led lights

[gmcdeadhead]

i no led lights have been covered before, but who or what brand of the led tail lights or front lights is the best to buy?

[forestb]

I bought a pair of led tail lights, the kind that have the led's in the lens for my 62 step side from Classic Industries and they did not fit inside the cup at all. I am not usually disappointed with there product but his time I was.

[gmcdeadhead]

any body else buy some led lights? where did you get them and how good were they? thanks

[luvbowties]

Originally Posted by gmcdeadhead

any body else buy some led lights? where did you get them and how good were they? thanks

My girls gave me a pair of led tail-and-brake-light "assemblies", stainless, for Xmas--look like the ones LMC sells; however, could've come from anywhere, as the older one develops/maintains web-shopping carts for on-site retailers. I specifically told 'em I wanted complete assy's to be certain of fit on my stepside. These fit & look & work great--and old flasher works just fine. (BTW, just a tad of difference in prices between conversions & complete units: LMC sells both!)

I'd try & find same for fleetside--my guess would be the 'conversion kits' would be difficult to make fit.
HTH,
Sam

[Lo Blu62]

I iust ordered these from Summit Racing:

http://summitracing.com/parts/UPD-CTL6066FSLED

[gmcdeadhead]

let me no how they work out for you. also hows the quality of them. thanks

[63burban]

United Pacific are the best, they fit good and have the most leds of any manufacturer. I sell them and use them in my vehicles.

[61_FL_Apache]

I bought some from ebay a long time ago and so far they have worked great.. I don't know the brand, im sure they were an off brand. All the LEDs are flush looking out of the lens.. I have had them there for over a year at least with no issues.

[Caudillo64]

I bought mine from LMC it fitted good and work well

[kieth]

If you just want to make your running lights and turn signals brighter, solder a ground wire to the housing of the light housing, then run a ground wire back to the frame of the truck (or a grounding block) make sure you clean the corrosion from the bulb housing, you will now have bright running/turn signals and it will not cost much. Kieth

[Lo Blu62]

I finally picked up my United Pacific LED tail lights.

[Lo Blu62]

Before and after.

[Lo Blu62]

I ran into a problem with getting the lights to ground, so I soldered a ground wire from the metal housing and attached it to a bed bolt. That solved it. The stock thermal flasher doesn't work with LEDs, so I've ordered a 'no load' flasher to cure that.

[Clyde65]

Heck yes! I like that Lo Blu62!

[61K10]

we need some more pic's--------nice from what i see.

[forestb]

A little off subject but I tried to install led front turn signal and it made it so that all my tun signals on both sides blinked when I turned on my turn signal. I have the new type of blinker so that this is not supposed to happen. Any thoughts?

[RANDY COX]

them tail lights made a huge difference but they aint got no bowtie on em.

[jtrichard]

forestb check grounding

[Lo Blu62]

The wiring is all stock. The headlights are 55/65 watts, so the stock wiring and switch should be fine. Grounding is the biggest issue with LEDs. Make sure you have good grounding with each circuit. Add your own ground, if necessary. A 'no load' flasher is necessary because of the low amp draw of LEDs. I chose, at the recommendation of another member, a reverse polarity flasher with it's own ground wire to solve the problem. Will know in a couple of weeks if it works.

[theastronaut]

The only problem I have with LED's is that they no longer function as a reflector like the original lenses/buckets did. That's important to have if you're parked on the side of the road.

A buddy of mine uses a 55 watt headlight bulb added into the original buckets for brighter brake lights, and it keeps the reflector function. He had to use a glare shield from a headlight housing to keep from melting the lens; the hotter bulb makes a ton more heat when he's on the brakes a lot in traffic.

I'm planning on adding H1 sockets into my original buckets. H1 bulbs can be found in just about any wattage so it'll be easy to find something bright enough.





Any newer car has glare shields made into the headlights. They'll work to reflect the light back into the bucket so it's more evenly distributed, and it'll keep the heat away from the lens

[Sick5]

FYI..

United pacific tail are lifetime warranty!!!

P.S i like the those headlights!!!