Just the video i was looking for. I ordered a cheap $3 set of interior lights online, need to wait a month before it gets delivered so I was slowly losing my patience and was considering going out and buying an expensive set. Thank you for your video!
I got some similar ones as well, opted for warm white as I disliked the cold sharp white light from regular LED bulbs. Bonus part is that they won't melt the socket any more, the old incandescent bulbs was starting to melt the sockets in my case, probably due to living in a tropical place which gets hot
Thanks for posting, Mike....definitely valuable info. I've been eyeballing the $10 per bulb variety (rhymes with "Tillups" :-)) as well as the "cheapos". Like yourself, I prefer the result you achieved on the right, and plan to order accordingly.
I bought some cheap ones for my ‘17 Colorado. The ones most often used are the tag lights and the interior map light. Both began to flicker after six months
The led with no polarity use a bridge rectifier. That means the current goes through a pair of diodes and each diode has a .5 volt voltage drop, .5v x 2 is 1 volt less going to the LED's becomes less bright. It's just for convenience because people bring back the LEDs I sold them and say half don't work even after I put printed instructions in the bag on polarity. I get busy and forget to tell people. The cheap COB LED's are even brighter. Some have 24 LEDs under the phosphor coating.
I had the cheap Chinese led's in my car for just over 12 months before one started to flicker, i took the lamp apart and cleaned the contacts which reduced it a bit but i ended up replacing it......... a month or so later the new one and another one of the original led's started flickering. I have Phillips led's in my wife's car and they have nearly three years on them with no issue.
Typically the super cheap ones don't hold up as long and are an off color white. This isn't always the case but typically. I like to keep track how long they last before they dim/flicker/burnout then compare it with a different brand. Although if you don't plan on owning your vehicle for a few years it doesn't matter as much since the cheap ones typically come in bulk. Just keep the extras in the glove box.
If you don’t mind the fugly blue tinted light, sure, aliexpress leds will do. Also, they trend to fail a lot more often than OSRAM or PHILIPS. However, if you are not a teenager and prefer a natural white light, look for for LEDs that say 4000K on the box, and from a known brand, they will be the most natural color temperature.
I had the cheapo ones in my car since June of 2016. They were good but in now in fall of 2018 they began to get dim, I checked the battery but it wasn't because of that . Eventually it just got dimmer and dimmer than finally died. It may not be the most powerful, but if you want something to last long , go ahead and get the more expensive ones .
Okay I work at the auto parts store that sells those. I’ve tried all of their LED’s and they SUCK for the price. So cheapo I’m with you. At least for interior lighting. Y’all make sure for your headlights or drl they are properly made worth chilling technology cause that’s for road safety. A lot of cheaper bulbs go Big Bang for the brightness but skip the reliability aspect.
I just went through this and the cheap $8-10 kit I ordered online literally only lasted about 10 days and by then every single bulb had already went out.
Often the cheapest ones breaks or doesn't work after month. I would not purchase the cheap or the expensive. Just find something in the middle. Also the direction of the LED diodes is different too, which is better for this case.
I bought some from e bay for my maxima. Love them. Then I seen how much they are at pep boys and I almost shit my pants glad I watched your video now I bought some for my F150
Incandescent or LED in a diffuser bulb in a semi-parabolic reflector VS LED that are aimed in one direction (and aimed away from reflector) - apples V oranges. Perhaps some video of the cabin?
Best to do research on the leds they use. The "cheap-o" is using a plate of square face smd and the name brand is a dome smd. This is why it is more expensive
cheap one doesn't last as long but you're not exactly running the interior lights the entire time when running your car, so when it comes to this example the cheap ones do make more economical sense as well as benefits of being brighter.
I bought a cheap set off of wish that was supposed to have all my truck's interior lights 2 map lights were the only ones that were dimensionaly correct.Only 4 LEDs NOT even as bright as the factory yellowish bulbs,but the light color was better.I have always hated the color of vehicle interior lights.Guess I'll try ebay.
I bought a cheap-o/crap-o Chinese LED’s and almost burned my plastic casing off thanks for the fuse because that went out before more damage could be done. So yes I’ld happily pay $10 for sylvania or philips bulbs because they’re much better quality and safer.
The Osram's are pure white whereas the unbranded have a blue tone. I guess the Osram should last a lot longer but then again with that price difference they need to last one heck of a lot longer to be justified. Some unbranded ones are just as good as name brand but also some unbranded ones can be real crap.
For applications where they will only be on short periods at a time such as door lights I have found there is no difference in life, but for places where the bulb will be on long lengths at once such as tag lights the higher quality bulbs last much longer while the cheap ones start to fail in a flashing manner.
Those cheap ones only last a year or so.. I have the exact same ones but I keep ‘em in the glove box so it’s worth it.. I can’t remember how much I paid but cheap enough to get like 10 of them at once.
Might be good to carry a spare in the glove box so you can change it out if out of town and need the light. The cheap ones will die in time due to poor heat dispersal.
I made some out of an old led tv screen I found and trash electronics, it's surprising how far Chinese manufacturing has come compared too American marketed products , price and performsnce
The problem with the cheapo bulbs, the REALLY cheapo ones are as show in this video. Loads of LEDs and no heat sink. These WILL flicker after a while and eventually fail as the heat will kill the LED. Get the ones with less LEDs and WITH a heat sink and they should last a lot longer.
the difference is the quality of light. the cheaper light is brighter but the more expensive one will emulate daylight more. not saying its better, just that's the difference.
With lighting and a few other stuff... The more expensive are usually shittiest because they have to maintain a saftey standard. Brighter LED's could potentially blind you while driving
I got an LED red light kit for the interior lights, are the boards suppose to have a small glow when powered off? Mines have a dim red is that normal ?
Auto Parts stores are a ripoff now, I tried to buy a idler arm for my 77 van & they wanted $70 for one, I was like that’s a $15! Part! ...I found one on eBay for $7 ! Yeah that’s right. SEVEN DOLLARS
But do cheap one last? I got 4 for $10. Each has 6 LEDs and a heatsink. Within about 6 months they started blinking. producing high pitched noise and mot invcredibly they continue flickering glow after power it shutoff. Does brand name last long? Yours cheapo ones do not even have a heat sink. They must have failed real fast.
Do the bulbs matter for each car? Or are they general size? I own a mazda 6 and it seems like the bulbs if I type it in cost more if its car specific. Thanks
MikesCarInfo At first I thought that was going to be a helpful link.....but it only gives Sylvania part numbers! It doesnt give the bulb size in millimeters, which is necessary to order the LEDs described in this video.
They shouldnt melt if you use a voltage regulator or canbus. Because led's need a lot less power to operate, they will overheat without the voltage regulators.
If liking that warm+low light you are certainly from a colder place. Move a bit to the south of earth, things are pretty nicer here. Otherwise you might waste your whole life to keep yourself warm. Thanks
In this video, you can tell the cheapo has hint of blue to it..should be classified as somewhere around 6500k - 7000k where as the name brand one is very close to a solid 5000k.
This is like the most stupid thing i ever heard :D Anyone who disagree please contact me i could resell you anyting much more expensive to increase value of your own life :D Man you are talking about have to say it different way or he was dealer :D
not just they do, they are 6 TIMES cheaper than the "name brand", i can buy 6 pairs of those instead of 1 pair of name brand, does 1 pair of name brand last longer than 6 PAIRS of cheapo? no.
Installed some cheap ones on my sisters car around 3 years ago, they still work. I also installed some cheap ones in my truck a year ago, and they are still working as well.