Another point to look out for is that to extend their life many replacement LEDs switch on and off quickly which has the annoying side affect of flickering (bit like a florescent light when it starts to give you a headache). The buses here (Dublin) have them, but if you glance at the back of the bus quickly you get a strobe effect and see multiple lights. My .02c Emmet Cahill At 09:05 PM 1/19/2004, you wrote: >There're several sources of LED bulbs but I guarantee the result will be >worse than a standard bulb. There's one exception where the benefits >outweigh the problems which are the door lights. The result of LEDs is a >slightly pink and slightly yellow light (depending on which light you're >putting them in of course!) but you get much less heat (many melt over >time), draw much less current (handy for battery drain problems at car >shows) and they'll never need changing ever again. > >We have a source of the push-fit bulbs for the door lights which use 6 >painfully bright white LEDs per bulb and can sell them at £14/pair > >Best Wishes > >Martin > >Stian Birkeland wrote: > > >Does anyone know who can supply the correct LEDs for the DeLorean? > > > >I have located some over here in Norway, but since they are > >*notoriously expensive* over here, it would be cheaper to get them > >from the UK (p&p incl.! believe it or not) > > > >Can anyone provide me the correct specs of the LEDs for swapping out > >all the light bulbs on the outside on the car, in the doors, and the > >inside of the car (dome lights - instrumentation - A/C panel) > > > >If more people are interested in this, maybe the Club could get a > >discount on a batch of LEDs?? > > > >I know there has been some discussion on the DML that some LEDs only > >show the light when looking straight at them, and which are not > >visible when looking at it from the sides. Still, since this was some > >time ago, I would think that there now are improved LEDs which solve > >this problem. > > > >Also, take a look at this page regarding LEDs in a DeLorean: > > > ><http://home.comcast.net/~mquinto/led.html>http://home.comcast.net/~mquin > to/led.html > > > > > >Best wishes > >Stian Birkeland > >Norway > > > >VIN # 06759 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >DOC UK Website: www.deloreans.co.uk >Unsubscribe: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >** Unless otherwise stated, all messages posted to the group are assumed >public and may be printed in the club magazine ** > > > >---------- >Yahoo! Groups Links > * To visit your group on the web, go to: > * > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/doc-uk/>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/doc-uk/ > * > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > * > <mailto:doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=Unsubscribe>doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > * > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]