LED light failure - Toyota Yaris Forums

spookybathtub · 01-28-2012, 01:49 AM

I'm thinking about replacing my interior dome light with a bright white LED. There are some ridiculously cheap ones on ebay for around $2. I'm wondering, if this LED failed and shorted the circuit, would anything bad happen, and how hard would it be to repair?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/230723828750

Kaotic Lazagna · 01-28-2012, 10:29 PM

One suggestion, stay away from eBay LEDs. They are garbage. They aren't bright and will die within a month at most.

v-leds.com has nice, quality LEDs for a decent price.

RedRide · 01-28-2012, 10:59 PM

This is the type of LED dome light I installed about 3 years ago. It's easy to install (with plenty of room) and plenty bright.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/T10-BA9S-36-...item1e69aa0013

I think it is the same exact one from the same vendor.

I tried various festoon LED bulbs and none were anywhere near bright enough no matter how many LEDs they had.
Don't waste your time and money on them.

So, just get a "slab" type LED with a festoon adaptor as pictured.

BTW.... nothing will happen if an LED fails any more that it it was a standard incandesant bulb.
Even if something was to cause a short circuit, that's what your fuses are for.

Kaotic Lazagna · 01-29-2012, 12:17 AM

I've since changed some of these, but here are some old pics of my LEDs.

In these pics:

Dome light: HiLEDs festoon LED (first gen)
Map lights: HiLEDs 194's (first gen)
Front footwells: "white" LED strips from eBay (yeah, I don't call those white)
Rear feet lighting: white 194 LED wedges from eBay
Trunk: 3 6" strips from v-leds
Underhood: "white" LED strip from eBay
Puddlelights: StreetGlow (I think) LED pods from eBay.

01-28-2012, 01:49 AM	#1
spookybathtub View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: California Posts: 105	LED light failure I'm thinking about replacing my interior dome light with a bright white LED. There are some ridiculously cheap ones on ebay for around $2. I'm wondering, if this LED failed and shorted the circuit, would anything bad happen, and how hard would it be to repair? http://www.ebay.com/itm/230723828750

01-28-2012, 10:59 PM	#3
RedRide Drives: '09 Yaris carmine red 2d HB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Middletown, NY Posts: 1,501	This is the type of LED dome light I installed about 3 years ago. It's easy to install (with plenty of room) and plenty bright. http://www.ebay.com/itm/T10-BA9S-36-...item1e69aa0013 I think it is the same exact one from the same vendor. I tried various festoon LED bulbs and none were anywhere near bright enough no matter how many LEDs they had. Don't waste your time and money on them. So, just get a "slab" type LED with a festoon adaptor as pictured. BTW.... nothing will happen if an LED fails any more that it it was a standard incandesant bulb. Even if something was to cause a short circuit, that's what your fuses are for. Last edited by RedRide; 01-28-2012 at 11:28 PM.

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01-28-2012, 10:29 PM	#2
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	One suggestion, stay away from eBay LEDs. They are garbage. They aren't bright and will die within a month at most. v-leds.com has nice, quality LEDs for a decent price.

01-29-2012, 12:17 AM	#4
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	I've since changed some of these, but here are some old pics of my LEDs. In these pics: Dome light: HiLEDs festoon LED (first gen) Map lights: HiLEDs 194's (first gen) Front footwells: "white" LED strips from eBay (yeah, I don't call those white) Rear feet lighting: white 194 LED wedges from eBay Trunk: 3 6" strips from v-leds Underhood: "white" LED strip from eBay Puddlelights: StreetGlow (I think) LED pods from eBay.