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

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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/

 
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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 . :rotfl::haha:

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 :

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WHAT I RECEIVED :

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TEST OF WRONG ORDER BULB :

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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 .

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OLD SCHOOL 1156 BASIC BRAND NEW BULB :
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OLD SCHOOL BULB ON SHOP DOOR :

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LIFETIME LED 1850 LUMEN FLUSH MOUNT POD $50.00

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

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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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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 .

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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 .

std 1157 bulb wall.jpg

gen 1 led tail wall.jpg

std 1157 bulb.jpg

gen 1 led tail.jpg
 
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 .

std 1157 brake wall.jpg

gen 1 brake wall.jpg

std 1157 brake.jpg

gen 1 brake.jpg
 
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 .

gen 1 led tail wall.jpg

zevo tail wall.jpg

gen 1 brake wall.jpg

zevo brake wall.jpg

gen 1 brake.jpg

zevo brake.jpg

zevo led red.jpg
 
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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 )

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1157 turn led.jpg

marker led bottom.jpg

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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 .

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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 !
 
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
 
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 .
 
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
 
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