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Interior LEDs...what style?

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SedonaBound

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Are the no-name OK?
Do I need to worry about current draw?

This...
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Or this...
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Or this flamethrower?
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Stoic Bluejay

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I'm running what appears to be the first selection. Pretty sure it was a package that contained all interior lights needed for h3, and was on Amazon but can't find my order.
 

06PullUouT

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Kingsland, GA
I use the first selection, I have had them for about 3 years and they are still burning strong..... (now that I said that they will burn out tomorrow...:shame:)
 

Fish

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As for your first question about no names being OK I would say no. I bought a bunch off a seller on eBay for my toy hauler, they looked like something in between the first and last one you showed. The light was yellow and they were less bright than the incandescent lights they replaced. I ended up taking them out.
 

alrock

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A lot of the quality, or lack thereof, is in the boards, and the assembly. LEDs generate decent heat which damages poorly built assemblies and causes early failure. There's a reason those off-road lights have heat sinks. I think it's another example of you get what you pay for though sometimes the cheap deals workout if you're up for that gamble
 

650Hawk

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SoCal
For interior lights, the cheap LEDs are fine. I learned alot about LEDs about 2 years ago when I set out to convert my entire RV (lots of boondocking, so lighting current was always a major issue). One thing to mention is color temperature; many people like the warm white (typically around 3500K, which is kinda yellow, similar to incandescents), I personally like the daylight white (about 5000K), but not cool white (6500K & up) which is kinda blue.

Anyway, I replaced more than 25 individual bulbs with LED bulbs and/or panels. All cheap LEDs from Amazon & eBay. None with heat sinks, although I can see the benefit. Ended up with double the light output at less than 1/4 the current. 2 years later, have not had a single failure or problem.

The LEDs I used in my H3 interior are similar to the 3rd one shown in the OPs first thread, although with 12 LEDs rather than 16. 5000K so they are "white", not yellow nor blue. I think they cost me about $3 each, including shipping. I've also replaced the under-dash lights, the visor mirror lights, and finally just did my back-up lights as well (had to wire in a load resistor for those to get the backup camera to work correctly; the low current messes with the BCM).
 
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SedonaBound

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I'd prefer 5000K LEDs, but haven't found any in the size needed (#578). I'm actually replacing blue LEDs in the courtesy that the previous owner installed.
Blue light + black interior = black hole. I'm replacing the underdash bulbs with LEDs too.
 
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SedonaBound

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I ended up getting these because other style wouldn't have fit. After reading a bunch of reviews on supposed #578 bulbs, I found that many, including the my original pick are too long (42mm) to fit in 578 holders, which are 39mm between grips. These are about twice as bright as filament bulbs, white with a bit of blue tinge. They seem well made with an AL heat sink back, no can-bus issues, and the price was right.

http://www.amazon.com/Canbus-Festoo...&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
 

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