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GordonThree
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Sep 07, 2017

LED Upgrade - Steroids!

For those that need a lot of lumens and like to tinker:

6000 lumen, 118vdc LED module:
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  • Slowly switching everything over to LED. Just installed LED headlights on my truck. What a difference and very low power draw as well.
  • SidecarFlip wrote:
    Slowly switching everything over to LED.


    I just started shopping (again) for LED replacements for the 1147 bulbs in my MH.

    The last ones I got were barely adequate; seems like I remember the cost around $1.75 each.

    This time I want something a little brighter, understanding that the cost will be a bit more too.

    The problem IS.......that almost none of the sellers quote anything like lumens or candle power or even current drain in their online ads.

    So......can anybody recommend a nice and bright 1147 replacement for less than $3 each that you do NOT have to wait on the boat from China to deliver ?? Yes, I know I'm asking for a lot.
  • SidecarFlip wrote:
    Slowly switching everything over to LED. Just installed LED headlights on my truck. What a difference and very low power draw as well.

    Details ! Brands and where did you buy them.
  • Unless the truck already has projector headlights, any LED retrofit bulb is going to produce crazy glare just like an HID retrofit.

    Appearance of more brightness is likely due to a change in cut-offs, light spilling out closer to the truck for example.

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