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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: ckz on 14 November 2014, 07:26:21

Title: Led Lightbulbs ?
Post by: ckz on 14 November 2014, 07:26:21
Did anyone change the rear light bulbs for LED bulbs on an omega estate and did it turn out better or worse?
I know some cars don't like the led's and playing up on the electric.
Title: Re: Led Lightbulbs ?
Post by: 05omegav6 on 14 November 2014, 08:17:37
Did anyone change the rear light bulbs for LED bulbs on an omega estate and did it turn out better or worse?
I know some cars don't like the led's and playing up on the electric.
They don't agree with check control... so unless your car is plod or GLS, expect alot of error messages.
Title: Re: Led Lightbulbs ?
Post by: TheBoy on 14 November 2014, 08:41:48
As Taxi Al says, it will make a mess of the check control.

In addition, not seen any for a while - I think most OOFers have more sense - but the early ones people were buying "cheap" from egay were shockingly shite. And unreliable.
Title: Re: Led Lightbulbs ?
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 14 November 2014, 09:19:13
I had some kicking about the workshop and tried them in mine - even though they weren't the cheap ones they still caused the rear brake light to come on dimly. Mildly annoying...
Title: Re: Led Lightbulbs ?
Post by: TheBoy on 14 November 2014, 12:58:42
I had some kicking about the workshop and tried them in mine - even though they weren't the cheap ones they still caused the rear brake light to come on dimly. Mildly annoying...
Bulbs are about 40p on Halfords trade. Far less annoying (esp as Halfords bulbs appear to have hugely improved a few years back)
Title: Re: Led Lightbulbs ?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 14 November 2014, 16:05:44
I had some kicking about the workshop and tried them in mine - even though they weren't the cheap ones they still caused the rear brake light to come on dimly. Mildly annoying...
Bulbs are about 40p on Halfords trade. Far less annoying (esp as Halfords bulbs appear to have hugely improved a few years back)

Don't know... Put one in my number plate light for the MOT last year, drove home from the MOT and someone pointed out that it had blown as I was pulling onto the driveway.

Mental note to get one for this year's MOT. :-[
Title: Re: Led Lightbulbs ?
Post by: Bigron on 14 November 2014, 16:40:15
I know it's over someone's 99p budget, but you can often get a kit of bulbs in Poundland (£1, obviously) which includes side, tail, indicator, festoon and one H4 headlamp bulb; they seem to last well.....

Ron.
Title: Re: Led Lightbulbs ?
Post by: minifreek on 14 November 2014, 20:59:25
I have LED sidelights, LED numberplate light and LED reversing lights... I also have CREE foglight bulbs in the ... foglights LOL

Im hoping to change the rear lights to LED bulbs but if it buggers up the check control I might no bother... unless installing a small resistor in series will trick the check control.....
Title: Re: Led Lightbulbs ?
Post by: Broomies Mate on 14 November 2014, 21:34:49
I have LED sidelights, LED numberplate light and LED reversing lights... I also have CREE foglight bulbs in the ... foglights LOL

Im hoping to change the rear lights to LED bulbs but if it buggers up the check control I might no bother... unless installing a small resistor in series will trick the check control.....

Yes it will.  I have had LED bulbs all round in all of my previous Omega's and I've just changed the rear bulbs and sidleight bulbs in the ScAAB.  I'll get back to you with the relevant resistor ratings.
Title: Re: Led Lightbulbs ?
Post by: minifreek on 14 November 2014, 22:08:48
I should imagine the resistor value will be something small like 100ohm...?
Title: Re: Led Lightbulbs ?
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 14 November 2014, 22:25:17
I have LED sidelights, LED numberplate light and LED reversing lights... I also have CREE foglight bulbs in the ... foglights LOL

Im hoping to change the rear lights to LED bulbs but if it buggers up the check control I might no bother... unless installing a small resistor in series will trick the check control.....

