Bogus' Sonic

[ThatTmoGuy]

Chevrolet : Buying Agent, Car Spare Parts, Korean Car Accessories :: H.I Motors ::

 

[Goneau]

nice, just light replacements? I'm assuming they're brighter and obviously last longer.

 

[ThatTmoGuy]

You have to pull the entire assembly apart and make it work yourself.

 

[Preloader]

I wish they sold the reverse red ring seperately from this kit. I dis like the brake light cluster, but desire the red ring of death around the reverse light.

 

[Bogus]

Ah thank you guys. It was Hi Motors. Check out the front blinker board they have.

 

[Bogus]

http://hi-motors.com/bbs/view.php?i...54&PHPSESSID=648563f994f5a4b1b2a3b4344a3316af

 

[ChrisJ]

nice, just light replacements? I'm assuming they're brighter and obviously last longer.

Unfortunately you can't assume this anymore. In fact its been a problem for 6+ years easy.

LEDs used to last almost forever, or so it seemed. This was until they learned how to make them dirt cheap, then failures started showing up.


Only comparison I can offer is in the 1980s-1990s a T1 style LED was $3-5 each. Today they can be had for pennies when purchased in quantity. On top of that, the higher the output the shorter the life. Obviously on a brake light or reverse light the use is intermittent, but with the quality we see often I'd still expect failures.

Yes, as things progress and production goes up prices often drop, but in this case so has the quality.

 

[Bogus]

I wish they sold the reverse red ring seperately from this kit. I dis like the brake light cluster, but desire the red ring of death around the reverse light.

I agree I hate how the whole brake/blinker becomes the blinker.

Unfortunately you can't assume this anymore. In fact its been a problem for 6+ years easy.

LEDs used to last almost forever, or so it seemed. This was until they learned how to make them dirt cheap, then failures started showing up.


Only comparison I can offer is in the 1980s-1990s a T1 style LED was $3-5 each. Today they can be had for pennies when purchased in quantity. On top of that, the higher the output the shorter the life. Obviously on a brake light or reverse light the use is intermittent, but with the quality we see often I'd still expect failures.

Yes, as things progress and production goes up prices often drop, but in this case so has the quality.

I'm gonna have to agree here too. Some day I'll buy one of these kits and find out the hard way.

 

[ChrisJ]

I agree I hate how the whole brake/blinker becomes the blinker.



I'm gonna have to agree here too. Some day I'll buy one of these kits and find out the hard way.

Worst case is you pull all of the LEDs out and replace them with ones you buy from say, Lite-ON. You may need to tweak resistors but its no big deal and you still end up with what you wanted.

 

[MrSnuggles]

If you do put in the led lights, you think you could make a DIY thread on how you did it? I dont have the HB, but i'm sure someone on here would like to do the same thing, and your work could def help someone else out. :/ too bad none for sedan done. i would like to see that.

 

[Bogus]

MrSnuggles, I will do that when the time comes.

There is one sedan tail LED kit that I'm aware of. See link below

Chevrolet : Buying Agent, Car Spare Parts, Korean Car Accessories :: H.I Motors ::

 

[RS Turbo]

Your boss called an said to get back to work!

 

[Bogus]

While I'm sitting her at my desk screwing around lol

 

[ThatTmoGuy]

Ditto!

 

[Bogus]

Just hit 30k pulling up home

 

[$ub$onic]

Nice

 

[Bogus]

Yaay it rained last night.

F*ck I need spacers.

 

[$ub$onic]

Look at the almighty ls! Looking Sharp

 

[Bogus]

I think I want to derp the top of the bumper step, the new lic plate LEDs reflect off of it kind of bright.

 

[Bogus]

Oops started my car with no intake now CEL is on.