sylvania LED

[lowlife9]

today while i was at advanced auto parts i noticed sylvania has new 168 and festoon LED bulbs im wondering if anybody has these ive had bad experiences with other leds only lasting a couple weeks. there 12v 1 watt smd's.

 

[JohnS.]

Sounds pretty dope.

I did some reading on LED's a while back and it seems like it's sort of hard to find "quality" ones. Most of them (ie - eBay and random online LED stores) use the cheapest parts possible to get the most lumens possible so you end up with a crappy LED. But by the same token, some people swear by those LED's and use them for a long time. The best way to ensure you get a good LED is to make your own. And you can make 1 for like $10-$15 if you know how to do all that jazz.

I'd say just scoop em up. Worst comes to worst, you're out what...$15? You can always get different ones afterwards or just put your stocks back in. I personally got mine off eBay from a specific recommended seller and they've been holding up fine for months. I love them!

 

[lowlife9]

there $12.99 plus tax for one 168 bulb. kinda expensive but if they actually last what there rated for it will be worth it im not sure what the store warranty is.

 

[Danielrod61]

I buy the same ones off eBay. They are good. There are every few that are bad bulbs. The only bad thing is they take forever to get here from Hong Kong, and there might be some bad ones. The prices are amazing though!

 

[lowlife9]

i really don't want to deal with ebay ones as i mentioned before if these fail prematurely i can just drive down the road and return them no waiting no hassle and no egay.

 

[leothelion]

i really don't want to deal with ebay ones as i mentioned before if these fail prematurely i can just drive down the road and return them no waiting no hassle and no egay.

I guess if they say sylvania on them you would be ok. But just so you know, the US CANNOT compete with Chinas prices, So I would say that a good %70-80 of the leds available in stores and such are actually from china, just repackaged and under a different brand. The only company that really knows its stuff is Phillips, there leds are nuts expensive though.

for me I have been a Ebay Led guy since day one, and I have ordered anywhere from 100-200 leds, both component and plug and play. they always work, and are always bright. but like others have said, its really hit and miss.

 

[lowlife9]

yeah i went to go purchase them today i asked what the store warranty was he looked it up and said there is no warranty. im like so if these die one day after i buy them them im screwed so i didn't get them ebay here i come.

 

[leothelion]

THis is what I have, for the past 4 months works great and lots of light.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/32MM-12-SMD-LED-Festoon-Bulb-DE3021-DE3022-DE3175-White-/300648564121?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item46000d0599#ht_2048wt_979