Ductape
Elite Member
escavader,
I used to run four commercial trucks, and started replacing bulbs with l.e.d.s when they first came onto the market (and the oval taillights were the better part of a hundred bucks/bulb!). In my experience.....the l e ds rarely go out. Buy a decent brand name that stands behind their product, and buy them from someone who stands behind them. Some have a two MILLION hour warranty. When i sold one of my trucks, i robbed the ovals out of the back and hung on to them. I put them in my Bri-Mar dump when i bought it. I have also replaced every bulb on it with l e ds a couple at a time. The second circuit (brake light) went out on one of the taillights..... so i brought it back to Berube's Truck & Travel (Bow, NH) and they replaced it free of charge....no questions asked ! I think it had to be 5-7 years since i bought it, and NO i didn't have a reciept. I do think it would be possible to get a fuel savings running l e ds, but as was mentioned..... it would probably never pay off. My reasoning is more from a reliability standpoint...... getting one ticket for a light out from Mr. D.O.T. would be the equivalent of buying a bunch of l e d bulbs. Buy the l e ds and you will only pay once for the bulbs, ever. There is one slight drawback to them however..... they produce no heat. If you run your trailer in a snowstorm, they can get covered with snow..... potentially making you invisible from the rear. It would be a rare occurance, but still worth mentioning. Get the L.E.D.s !!
I used to run four commercial trucks, and started replacing bulbs with l.e.d.s when they first came onto the market (and the oval taillights were the better part of a hundred bucks/bulb!). In my experience.....the l e ds rarely go out. Buy a decent brand name that stands behind their product, and buy them from someone who stands behind them. Some have a two MILLION hour warranty. When i sold one of my trucks, i robbed the ovals out of the back and hung on to them. I put them in my Bri-Mar dump when i bought it. I have also replaced every bulb on it with l e ds a couple at a time. The second circuit (brake light) went out on one of the taillights..... so i brought it back to Berube's Truck & Travel (Bow, NH) and they replaced it free of charge....no questions asked ! I think it had to be 5-7 years since i bought it, and NO i didn't have a reciept. I do think it would be possible to get a fuel savings running l e ds, but as was mentioned..... it would probably never pay off. My reasoning is more from a reliability standpoint...... getting one ticket for a light out from Mr. D.O.T. would be the equivalent of buying a bunch of l e d bulbs. Buy the l e ds and you will only pay once for the bulbs, ever. There is one slight drawback to them however..... they produce no heat. If you run your trailer in a snowstorm, they can get covered with snow..... potentially making you invisible from the rear. It would be a rare occurance, but still worth mentioning. Get the L.E.D.s !!
