Interior lights - replacements with LEDs

[Auzoloto]

I'm sure I have seen a post on replacing the interior bulbs with LEDs but can't find it!

Can anybody point me in the right direction?

Thanks

 

[tjacobsen]

Hi

not strictly an answer to your question but I have replaced mine with LED and they are OK, the dim down function after ignition on is not a smooth as with regular bulbs (it's more of 3-4 steps instead of smooth action) but I can live with that.
I bought cheap and nasty bulbs from china, as I wasn't sure if they would work, for around 8 GBP for a set of 10 and one has fail already so I will replace them all with better quality ones when my stock of 10 has been used up.
bottom line is that LED replacement works on the car if you can live with a bit jagged dim down, having said that this may improve with better quality LEDs but I'm not sure.

 

[maby]

I'm not sure there is any merit in LEDs for interior lights - you don't keep them on for very long, so power consumption is not really an issue

 

[tjacobsen]

I think you're absolutely right on the saving, for me it was pure aesthetics as I think the car looks better with crisp white interior lighting

 

[maby]

The counter to that is that the warmer light of a filament bulb may cause less desensitization of the retina for night driving. Really, the interior lights should be red to avoid blinding the driver for a period after they are turned off.

 

[user 422]

http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/
Look for 30mm Festoon LED
several versions - depending on how bright you want them and they do so in RED if your into Night vision...

 

[Shanks]

Can anyone advise which LED bulb I'd need for the boot? Has anyone done this and which did you use? I suspect the brighter the better for the boot?

I'm not interested in the cabin as I think I'll prefer the dim down function which you wouldn't get with LEDs but is there a brighter filament bulb replacement?

Thank you.

 

[Kim]

I ordered 3 x 150 Lumen warm white LEDs (all are 31mm festoon!) for the front and the middle,
plus a 300-400 Lumen bright white LED for the boot.
Still waiting for delivery and will post a short video instruction then....

 

[Shanks]

I ordered 3 x 150 Lumen warm white LEDs (all are 31mm festoon!) for the front and the middle,
plus a 300-400 Lumen bright white LED for the boot.
Still waiting for delivery and will post a short video instruction then....

Brilliant thanks Kim. Can I just confirm, should they be 30mm as above or 31mm as per the ones you've ordered. Thanks.

 

[Kim]

It will accept everything between 29mm and 32mm. Maybe even a little more and less. The sockets are quite flexible.

 

[Shanks]

It will accept everything between 29mm and 32mm. Maybe even a little more and less. The sockets are quite flexible.

Thanks Kim really useful.