electrical and ignition Which SuperBrightLEDS Bulbs Do I Get for the Turn Indicators

[Captain Manly]

Thought I ordered them but did not, so which size in yellow/orange do I get?

Thanks!!

Justin 

[scotthiggins]

Their site recommends 1156 LED Bulb - 18 SMD LED Tower - BA15S Retrofit - Amber.  Scott

[Captain Manly]

Sorry, I meant the front turn indicators.  That is if they are different than the rears.

 

Thanks again!!

 

Justin 

[Captain Manly]

Oh, while I am at it, do they make LEDs for our gauges and license plate lights?

[Tsingtao_1903]

I bought my front amber turn signal LED lights from amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GC2G79C/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I also had to change my flasher unit in order for these lights to work correctly.  

 

If you want white LED lamps for the dash lights: https://www.amazon.com/Yorkim-Generation-Interior-Replacement-10/dp/B00JRE38EA/ref=sr_1_4?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1478740422&sr=1-4&keywords=t10+led

 

I went with blue: http://www.ebay.com/itm/110937467451?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT  The blue LED lamps were wider than the openings at the back of the instrument clusters.  I have to partially open the cluster to fit these LEDs.  

 

I bought these for these for the license plate lights:  http://www.ebay.com/itm/251482780911?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT  These were just a bit short.  I bent the contacts to make them fit.  I recommend buying the 31mm version for a better fit.

 

Best,

 

 

[elfhearse]

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I also had to change my flasher unit in order for these lights to work correctly.

Which flasher unit?   superbrightled product or the NAPA version???

I tried a Tridon electronic 3 prong flasher unit "recommended" on the RockAuto site but it didn't work ....

Edited November 10, 2016 by elfhearse

[Tsingtao_1903]

I tried both.  For reasons unknown to me, the NAPA flasher produced really weak flashes in my '72.  The superbrighteled's https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/flashers-load-resistors/cf13gl-02-led-bulb-electronic-flasher/782/836/ worked.  The terminals are marked 31, 49 and 49a.  It was easier for me to match the original flasher.  

[Simeon]

Hey SOT hijack here. Does anyone find that their LED bulbs flicker when switched off but the engine is running?

 

I Installed a pair in my sidelights that look exactly like these but were cheap on eBay and sent directly from China

 

https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/bayonet-bulbs/ba9s-led-bulb-9-smd-led-tower-ba9s-retrofit-rvb/2542/#/tab/Specifications

 

Now speaking to a few people they have suggested that because they are cheap they have a low forward bias voltage so are energised by small spikes seen on the open sidelight circuit when they are turned off. At idle the sidelights (located within my H4 headlamp units) twinkle along merrily.

 

Now the Superbright LEDs seem to be quality (2 year warranty, 5 times the price of the eBay ones) but they do look exactly the same.  If nobody else has seen this with these LEDs then I will give them a shot to see if they cure my twinkle. 

[Tsingtao_1903]

5 hours ago, Simeon said:

energised by small spikes seen on the open sidelight circuit when they are turned off

There should not be any leakages or small spikes when they are turned off.  Having said that, a few electrical gremblins that may cause such spikes:  intermittent short in the circuit, faulty relays, and faulty on/off switch.

 

For my side marker light, the white LEDs did not look good.  They were pinkish as seen through the red lens.  So, I used these:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007USDUWK/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Best,

[Captain Manly]

I got the relay suggested for the LED flasher but the prong don't match to the others. Dumb question here but where do you connect the new flasher relay?

 

 

[Tsingtao_1903]

"...the black/ white to P, green/yellow to L and green/ violet to X and it worked perfectly. I tried it with both blinkers and hazards resulting with the dash light blinking, too. " from oh2fly.  This instruction is for the NAPA flasher. Sorry, I do not know how to cross-quote from a different  posting.  It worked.  But, on my car, the flashes were very weak and the dash light did not blink.

 

If you use the Superbrightled's flasher, then, black/ white to 31, green/yellow to 49a and green/ violet to 49.  On my car, I had to hook up another flasher to the brown wire to drive the dash light.

 

Good luck.

[JohnM]

Before you order, be sure if your front turn lights are dual filament (1157 bulbs) or single filament (1156 bulbs). The original ones on my '72 were dual, and the new ones that I got from McMillian are single (they use a small separate bulb running lights).