LED bulb issues
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LED bulb issues
Hello everyone so i ordered like 2 sets of turn signals led bulbs that are canbus but all they do is flicker with or without me using the turn signal . i even tried them in my reverse light and i get the same issue . Anyone know a good souce for led bulbs ?
Also for my Day time running light . I ordered a couple of sets on ebay and they work fine for a week and bam they die . No matter if i get the expensive ones or the cheap ones.
Also for my Day time running light . I ordered a couple of sets on ebay and they work fine for a week and bam they die . No matter if i get the expensive ones or the cheap ones.
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Honestly, I've pretty much given up on LED bulbs. Even the name brand bulbs that are supposed to be error-free either throw errors or burn out. I think all of these, even expensive ones, come from Chinese factories with little quality control.
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I have never had issues with any of the newer AZN OPTICS LEDS. Did have an issue with one of their earlier models, but it was replaced under warranty! Great seller and a sponsor on here
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Rodeney your right all LEDs do come from china, even CREE LEDs which are marketed as USA LEDs have their LED bulb imported and then have the driver and PCB and almost everything else manufactured then sent for export from china. But personally i've tried a bunch of LEDs only a handful of websites sell good quality items (even if they are from china) the rest is utter garbage.
My personal favorite is www.superbrightleds.com
My personal favorite is www.superbrightleds.com
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Even the LED bulbs I have in my house are crap - CREE and other supposedly name brands. When CFLs came out, I "did the right thing" and replaced all my bad old energy-hogging incandescent bulbs with those to save energy. I had a near catastrophe when a bulb turned into a spewing flame thrower. I checked the other bulbs and found the same burn marks and melted plastic, so I spent spent more money replacing all the CFLs with LEDs. On about half of those, either the transformers burn out and they just die or start flickering, or the LEDs die. I'm really ready to go back to good old energy-hogging incandescents! So much for this Chinese crap!
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Even the LED bulbs I have in my house are crap - CREE and other supposedly name brands. When CFLs came out, I "did the right thing" and replaced all my bad old energy-hogging incandescent bulbs with those to save energy. I had a near catastrophe when a bulb turned into a spewing flame thrower. I checked the other bulbs and found the same burn marks and melted plastic, so I spent spent more money replacing all the CFLs with LEDs. On about half of those, either the transformers burn out and they just die or start flickering, or the LEDs die. I'm really ready to go back to good old energy-hogging incandescents! So much for this Chinese crap!
