Converting GT Tail Lamps to LED (Page 3/3)
pmbrunelle FEB 16, 06:26 PM

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Originally posted by theogre:
Does your product(s) have to survive < 0°F to > 180°F for storage and operating temps plus get vibrated to get hammered driving on the roads for years? How long is the Warranty? Have you read the Warranty to find out the many ways the Warranty is Voided? Example: Truck-lite has sections to void their warranty including electric noise/spikes/surges in the vehicle will void it and many of the products have builtin surge protection.



Generally, products are tested for storage temperatures of -55°C to 120°C or so, operating might be a bit less extreme than that. The warranty depends on the customer / product line, could be anywhere from 1 to 10 years depending on if it's for powersports or heavy trucks. Vibration again would depend on customer spec, which would depend on the engine and vehicle duty.

Usually we honour warranties without too much trouble; it's hard to prove or disprove anything. Being the tier 1, there's also the broken telephone factor; it's hard to know what happened at the dealer with the customer in between.

If there's some sort of a recurring warranty issue, then that would warrant the trouble to investigate further.
Edit to add: I don't know of recurring warranty issues due to SAC305... doesn't mean it's never happened, just that I don't know about it. It's a big company; I don't know what's going on in every division.

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Larryinkc FEB 17, 08:48 AM
I have had Plasma LED tail light bulbs from West Coast Classic Cougar in my 1988 Mera for a couple of years with no problems. They are brighter than the incandescent bulbs they replaced.



Here's a thread with some info.

http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/140495.html
Dennis LaGrua FEB 17, 09:23 PM

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Originally posted by qwikgta:

If an LED bulb burns out, just buy another one. Problem solved.



Thank you. That is my sentiment exactly. You've got some on this thread that believe that the sky is falling with LED lights. My Fiero is a hobby and show car, so does anyone mean to tell me that only a few thousand miles per year is going to be a problem?. If it is, no big deal, a few screws later, you pull the bulb, put in a new one in, problem solved in less than five minutes. Quite frankly I do not anticipate failures.
While I await delivery of the glass bulb enclosed strip COB LED's , I was able to remove a bit of material from the upper side of the socket w a Dremel with a burr bit and shave a slight amount around the LED SMD board with the grinder. Those units now fit right in.
IMO, LED is the way to go. They use far less power, burn brighter, last far longer and run cooler.
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