[Euro] Taillights - LED bulb replacements

[EuroDude]

Hi all,

I've already searched the other Euro LED/Taillight threads to no avail - has anyone replaced the stock light bulbs (not the whole taillight assemblies) with direct LED replacements?

Ive been to a few auto shops and they have the common parking light wedge bulbs and old style push-turn bulb LED replacements. But none of them have the "fat wedge" style bulbs the Euro uses.

1) What is the technical code/description for the Euro's rear bulbs?
2) How many LED's per bulb do you need to get the equivelent brightness?
3) Where can I buy these LED bulbs from (shop or internet site)?
4) Do they comply with ADR standards?
5) Did they fit ok?

:honda:

[curik]

Nope, I have tried multiple bulbs. The rear positioning light uses a wedge. And there isnt any single led bulb that projects beam sideways as much as a conventional bulb does. This is very crucial as most of the light has to be reflected. Out of 5 different led bulbs, the stock one still gives the brightest beam

[dhdevil]

go too jaycar and explain to them what you are after, if they dont have anything too suite there will be some kit they can sell you to make your own led bulbs. if it all goes too plan throw up some pics.

[stephen8512]

heres the thread that should help you out, courtesy of AZINE

http://tsx.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33348


and video of this guys TSX that he took (full replacement LED everything exterior wise)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70CRYTnmBZc

[EuroDude]

@curik, do you think its possible to put a bit of reflective alliminium or plastic mirror on the head of the LED's to shoot the light to the back and sides?

@dhdevil, thats a possibility, although I'd rather buy the bulb pre-made if possible.

@stephen, nice link, i'll have a look at superbrightleds.com

[curik]

[QUOTE=EuroDude]@curik, do you think its possible to put a bit of reflective alliminium or plastic mirror on the head of the LED's to shoot the light to the back and sides?

Hi, it is possible, but you will be ruining the reflection of the light, so it wont look good from behind. you could try drilling lots of holes on the reflector just to fit single 05 mm leds and run them in series or parallel. It will look nice as the link that stephen gave.

[EuroDude]

True that. What we really need are LED's that are placed around the edges of the bulb as well as the front.


anyways found the bulb codes for the whole car (TSX though):

Low beam headlamp
HID-D2S

High beam headlamp
H1-55W
H1ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen
H1XV XtraVision Halogen Upgrade: Up to 20% Brighter

Parking light
168

Front turn signal
7440

Rear turn signal
7440

Tail light (2x outer)
7443

Tail light (2x inner)
168

High mount stop light
7440

Fog/Driving light
H11-55W

License plate
168

Back up light
7440

Front sidemarker
168

Rear sidemarker
168

Map light
DE3175

Dome light
DE3175

Trunk/Cargo area
168

[EuroDude]

Actually these LED's have a few LED's at a 90 degree angle, so they may work fine in the Euro:

Unique 15-LED Design has 9 LEDs aiming out the end and 6 radially mounted LEDs aiming 90 degrees from the base
http://superbrightleds.com/specs/7443.htm

[curik]

yes this might work really well. but for the 168 bulbs, i havent found one yet that has enough leds radiating outwards

[EuroDude]

yes this might work really well. but for the 168 bulbs, i havent found one yet that has enough leds radiating outwards


There are new LED bulbs available now that are high intensity ("WLED-WHP LED Wedge Base Bulbs"), basically a single one of these LED's is as bright as 6 of the usual LED's.

Anyways Ive ordered a couple of those, plus a bunch of other bulbs including the rear brake lights. I'll post up the outcome...

[EuroAccord13]

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28188

[EuroDude]

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28188

lolz thanks EuroAccord, dunno how I miss-searched that. (Because we cant search the word "LED" easily I guess) :thumbsup: