<VV> LED lights

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 Save your money. The problem with these LED retrofits is they are invariably optically different than the incandescent bulb they're intended to replace. Hot spots, uneven distribution, etc., and for what? I've never seen one that works well. 

The only way I got away with it in a taillight was to mount a 3 watt red LED with a Gaussian radiation pattern on a heat sinked post aimed straight at the lens. Even then, it only works on Corvair and other taillights with round lenses! 

 

John Roberts
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Swiatowy <garyswiatowy at summitlubricants.com>
To: virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Mon, Oct 3, 2011 3:20 pm
Subject: <VV> LED lights


Anyone try any of these LED light bulbs in their Corvair?

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-T5-White-DASHBOARD-INSTRUMENT-LED-LIGHT-BULB-12V-N
EW-/270812411547?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0
<http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-T5-White-DASHBOARD-INSTRUMENT-LED-LIGHT-BULB-12V-
NEW-/270812411547?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f0dad769b>
&hash=item3f0dad769b

 

They also make tail, backup, and even amber front bulbs.

 

 

Gary Swiatowy

 

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