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Re:LED bulbs for Gen.4 rear lamps.

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20 Apr 2024 12:15 #255690 by mlines

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The fog lights are in the BigJimny store

www.bigjimny.com/store/foglamp-led-bulbs

www.bigjimny.com/store/led-foglamp-bulbs-yellow

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20 Apr 2024 12:16 #255691 by mlines

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I also have some standard rear bulbs but haven't listed them as I have not tested them on my Jimny yet

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20 Apr 2024 15:50 #255698 by Roger Fairclough

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I think those options are for the front. The laws regarding the use of LED,s on a car are very confusing but rear bulbs are apparently available. My thoughts on fitting them was a spur of the moment idea and I will investigate further.

Roger

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20 Apr 2024 17:12 #255699 by Scimike

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As someone who has gone down the "spur of the moment" LED replacement many times on various vehicles I can now say without hesitation ----don't bother. Save your money and stick the the filament bulb your light housing was designed for. Whilst all LEDs I fitted initially impressed, they all failed in some way in a short period of time compared to the filament they replaced.
The only exception is LED replacement light "units" which don't have replaceable illumination. These have worked for me, but if they ever failed are equally expensive as the complete light assembly will need to be changed.
In summary - way too expensive for very little gains.
Of course just my life experience on these things, yours may differ.

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20 Apr 2024 20:40 - 20 Apr 2024 20:42 #255704 by rogerzilla

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I put some Philips LED stop/tail bulbs in an MX-5 years ago and they were still good when I sold the car last month. Generally Osram or Philips will last as claimed but they are not usually Canbus-friendly and have no resistors, so no good for a gen3 or gen4 Jimny. A gen3 Jimny illuminates the ABS warning light if you use the wrong LEDs!

The complete replacement units would only be worth considering with a really long warranty. Chances are they're of unknown manufacture in China.

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21 Apr 2024 09:39 #255711 by Roger Fairclough

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As I admitted, it was a spur of the moment issue and on reflection, probably an unnecessary one. The standard lamps are a decent size and although they are not a simple matter for bulb replacement, modern bulb quality being what it is I will stick with what I have got.
Many thanks for the input.

Roger

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