with your hands and with each emphasis, you move your hand, which is distracting. Just steady your hand, that's holding the bulb, on the table. Thanks.
I've pretty much changed over everything to LED in my Power Wagon except for the headlight projector beams and the license plate. Only way to upgrade projectors is HID. For the license plate bulbs I like the look of LED but I am concerned about glare in my rear facing camera.
The number of LEDs in the cheap bulb, and the direction the light focused into the "housing reflector" give the cheap leds the upper hand... the sylvania has1-3 leds facing straight ahead into the side of the housing, and the end is diffused so they're not blinding when you happen to look directly at them.
Check out some of the test videos done by headlight revolution for very thorough testing of a TON of headlight leds... they have done multiple videos. More recently the GTR Lighting Ultra 2 leds surpassed HID in output brightness.. research away
U get what u paid for. I know I would still buy them. Bought the sylvania zevo 7443R brake light led bulbs for my 2015 lifted Scion xB. And it looks much better. Totally worth buying it.
I have some of those sealight bulbs in the license plate location on my 97 k1500 it's been about 3 months now and still no issues For the Sylvania bulbs they look like good quality but I feel like your paying more for the name because $10 seems too much for just 2 bulbs
Sylvania ZEVO bulbs for headlights are garbage. Do not buy them. Way overpriced and light output is not only scattered everywhere but it isn’t even bright.
I’m fine with sylvania ZEVO led light, specifically T10,T15,7443R,7440A, those 3157W, vanity white lights, Dome lights. T10 license plate lights. Those are just fine. But never fully convinced for H11 zevo low beams or 9005 high beams. I seen of 50/50 of good and not so good. The regular sylvania H11 looks fine. Full aluminum. But for that price of $100, I’d rather go for Lasfit LD Plus switchback that are better made than h11 sylvania. Even with zevo h11 version. The construction of the led bulbs looks 90’s and cheap.
@@jensenbud88 I know lol. I seen the design of the h11 regular sylvania and zevo version. They don’t look that good. There’s a lot better options for the money.
I like your format for the way you make videos. I’ve seen many channels for a long time and I can safely say I love your format and subtle camera angle.
@1ROAD Sorry to bother u in the same video, I want to know? How’s the approach to claim the lifetime warranty for sylvania zevo? Did u claimed all of the zevo led products? And did u use the receipt for proof of the purchase?
What about the brightness reflecting off of the tag? On certain traffic cameras, would it not over expose the tag, thus them not able to read your tag number?
Hey Jimmy, great videos. I did install what you're calling the cheapys for interior lights. 2004 Yukon Denali. Huge difference in light inside. In the front though, The 2 movable map lights, won't come by push button. Fine with master switch and open door. Standard bulb works as should. I don't understand. Any suggestions? BTW, welcome to the Midwest.
I love LED's but always hated bright white light. I consider manslaug/hter everytime a car with blue led lights pulls up behind me. Wish amber led's were more popular. It's almost imposable to find amber led headlight bulbs for my car.
Rob, sometimes it all depends on the brightness of the light since depending on where you put them they might be blinding on coming traffic, possible to get a ticket for them depending on where you live.
Ignore the for off-road use only. Any led bulb size u will see, is gonna said the samething. I have them on my Scion xB. Regardless what the package says. Nothing wrong with them.
@1ROAD You should also try the Sylvania - ZEVO amber for turn signals both front and rear, and get two pairs of sylvania - equalizer resistor to splice the wires. And it will make it look more krisp and more modern in ur older GMC/Chevy SUV’s u have. That would be awesome to see And also try the Sylvania - Zevo red brake light bulbs. I have them recently on my 2015 lifted Scion xB. They are few hairs brighter than oem incandescent bulbs. I want to get the best. Brightest led bulbs from GTR Lighting - armor series that makes 700 lumens. And it’s more usable and very noticeable light output. But for now, I have the Sylvania - ZEVO RED 7443, and they are nicer and brighter and much much more red desirable color than ever. I’m very happy the results is. ❤️🔥❤️🔥🙏🏼🙏🏼
@1ROAD I’m telling u sir. U should try another set of Sylvania ZEVO Amber turn signals, for both front, and rear. And also ur rear zevo brake lights. I have them on my 2015 lifted Scion xB. I have sylvania zevo T10 license plate lights and they are sharp bright krisp white light. And I also have a 7443R sylvania zevo red brake light. Just a couple hairs brighter then they setup for DRL. And when u bright it shines up very nice and very bright. A proper brightness of led that it looks like it came as a factory. Makin our vehicle look premium. As for the turn signal. I would highly recommend for Novita led flasher relay. Instead of messing with load equalizer resistor to splice the wires. It works but I would just get the plug and play relay. Makes ur vehicle look more premium. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
GM wiring for the lights is the problem wire size is too small causing the bulbs to get extremely hot , better quality L.ED.`S LAST LONGER BUT DOESNT CORRECT THE ISSUE!
