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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8580  
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A work light is not an obligatory light so basically you can replace your existing filament bulb with whatever you like.
Indicators are obligatory lights and so have to be type approved, which these days for modern vehicles means E mark. If your indicators are type approved/E marked and have filament bulbs fitted then you can legally only fit a replacement filament bulb in them. Fitting a LED cluster into a type approved filament bulb indicator is illegal. Just replacing the filament bulb with an LED will most likely give an illegal flash rate. It will also affect the trailer warning circuit. Yes you can get a replacement relay which will cure the flash rate problem but may well not cure the trailer light function issue. There are modules available to maintain the correct trailer function. It is not illegal to sell various non type approved LED's but it might be illegal to use them on the public highways. There are some companies who openly say that their LED headlights are NOT E marked but will pass a UK MOT. The UK MOT is currently only looking at beam aim etc and not legality of the actual headlights. Passing the MOT it may or may not do, however they will still be ILLEGAL for use on the public highway! Soap box away! 
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9th Jul 2014 9:33am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20294
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One of the reasons why I took out the LED number plate bulbs and died repeater bulbs to go back to standard for now.
For LED indicators you want either RDX (which I have) or Wipac's version. You'll need their relay too, they are E marked from the factory thus legal unlike bulbs. Only downside IMO is that LED number plate light are rubbish on the market and nothing great for side repeaters either. If only a company would sort those two out it'd be excellent. ( with SMD LED's though not the rubbish normal ones) Could be something in the RDX BoB pipeline regarding side repeaters in LED but not guaranteed. |
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9th Jul 2014 9:42am |
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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055 |
R.e the work light,take the bulb out and see what type it is,be aware that putting a higher wattage bulb in may melt the lens/reflector,especially a static work light.Most incandescent bulbs can be found in LED form these days so led is probably your best bet.Also replacing the standard light with a led work light can be done fer £20 or so.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Car-Parts-/9884/...&rt=nc Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5. |
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9th Jul 2014 11:59am |
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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055 |
Why are they rubbish,not got them myself just askin. Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5. |
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9th Jul 2014 12:03pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20294
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I'm just not a fan, light output on regular LED's is to directional and easily fail.
I much prefer SMD chip type like in the RDX & Wipac lights, had an LED number plate light and that had regular LED's in and failed same day! 
Not only that my rear bumperettes was more lit than the number plate and had that silly blue tint to the light like boy racers often have and not white light. The side repeaters there is nothing actually on the market any good yet except universal fit side repeaters. Last edited by custom90 on 9th Jul 2014 4:50pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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9th Jul 2014 2:41pm |
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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055 |
/\/\/\Agreed, led's are very directional,dint know they were easy to fail tho,will be watching my sidelights carefully,all the bull5hit about led longevety anorl,lol.
Cheers. Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5. |
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9th Jul 2014 4:20pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20294
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Is the poor quality that does it, pot luck though some are very good.
My footwell strips which are the chip type LED's (red light in mine ) were only about £2 each on E-bar believe it ri mot and they have been absolutely excellent. So much so I fitted some more too. SMD type in my interior light too, again really good. Red is a dark colour but I like that. 
Only refusal LED's I have is in the door handles an that's only 2x in each side and quality by Prism. They are directional but in that instance that is what I wanted.  |
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9th Jul 2014 4:54pm |
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