Best Reverse Bulb Option
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What is the best option for reverse light bulbs? I am looking to upgrade to L.E.D., but cant find any posts.
I am not interested in upgrading to HID.
Any opinions?
I am not interested in upgrading to HID.
Any opinions?
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Putco Stick 194 Wedge LED Bulb - T-Type
Putco Stick 194 Wedge LED Bulb - T-Type - White - 2 Pack Putco Lights P280003W-P
PUTCO® - BMW 5-Series 2006-2010 Back-up/Reverse Light Replacement LED Bulbs
Made in the USA; top quality.
Putco Stick 194 Wedge LED Bulb - T-Type - White - 2 Pack Putco Lights P280003W-P
PUTCO® - BMW 5-Series 2006-2010 Back-up/Reverse Light Replacement LED Bulbs
Made in the USA; top quality.
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http://www.putco.com/documents/WhyLEDSpr-2011nd.pdf
Plasma LED Bulbs by PUTCO
Stick LED Lighting by PUTCO
LED 360° Premium Replacement Bulbs by PUTCO
It's not the number of LED modules, but the lumen rating, and quality of the module that matters.
Their made in the USA, single LED module products, use a super high quality Nichia LED module.
I would call Putco and ask them for actual lumen output by product type.
Your brightest (and most expensive), CREE flashlights, have only one LED module, whereas the cheap, Home Depot, flashlights, contain 10, 20, etc LED modules.
In general, the more LED modules = lower quality, lower lumen count, lower price.
Putco is the best LED mfg'r outside of BMW's LED interior light kit.
I use Putco (made in the USA product lines) over everything else out there. Putco also competes with the hundreds of Chinese Co's putting out BMW LED light kits, but these are the products NOT made in the USA.
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Those Putco LED's put off 100 lumen .
Really nothing for a reverse light.
The LED's i used in my reverse lamps also use a 3.3 ohm resistor / each LED.
10 LED's/ each lamp... put off about 900 lumens.
And there's room for more light.
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The LED's i used in my reverse lamps also use a 3.3 ohm resistor / each LED.
10 LED's/ each lamp... put off about 900 lumens.
And there's room for more light.
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My point.
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