Tried the Zevo Slyvania LED 1157 bulbs.

[mr. fix it]

I added the Sylvania ZEVO LED 1157 RED bulbs today and they are great!

Remember if you do this to get the Red LED bulbs otherwise the lenses can look washed out..

I just have to replace the backup lights, front signal lights; courtesy lighting all around

 

[MarPar]

kewl Tommy! Ive been pondering changing my bulbs to LED's.

were they expensive?

 

[jct]

does the turn signals flash like crazy too?

 

[live4theking]

does the turn signals flash like crazy too?

x2
What say you? This has my interest.

 

[furyus 67]

My sister put some on her explorer and it does the "hyper flashing". I've gotta put some of these load resistors on. Here's a link. I have pondered the idea for the fury also.

How to Install Load Resistors for LED Turn Signal Lights

 

[mr. fix it]

Hi guys. the bulbs were $20 at the local Walmart.
I picked them up when I was in the Chi-town area.
Yah, it's a bit of a stretch for $20 but I viewed the reviews online and went for it.
My doesn't do the hyper flash because the car has an electronic flasher already installed.

Most of all cars have the cheap heat resistance rheostat type.

 

[mr. fix it]

I'll post a video of the lights tonight.

 

[ceebuddy]

I think with the old heat resistance type flashers, the turn signals won't flash at all or at a veeerry slow rate because the LED's draw way fewer Amps than incandescent bulbs. An added resistor probably won't help. So you might also have to purchase an electronic, LED-prove, two-terminal flasher like this one.

 

[Big_John]

I've looked into LED bulbs and I always came away thinking that the quality seemed to be an unknown since there weren't any major brands selling them. There were also issues with the LED being very directional, not giving off reflective light like an incandescent bulb does. From my reading, it meant that you could only see the light from straight on. They can stack LEDs, but again we come back to quality and you never seem to know what you are getting.

But... This might change my mind... The bulb looks like a completely different design than what I've seen before. Walmart has them at $15 for two... This may work. I have to do some reading.

 

[mr. fix it]

I've looked into LED bulbs and I always came away thinking that the quality seemed to be an unknown since there weren't any major brands selling them. There were also issues with the LED being very directional, not giving off reflective light like an incandescent bulb does. From my reading, it meant that you could only see the light from straight on. They can stack LEDs, but again we come back to quality and you never seem to know what you are getting.

But... This might change my mind... The bulb looks like a completely different design than what I've seen before. Walmart has them at $15 for two... This may work. I have to do some reading.

$15??? I got ripped off!!! LOL!!

 

[MarPar]

$15??? I got ripped off!!! LOL!!

Welcome to Chicago....

 

[Big_John]

$15??? I got ripped off!!! LOL!!

Hmmm... Here's something interesting. Buy them online and pick them up in the store for $14.48.
1157R ZEVO LED Bulbs, 2-Pack - Walmart.com

Buy them in the store (same store) for $19.98.

http://www.walmart.com/store/2581/search?query=Sylvania+ZEVO+LED+1157+RED

 

[1978 NYB]

Hmmm... Here's something interesting. Buy them online and pick them up in the store for $14.48.
1157R ZEVO LED Bulbs, 2-Pack - Walmart.com

Buy them in the store (same store) for $19.98.

http://www.walmart.com/store/2581/search?query=Sylvania+ZEVO+LED+1157+RED

All big box stores discount online prices and pick up in the store 30 minutes later.

 

[vdk2010]

I saw this recently:


Looks pretty good to me. I'm going this route, I think.
And for the relais, you just need any load independent relais. They are available cheap!

 

[detmatt]

Hmmm, these might prolong the life of my almost unobtainable tilt/tele turn signal switch.

 

[mr. fix it]

Video as promised

 

[mr. fix it]

Part #2 in the dark

 

[78Brougham]

Hmmm, these might prolong the life of my almost unobtainable tilt/tele turn signal switch.

Agreed, the load running thru the switch on our 67's is a lot, with all those bulbs in the back. But what do you do about the flasher? Those led's make the flasher go nuts don't they?

 

[1978 NYB]

Part #2 in the dark

I'm definitely going to put LED's in with the small footprint my brake lights have on the Formal. Did you you use Zevo red LED 1157's?

 

[mr. fix it]

I'm definitely going to put LED's in with the small footprint my brake lights have on the Formal. Did you you use Zevo red LED 1157's?

Yes I did use the ZEVO 1157R's