63 LED 3157 bulb vs standard 3157 filament bulb- 2009 F150

[XBOYZ45]

did you buy a flasher for the led or did it just flash normally after plug in ???

[seanaoneill]

@XBOYZ45 There is no flasher to replace or upgrade in the newer trucks. Flash rates are controlled by the BCM. You may have to add a 2.7 ohm, 50W or larger, resistor across the +/- leads of the signal (1 per side) if the flash rates goes hyper. When I replaced just the fronts, no hyper flash. When I did the rears (2 per side), I had to add the power resistors to get the flash rate back to normal.

[seanaoneill]

LEDs light instantly, vs approximately a 10-12 mS delay with filament. You'll see many 3rd brake lights LEDs now for that reason, and, that they will last forever. By replacing the filaments with these LEDs, I'll never have a burnt out bulb, as well, the instant flash matches the turn signal LEDs which are in the mirrors. Not to 'tarded IMHO. : ) (see video reply)

[NitroGadvRules]

@seanaoneill this is true for the most part, but the electronics that run leds are not uncommon to fail. This is why a lot of traffic lights are being convert back to ccfl.

[luckey777s]

I really don't get the point of spending extra Money to replace a regular bulb..? I mean seriously ur truck comes with blinkers. If ur gonna put LED bulbs in your stock headlights then that's retarded. Just buy a whole aftermarket led headlight.

[flynmid]

@luckey777s I would rather spend $10 on LED bulbs, Than hundreds on aftermarket lights that won't last as long as the OEM units

[mysrt4303]

Ooooohhhhhh caaaannaaaddddddaaaaa

[rider134]

They look exactly the same to me.. the again i am a little color blind!! :'(

[Koshman32]

@rider134 you're not looking at the colour, you're looking at the miliseconds that the LED bulbs light before the filament bulbs. If the guy who made this video would have slowed it down to a tenth of the speed at one point, you would really see the difference.

[markmorrow8o]

would you suggest 3157 turn signal and brake light bulbs 360 putco model for my 2010 jeep wrangler?

[seanaoneill]

@markmorrow8o Yes. Go for a SMD (surface mount diode) type. The ones I used in this vid are not those type. I have 3157 SMDs on all 4 rear sockets. Put red ones behind red lenses, amber behind amber. Here are my rear ones:

[paintballgundown8]

cover the led and look at a wall, you will probably see the fillaments light on the wall, Cover the fillament and look at wall, I would think the LED isnt as good as a fillament because LED light tends to disperse so if a car is 100 feet away they might not be able so see LEDs,

[seanaoneill]

@paintballgundown8 There is no doubt that a filament throws more light than an LED. A filament is light in 360 degrees, LEDs are very directional which is why there are LEDs pointing front, and sideways. Although the LEDs are little dimmer, they light instantly, vs the minor delay that comes with the filament heating up then lighting. This is for LEDs and normal bulbs in general.

[seanaoneill]

@crysisdood If you put LED bulbs in jus tthe front, no R was needed. As soon as I put them in the back too, they rapid flashed and I needed the R. As a test, I put the old ones back in the front, and 1 of the 2 in the rear (there are 2 per side in the rear), the flash returned to normal. I have 2 rear per side plus 1 front per side, and added a power R on the rear, only because that is where the space was. P.S. I broke 1 bulb taking it out. Going with the SMD replacements .

[bisbutt]

LOOKS GREAT a ++++++++++++

[OhMyGodDieAlready]

stock filament looks better imo.

[Firecat400EX]

the LEDs seem more dim on the 04-08 f-150's becasue they have a totally clear headlight so the light from them doesnt get spread throughought like they do on the newest f-150's. looks good though i may have to upgrade from my 32 led bulbs

[evolancer09]

oh okay. hey you should post up a vid on the tails you got

[seanaoneill]

I forget. Sorry. It was through eBay. Search there to start.

[evolancer09]

awsome. i see that the bulbs are really bright in tha video. where did you get your led's from ???

[seanaoneill]

No resistor was required when I added just this ojne to the fronts. When I added a similar one to the rears, that made the flash rate too fast and I had to add a 2 ohm/ 25W resistor in parallel with both the front and rears.

[evolancer09]

was it just the bulb you swapped out or you had to add a resistor ??

[WMoujaes]

Looks good! Where did you buy that bulb?