LED headlights
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pistolpete
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Re: LED headlights
Ok there my photos , but they don't show on my pc unless you post them.
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Re: LED headlights
Yeah, I can see those now - helpful!pistolpete wrote: Tue Sep 09, 2025 19:34 Ok there my photos , but they don't show on my pc unless you post them.
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Re: LED headlights
LED's are very much DC with electronics, so won't like reversed polarity. An incandescent bulb doesn't carepistolpete wrote: Tue Sep 09, 2025 13:54 SO interestingly, the wires where mixed up. However the old bulbs worked fine for years, it was only when I changed to the LEDs it seemed to play up.
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Re: LED headlights
Yep - LEDs are polarity sensitive.Marten wrote: Tue Sep 09, 2025 21:42LED's are very much DC with electronics, so won't like reversed polarity. An incandescent bulb doesn't carepistolpete wrote: Tue Sep 09, 2025 13:54 SO interestingly, the wires where mixed up. However the old bulbs worked fine for years, it was only when I changed to the LEDs it seemed to play up.
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Hawaiis0
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Re: LED headlights
Look like they are the same as mine.
Flipping bright!
Flipping bright!
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pistolpete
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Re: LED headlights
yes they are very bright, well worth it.
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Re: LED headlights
I had crystals installed prior to the LEDs and carry them as spares.
They have the same mounting configuration so can quickly be swapped out if the LED fails or PC Plod doesnt like me!
They have the same mounting configuration so can quickly be swapped out if the LED fails or PC Plod doesnt like me!
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