What do you think of using "plasma" brake lights? They appear much brighter than any LED lights I've seen. Personally I have found that the Sylvania Zevo bulbs work very well and give long service. The cheaper LEDs generally have not lasted as long in my car, I do believe it's because they don't have a heating. I converted my '08 Kia Spectra to all Sylvania LEDs and looks great as well as much less draw on the battery/alternator.
Dishonest people try to "hide" their license plates. You must be an honest person. BTW, I'm running those "cheap" bulbs and haven't had one burn out yet. Nothing wrong with them but that's not to say there are bad "cheap" LED's out there.
Mate it sounds like you are sponsored. There are better solid state LED that have aluminium cores not just a fibreglass pcb. They also have buck converts and not just a resistor to regulate voltage and current thereby reducing the temperature output of the LEDs and control circuitry.
The Sylvania bulbs are good but there definitely not very expressive compared to other bulbs like GTR's or Morimoto's that are 50 to 60 percent higher. Diode Dynamics is another good company. I took the Sylvania Zevo back up lights out of my car because they didn't give enough light and put in some GTR's that look like head lights coming at you.
do you know if these work with AC? everyone keeps telling me they're plug and play but i've heard leds no matter what need DC. Want em for a motorcycle dashboard
Hi Jimmy, I own a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche and I would like to say; thank you, you are doing a very good job with your videos, they are very helpful for me since your trucks are kind of similar to mine. May I ask if you have replaced the Headlights (high and low beam) and Foglight with SYLVANIA? ... I don't see they have ZEVO (6000K) for this application. Also, have you replaced all the rear/tail lights bulbs required with SYLVANIA ZEVO or planning to do so? ... what would be your recommendation for the rear? thanks in advance...!!!
I'm looking to get this brand for map lights but in blue😁 The way to go around high pricing is sign up for whatever auto parts store you use & receive birthday savings coupon. I just got a $5 off cpn that I will apply to this lights💪
I just replaced my Focus parking lights (168) with some sylvania zevo cost me like $15 for the two of them from auto zone, but they are nice and bright. Now just to see if they are worth the $15. Since my parking lights run with my healights at night, when I open any doors, or just when I turn them on and unlock my car. I think they run with the DRL too.
On my 97 Grand I just added two relays & heavier wire plus better plugs & what a difference for my headlights. I also upgraded my wiring to heavier welding cable to grounds, batt. to starter, batt. to Alt. ect. THE BIG 3 OR MORE IF YOU LIKE. You can buy a kit or make your own.
@@toyotabrony 4000k is actually natural white! The problem with you car people is that you are used to such an incredibly cold color of led lights so 4000k looks warm in color in comparison. There is no other place than in the car where many people want such cold colors. I'm not one of them. I don't like cold color with a bit of blue
Quick Tip If you drink and drive often and want to upgrade your tag light, brake light, or any other signal light it would be best to spend the extra money on an led that offers a lifetime warranty such as Sylvania.
To be fair, I believe to some extent all LEDs will be hit or miss what I think really counts is like discussed in the video is location your using the bulb, and I also think quality of the housing the bulb is placed would be key as well, we all know the tight fit the stock housings and or locations have but when we swap any of the stock housings (headlights, taillights,) and then plug in an led and twist it into the new housings that fit may not be as tight resulting in that bulb not doing as well as it could have. I would say to test,.... And I know most of us wouldn't want to but Two different bulbs..... Same location on the same truck.... That way both bulbs get the same time of operation
Best 194/168/T10 bulbs are the Phillips bulbs. Tried all three. The phillips is closer to white. The cheap are blue white and flickered after a month of driving and the Sylvania brand is good but it's a warmer white. Had the Phillips for almost a year and made 3 trips across the country mostly at night and they have yet to flicker.
been using led like this 3years ago for license plate and night light..still working bright..philips/Osram t10 12v 6700 skywhite..only cost 3 - 8 dollar per set in malaysia..
ZEVO bulbs and the other sylvania bulbs all caused "bulb out" codes in my cars and I have always gotten better results by just purchasing several cheaper ones on amazon and returning the ones that don't work.
I've always liked your videos. Mainly because I have a 97 suburban. I know they are expensive bit have you considered a procharger for your build. It's something I personally want to do to my own vehicle but my engine has around 330k! Still runs great but that many miles I'm just inviting issues. Gm performance makes a drop I 383 which is what I'm going to put in when my engine finally goes out but a procharger would be awesome for your build. Especially since you got it with so few miles.
Hey 1Road, the lesser expensive bulbs have heat sinks on them, they're on the sides where the electrical contact is made with holes thru them, thus dissipating the heat created electrically, ijs, Thank you for the video.
I also like the Philips 194 LEDs which I put in my cars for indoor and license plate lights which i have been using for almost 2 years now.I thought you would put 1 of each type in your cars for a true longevity test of the cheap and Sylvania bulbs. Then each would get identical usage for comparison.
I think to get an exact comparison you should leave one cheap one on one side and one expensive on the other like you showed in the video that way you know for sure they had the exact same timeframe! And come back in one year or come back when one fails!
Hello Jimmy, I enjoy reading comments on your review's. Keep being awesome and rolling the old iron. You da man! I'll be buying from your site. Thanks again for the great content.
