Anyone running LED's?

[vwfastg60]

So im looking in to a lower draw rock light set up. My buddy is way in to LED lights and found me a few sets on ebay. Bart got a few bulbs from superbriteleds.com but they just dont have the light output i want.

Im thinking something like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-ULTRA-BRIGHT-20-LED-FOG-LIGHT-CRUISING-LAMP-KIT-SET_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c39Q3a1 Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2e c0Q2em14QQhashZitem260298610271QQitemZ260298610271

This is a cheaper set up but i dont know how well they will work
http://cgi.ebay.com/Blue-LED-Rectangle-Headlight-Car-Head-Fog-Light-kit-US_W0QQitemZ230301771643QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item23 0301771643&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C 240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

My friend has some on his passat and they are as bright if not brighter then this hid's
http://a239.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/28/l_482e93b7f1af2312735d34906b4ea446.jpg

What do you guys think? Any ideas? Im planning on replacing all my rock lights because its just too much draw. Id like to add a few more on the driveline this time for repairs on trail at night or for better spotting to avoid damage. All my fog lights and headlights on the front of the truck are HID and the tail lights wil be replaced with LED and same with the interior lighting.

[march2304]

L.E.D.s are way better then normal lights. Check these out.
http://www.roundeyes.com/LED_Lighting-LED_Rock_Light_Kit.html
Now im going to get flamed for not remembering the name of the red jeep guy that went with us to Moab lst year and did Canyonlands with us, but he had a set on his Jeep and they were awsome. Very bright low draw and mounted flush on the frame. I highly recommend them. Im thinking about putting them on Goldmember in the off chance that we will need to do a track repair at night. The one thing i do notice, at least with my flashlights, is that they dont have a lot of depth. They are fantastic close up but not great faraway, maybe i just dont have the right bulbs or something. :confused:

[Asha'man]

While you're at it, keep an eye out for LED taillights. I would rock a set of those with a quickness.

[RedRunnertc]

the name of the red jeep guy that went with us to Moab lst year and did Canyonlands with us, but he had a set on his Jeep and they were awsome. Very bright low draw and mounted flush on the frame. I highly recommend them.

Mike. His screename on here (and co4x4 I think) is TheMike.

The one thing i do notice, at least with my flashlights, is that they dont have a lot of depth. They are fantastic close up but not great faraway, maybe i just dont have the right bulbs or something. :confused:

Yeah, LED's don't seem to have the "throw" of a regular bulb, but that's not really a problem with rocklights less than 3' off the ground ...

[vwfastg60]

Yeah, LED's don't seem to have the "throw" of a regular bulb, but that's not really a problem with rocklights less than 3' off the ground ...

i think the kit shown above is nice but i want 2 more for the tail of the truck and if i get wild 2 more for the driveline for repairs. I figure with LED i can go as crazy as i did with my fog lights and its not death to the charging system.

[fjcruzer]

The white LEDs we all like to use to throw light lose some of their potency since they are either converted from blue (typically) or a mixture of RGB. Monochromatic LED (blue, red, etc) tend to be much brighter independently. The nice inexpensive LEDs that we see in the mainstream now are the old generation, while newer super bright LEDs are what you see on emergency vehicles, and they throw light very well, but for a price. Until recently it was not practical to put LEDs into a reflecting lens, but now they do (roundeyes being one example), helping the distance even more. Many of the LE hand-held flashlights in use now, use low-power LEDs for in-close interview work and super bright LEDs for searches or light control techniques and are now rated in lumens the way incandescent bulbs have been for years. I love the low draw, low heat and clear white light. :2cents:

[EEtM33t]

I saw a photo of a 4Runner with what looked like fog lights similar to the ones in this ebay link you posted:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-U...mZ260298610271

They looked nice but I would want them to be functional as well...I was unable to tell from the photo how effective they were as foglights.

[AxleIke]

Get the right kind of LED, and they go quite a ways.

Not rocking any yet, but plan to make some. Troy and I talked about it for a bit on some run or another. Just have to get the voltage right.

[RedRunnertc]

Yeah, I want to do that this winter. Sounds like a good winter project huddled over a workbench with a heater and a soldering iron...

[ike]

come on you dont want to be out in the cold under Tippy?

[fast7mtoys]

for the tail lights if your rig is already modded rock a set of led trailer lights, they are universally wired, last forever and are really tough, i made mine to fit the stock housings and used amber markers for the trun signals up front..........

not the greatest pic

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v466/SUPER_glu/Picture029.jpg

as for the led rock lights i think it is a great idea,

[DennisDawg]

Not a very good picture but using the Roundeyes as rocklights with a few extra from SuperbrightLed, the roundeyes are brighter. Anyway, they work.

http://mainsite.socaltaco.com/images/dennis/lights.jpg