Need to pick LED's that I can get on Amazon so I can have this mini project done before Saturday.
I have car tail lights that use an interesting contact system that is prone to failure. The brake light sockets will not hold the bulb sockets any longer. As this is a reoccurring issue resulting in having to replace the tail light assemblies AGAIN, I want to just replace the brake light bulbs with leds. You can see what I'm working with here: Photo hosted on bimmerboard.com. Hotlinking disallowed by forum policy.
Since I can't use the socket that holds the bulb any longer, I'm just going to solder an LED and whatever other components I need in place. This is where my question lies. I'm not well learned in this area, and don't have time to learn on this one. I need to know what LED's I should buy, and what other components I'd need to work with my car's electrical system. The brake light housing is already red, so I just need a white LED. Preferably a wide angle light dispersion.
The normal brake light bulb specs are 12v 21w. When the car is on and the brake is pressed, the socket shows 13.4v and when the car is off, 11.34v.
I don't know if these would be usable, but I have some from a previous project. https://www.ledsupply.com/leds/cree-xlamp-xm-l2-leds
Thanks in advance. I'm in a rush to make this work before Saturday and need to order components tonight.
I have car tail lights that use an interesting contact system that is prone to failure. The brake light sockets will not hold the bulb sockets any longer. As this is a reoccurring issue resulting in having to replace the tail light assemblies AGAIN, I want to just replace the brake light bulbs with leds. You can see what I'm working with here: Photo hosted on bimmerboard.com. Hotlinking disallowed by forum policy.
Since I can't use the socket that holds the bulb any longer, I'm just going to solder an LED and whatever other components I need in place. This is where my question lies. I'm not well learned in this area, and don't have time to learn on this one. I need to know what LED's I should buy, and what other components I'd need to work with my car's electrical system. The brake light housing is already red, so I just need a white LED. Preferably a wide angle light dispersion.
The normal brake light bulb specs are 12v 21w. When the car is on and the brake is pressed, the socket shows 13.4v and when the car is off, 11.34v.
I don't know if these would be usable, but I have some from a previous project. https://www.ledsupply.com/leds/cree-xlamp-xm-l2-leds
Thanks in advance. I'm in a rush to make this work before Saturday and need to order components tonight.
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