Which LED sides? And whats their lifespan like? :)
Title: Re: Led Lightbulbs ?
Post by: TheBoy on 15 November 2014, 09:07:35
I had some kicking about the workshop and tried them in mine - even though they weren't the cheap ones they still caused the rear brake light to come on dimly. Mildly annoying...
Bulbs are about 40p on Halfords trade. Far less annoying (esp as Halfords bulbs appear to have hugely improved a few years back)

Don't know... Put one in my number plate light for the MOT last year, drove home from the MOT and someone pointed out that it had blown as I was pulling onto the driveway.

Mental note to get one for this year's MOT. :-[
Ah, no idea how bad their festoon ones are - I always purposely put a knackered one in just before MOT, to give the grumpy old git something to fail it on. We really don't want another repeat of the air freshener incident, do we.
Title: Re: Led Lightbulbs ?
Post by: Andy B on 15 November 2014, 10:58:10
.....
We really don't want another repeat of the air freshener incident, do we.

No, we don't!  ::)  ;D  ;D
Title: Re: Led Lightbulbs ?
Post by: VXL V6 on 15 November 2014, 13:24:06
See a lot of Audi's now have LED rear number plate lamps, problem is that the light is so white you cant easily read the number!

Have some LED bulbs fitted to the fogs on the 3.2, was trying to match the colour of the HID headlights a bit better. They got switched on yesterday for the first time in about four years!

It's a shame that even if you fit the Phillips blue / white 5W sidelight bulbs in the headlights they are still yellow compared to the other lamps.

The silver coated indicator bulbs look a lot better that the orange ones though.
Title: Re: Led Lightbulbs ?
Post by: 05omegav6 on 15 November 2014, 14:17:36
I'm chavvy and I know it (http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y486/05omegav6/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140608_182628_zpsijmiieci.jpg) ;D

Halfrods own... just be sure to fit them the right way round :-[ ::) :-X

I should add, being ex plod, mine doesn't have check control 8)
Title: Re: Led Lightbulbs ?
Post by: minifreek on 15 November 2014, 14:24:05
I have LED sidelights, LED numberplate light and LED reversing lights... I also have CREE foglight bulbs in the ... foglights LOL

Im hoping to change the rear lights to LED bulbs but if it buggers up the check control I might no bother... unless installing a small resistor in series will trick the check control.....

Which LED sides? And whats their lifespan like? :)

I just found a set of 501 fitment LED's off Ebay, the lifespan so-far is fine as they are on everytime I drive the car (always drive with the sidelights on - old habits etc...)

If I remember I'll take a couple of pics and post them up on here :)
Title: Re: Led Lightbulbs ?
Post by: ckz on 15 November 2014, 22:21:20
Well I have the front side lights as led's .
Just was thinking makes the rear brighter but if there problems with the electric I don't bother
Title: Re: Led Lightbulbs ?
Post by: beefyecosse on 18 November 2014, 17:48:29
i have had LED'S fitted to my sidelights, side indicators, rear numberplate light,LED cree reverse and rear fog lights with out any problems in the last year and a bit of owning the car i have also put led's into all of my interior lights aswell with no problems either just waiting to get all the switch gear/dash done with white leds aswell to finish it all off
Title: Re: Led Lightbulbs ?
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 18 November 2014, 18:57:32
I'm chavvy and I know it (http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y486/05omegav6/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140608_182628_zpsijmiieci.jpg) ;D

Halfrods own... just be sure to fit them the right way round :-[ ::) :-X

I should add, being ex plod, mine doesn't have check control 8)

That looks hellish! :D (Especially strange, as I don't normally like white. Or the Irmy grilles. Or the non-MV6 bumpers.)
Title: Re: Led Lightbulbs ?
Post by: 05omegav6 on 18 November 2014, 19:06:23
I'm chavvy and I know it (http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y486/05omegav6/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140608_182628_zpsijmiieci.jpg) ;D

Halfrods own... just be sure to fit them the right way round :-[ ::) :-X

I should add, being ex plod, mine doesn't have check control 8)

That looks hellish! :D (Especially strange, as I don't normally like white. Or the Irmy grilles. Or the non-MV6 bumpers.)
Er... thanks... I think ;D