Re: Alternative LED bulbs - ECU confusion?

In article <n1kmh3pvf2f0uq8do0e5ibh6eq9i8pqjok@xxxxxxx>,
bjn <elvis@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
How would you react when the said vehicle fails the "MOT" test because
the bulbs, number plate and or whole vehicle is not "Type Approved"?


About 30 years ago, i started to use aftermarket halogen headlights on
my car (back when 7 inch round headlights were the norm). I believe the
brand was cibie. Those headlights were not approved for usein the US
because they were not a sealed beam.

But were superior in every way to the approved type?

While there were a few police officers who took the time to inform me
that they disapproved of the speed at which I was driving, the illegal
headlights were never cited. The car even passed state inspections.


The point here is one of degree and risk, and what of the former the
aftermarket lightbulb presents of the latter. The rest of your messages
I read as more specious posturing than anything else.

The point is that these LED replacement bulbs are *inferior* in every
respect to the tungsten ones - apart from perhaps life.

You might be happy having turn signals and brake lights that can't be seen
from certain angles in daylight where tungsten can - most, I'd guess would
not.

And I'm not theorising - I've tried them. If anyone says the ones I've
tried have been improved upon to the point where they are a safe
replacement, please give details of where they can be bought. And not just
an advert but personal experience of them.

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Dave Plowman dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx London SW
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