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burningman
Apr 23, 2017Explorer II
I know LEDs are the way of the future and I like them for their brightness and low power draw.... BUT, in my many years of real world experience with them on trucks, the reliability is often WORSE!
It's not so much inherent with LED technology, I think it's more a cheap Chinese junk issue.
Really, an old style 1157 bulb lasts a long time, is super easy to change, and is dirt cheap.
I've got LED tail lights that only half the LEDs still light up, and LED turn signals that work sometimes.
I never had this kind of trouble with incandescents. I like LEDs, but the forever reliability isn't there like it's suooosed to be.
It's not so much inherent with LED technology, I think it's more a cheap Chinese junk issue.
Really, an old style 1157 bulb lasts a long time, is super easy to change, and is dirt cheap.
I've got LED tail lights that only half the LEDs still light up, and LED turn signals that work sometimes.
I never had this kind of trouble with incandescents. I like LEDs, but the forever reliability isn't there like it's suooosed to be.
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