Backdraft LED Conversion Kits

[Gunner]

Um... There are LED replacements for the bulbs that work VERY well and at a fraction of that cost. You can get regular brightness, high brightness and (for some applications) ultra high brightness... and all you have to do is swap the incandescent bulb for the LED-based one. Sorry to be a spoilsport...

http://www.superbrightleds.com/

Addendum: These guys offer a very wide selection of bulb replacements that will do a superior job in a variety of fixtures, whether used front-on, sideways, or whatever. Most of these are NOT available from traditional suppliers like auto stores, JCW, etc. and if you choose the part carefully for the application, it will greatly outperform generic parts-rack stuff.

[Got the Bug]

Originally Posted by Gunner

Um... There are LED replacements for the bulbs that work VERY well and at a fraction of that cost. You can get regular brightness, high brightness and (for some applications) ultra high brightness... and all you have to do is swap the incandescent bulb for the LED-based one. Sorry to be a spoilsport, but some market research might have been in order before you greenlighted this project...

http://www.superbrightleds.com/

Based on Jay's post, it sounds like some of the aftermarket LED lights won't fit in the Backdraft's standard light housing.

I know that the SuperBrightLed lights are slightly larger than a standard 1156/1157 bulb, and some early SPFs require a slight mod to the housing to make them fit.

[Gunner]

Originally Posted by Got the Bug

Based on Jay's post, it sounds like some of the aftermarket LED lights won't fit in the Backdraft's standard light housing.

I think they may have evaluated a subset of the LED bulbs available. Every AutoZone has a few - the same few. SBLEDs has a dozen different configurations that fit everything from truck markers to motorcycles.

I've used these in a number of conversion projects, including a blazing 3-lamp setup for my '68 Mustang's taillights. I'd messed around with a flat-panel design to go behind Cobra rectangular tail lamps, but I've found that there are two good LED solutions (the tower and the right-angle) - I need to get samples and evaluate which is best. These also draw less power than a standard bulb and don't have the problems of high-intensity bulb replacements (namely, lots of heat right near the lenses or in an enclosed bulb carrier.

Maybe Jay's solution is the only one for BDRs. But I'd bet not, knowing how many configurations LED replacers are available in. And at a price difference of around $100...