led tail lights

[kiptaylor]

hi guys,
i'm getting a bit fed up with changing the bulbs in the rear light cluster on my avant and just wondered if any of you have tried led type replacements,more specifically the stop/tail combined type.can you use them without any fault lights appearing on the dashboard?any info on the best type/make to use would be appreciated as i'm LED! to believe that they will last for ages.
cheers, kip

[kite]

LED's will make the blown bulb warning come on unless you fit a resistor.

[bez101]

theres a few on fleabay with resistor fitted they work prett well just look crap iv had 2 sets and they dont fit right and look crap id rather change the bulbs when they blow but dont forget all the bulbs aint LED only break an main bk lights so u still have to change bulbs

[kiptaylor]

theres a few on fleabay with resistor fitted they work prett well just look crap iv had 2 sets and they dont fit right and look crap id rather change the bulbs when they blow but dont forget all the bulbs aint LED only break an main bk lights so u still have to change bulbs

thanks bez,
when you say they look crap do you mean they aint as bright as standard bulbs?i realise i would still have to change the other bulbs in the future but it seems to be the stop/tail lamps that my car chews up but from looking elsewhere on this forum audi's are pretty hard on the bulbs any way but i guess it's worth it,best motors ever IMHO......

cheers, kip

[bez101]

there bright enough what i ment by lookin crap if that they never fit good and they just look well crap now if audi made them then yes they would look like they should

[kiptaylor]

guess i'll just have to wait until audi decide to make them then.........

[Turbokiisseli]

Or you can look at complete LED tail lights, not just the bulbs.

If you get LED bulbs with the proper W21 body they will fit unless the LEDs forming the "bulb" shape are too big to fit into the holes on the cluster. However, most of the time LEDs produce very contentrated light and thus look bad in reflector type lights. They're also not bright enough for reverse lights even if you have, say, 30 LEDs in the same bulb.

[kiptaylor]

Or you can look at complete LED tail lights, not just the bulbs.

If you get LED bulbs with the proper W21 body they will fit unless the LEDs forming the "bulb" shape are too big to fit into the holes on the cluster. However, most of the time LEDs produce very contentrated light and thus look bad in reflector type lights. They're also not bright enough for reverse lights even if you have, say, 30 LEDs in the same bulb.

thanks for the advice guys,think i'm gonna keep using the normal bulbs for now,just have to make sure that they're not cheapies