L.E.D bulb test & review thread UPDATE : EBAY cheepy headlights to j.w. speaker headlights

[sweetk30]

i have been thinking of doing just this swap and have looked at a lot of them . i think i found a good real guy like us review . he did a good job for the most part with repeatable results . when i am ready it looks like them red sylvania units will be it . i will do the 1156 for the backup maybe . but for now my backup light is ordered and waiting to be installed in the bumper when i arrives .
CURRENT LIST IN THE TRUCK WORKING GREAT :

my led headlight upgrade i already have : https://ck5.com/forums/threads/j-w-speaker-led-conversion-headlight-review.332438/

rear backup light i picked for the center of the bumper : https://www.lifetimeledlights.com/l...ts-3-inch-flush-mount-led-30-watt-flush-mount

rear stock position led upgrade i picked : https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...lb-27-smd-led-tower-ba15s-retrofit/2622/5694/

rear brake / turn / main tail : https://www.sylvania-automotive.com/products/interior-and-exterior-bulbs/zevo-led/1157r_zevo.jsp

rear side tail only : https://www.sylvania-automotive.com...-exterior-bulbs/sylvania-led/168r_syl_led.jsp

front 81-91 fender side marker / turn : https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...d-led-miniature-wedge-retrofit-car/3551/7581/

front grill or under headlight turn / marker : https://www.sylvania-automotive.com/products/interior-and-exterior-bulbs/zevo-led/1157a_zevo.jsp

here is the sylvania bulb id chart . https://www.sylvania-automotive.com/apps/vlrg-us/Vlrg/

 

[runamok151]

That was a good comparo.

 

[dyeager535]

Not sure it will help, but what I did for the rear turn/tail lights:

https://ck5.com/forums/threads/play...s-brake-lights-and-adjustable-flasher.333607/

Have not found any white ones for backup that work as good as dedicated lights will, unfortunately. The opaque white lens probably is the culprit there.

 

[sweetk30]

well the first set come in and i got my money back already from them NOT sending me what i ordered from the pics posted . and i guess the new stuff 2nd gen is what were stuck with from these guys anyway . so if you like the results grab the first gen stuff as you find it .

i ordered the 1st pic . but they sent me the 2nd pic stuff so i figured what the heck i would try it tonight . . . WOW is all i can say for the results i found in changing just 1 bulb for a side by side look like the video above guy did .

and the reason for stock led conversion with the lifetime pod was the pod is for way out there and i wanted to see if you can get better out the sides from stock with led swap .

and the off road use only is a joke after you read the results from my pics .

even in the last pic with them all on you can see the center big pod is brightest as would be . but the old school 1156 basic bulb brand new nothing fancy is still WAY brighter than the 2nd gen sylvania led conversion bulb is .

WHAT I ORDERED :



WHAT I RECEIVED :



TEST OF WRONG ORDER BULB :



LIGHT PUT OUT ON SHOP DOOR ? ? ? this pic is not 100% showing correctly . in person its not near as bright . i could hardly tell the light was on the door .



OLD SCHOOL 1156 BASIC BRAND NEW BULB :


OLD SCHOOL BULB ON SHOP DOOR :



LIFETIME LED 1850 LUMEN FLUSH MOUNT POD $50.00



LIFETIME POD ON WITH THE REST ON TIED IN TO SYSTEM :

 

[sweetk30]

i do have more bulbs ordered from 2 places that had old stock as there listing said . so we will try them as they show up here . stay tuned in for more results.

 

[76zimmer]

Thanks for the testing Brett!

 

[mrk5]

I was looking at these after seeing this thread. I noticed Amazon shows images of 1 style but a lot of the customer review pics look completely different. What they show on RockAuto looks like the customer pictures on Amazon show. I was looking at 1157 red bulbs, specifically.

 

[Fastereddie]

I ordered all sylvania leds for my rig. Some were one style and some were the other. They both look good to me. I put reds in the stop/tail/turn, whites in the backups and ambers in the front and sides.

 

[sweetk30]

update : got the rest of the truck done with led on the outside . still looking for what to pick next for backup tho .

pic 1 = led swap in 168/194 amber bulb . much more crisp amber even in old half faded out lens .
pic 2 = old std 194 bulb .
pic 3 = led swap in .
pic 4 = led package of the bulb .

 

[sweetk30]

next was the corner bulbs on the rear . they got the 168/194 red bulbs .

pic 1 = side bulb old 194 style .
pic 2 = side bulb new 168/194 led replacement .



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[sweetk30]

next i tried the bulbs he had listed as the best in his test video above in my orignal post . but they were not as good as i hoped and also the design of the contacts was hit or miss on working all the time in our older socket design . and the cage for them was flimsy and could move around installing the bulb and you had to hold the base NOT the cage .

here is old 1157 bulb to 1st gen led style . tail light only pics .

pic 1 = old 1157 tail on garage door .
pic 2 = 1st gen led tail on garage door .
pic 3 = old 1157 tail .
pic 4 = 1st gen led tail .

 

[sweetk30]

now brake light pics .

pic 1 = old 1157 brake on garage door .
pic 2 = 1st gen led swap .
pic 3 = old 1157 brake .
pic 4 = 1st gen led brake .

 

[sweetk30]

now here is the mix up of old 1st gen led to the new ZEVO series .

ZEVO 1157/2057/2357 all swap and used RED led version .

pic 1 = 1st gen led tail
pic 2 = ZEVO led tail
pic 3 = 1st gen led brake
pic 4 = ZEVO led brake
pic 5 = 1st gen led brake
pic 6 = ZEVO led brake
pic 7 = ZEVO package in RED led .

 

[sweetk30]

next up in line was my 4 headlight in the grill turn / marker bulbs . these got the ZEVO 1157/2057/2357 AMBER bulbs . there color spectrum just makes them a tad bit dimmer than i like but oh well its a win/ win for speed and less draw on our older systems .

the old 1157 might be flood more on marker over the led ZEVO . but the ZEVO flood better i think over the 1157 old on turn . but the old 1157 on turn have a more focused spot pattern .

pic 1 = ZEVO amber marker
pic 2 = ZEVO amber turn
pic 3 = old 1157 top plow light & ZEVO bottom marker
pic 4 = old 1157 top plow light & ZEVO bottom turn
pic 5 = ZEVO package i used AMBER ( no pic )

 

[sweetk30]

now i did play with the 1st gen bulbs for 1157 in RED and got them to work good in my 1/2- pickup box trailer i have so they will live in there as a good upgrade .

i had a old school solid state flasher kind of like this one in pic already from the old truck for trailer light loads to flash correctly . it just so happens it works great with barley any speed difference on all led swap out .

BE WARNED the parts store guy told me a lot of LED labeled flashers will only work up to so many led bulbs . so watch what amount you use on what flasher you have .

i also did a 578 led bulb in blue for the blue cab inside my truck . its still bright but not as in your face as white light . my old flip phone and the dark shop and dark blue light dont show up good . its actually way brighter than this pic shows .

 

[sweetk30]

so in closing from all my first hand testing i am happy with the sylvania led ZEVO for the 1157A & 1157R and reg led swap 168/194 bulbs for markers . wished i could have got my hand on ZEVO 168/194 bulbs but oh well .

i will update this thread as i find a good 1156 WHITE for the stock backup that WORKS !

 

[SpeedlabDan]

I have those same flush mount led pods saved on my Amazon account haha good comparison! I have all stock bulbs in my truck with the exception of the cab clearance nights that are bright white led (no names) and they make the amber look funny

 

[sweetk30]

colored lenses do way better with same color bulb .

 

[sweetk30]

just found out today the front fender corner turn signals only work with park / head light's on for the specific led i used . there polarity sensitive and if you flip them only work as turn with nothing on and no marker .

time to do some looking and see what else i can find to solve this problem .

 

[SpeedlabDan]

just found out today the front fender corner turn signals only work with park / head light's on for the specific led i used . there polarity sensitive and if you flip them only work as turn with nothing on and no marker .

time to do some looking and see what else i can find to solve this problem .

Good to know but I hope you can find an led that works