V recent times LED lamps have become widespread among drivers. They can be used in any optics system, be it interior lighting, headlights, etc. LEDs have earned their popularity due to a number of advantages that set them apart from other lighting elements.

Benefits of LED bulbs

There are several reasons why LED bulbs are optimal choice for installation in a car:

• LEDs are capable of producing more light per watt of energy than any other household lamp. Their efficiency allows you to save electricity and can exceed that of conventional ones by more than 10 times.
• LED elements work without heating, which distinguishes them from incandescent lamps, which got their name precisely because of this feature. In some cars with classic devices, plastic is melted, which is located next to the light source.
• LED lamps have a clean White light, which makes them more convenient - such lighting does not distort the picture of perception. This also affects people outside the vehicle, as LED headlights increase the vehicle's visibility to other drivers. Besides, in decorative purposes can .
• LED sources have a longer lifespan than incandescent bulbs, which means fewer replacements. LEDs last about 50 times longer than incandescent bulbs and, on average, 10 times longer than fluorescent ones.
• They are also distinguished by the high strength of the bulb, protection from external influences, including vibration and moisture.
• LED sources have a faster turn-on time, which can play a decisive role on the road, helping to protect the driver and passengers from accidents.
• LED illuminators allow you to change the angle of radiation thanks to optical elements (lenses).
• LED lamps are completely safe for the environment and the human body - they do not have harmful effect... They do not poison the nature during processing and also do not contain mercury.
• LEDs are significantly smaller than other lamps.

Thus, LED sources turn out to be a much more profitable choice than fluorescent or fluorescent ones. They are not in danger of breaking the filament, since electrodes are used for illumination in a gas-filled environment. They can be used in any type of lighting, whether head optics or interior lamps.

Disadvantages of LED bulbs

In addition to many advantages, LED lamps also have a number of disadvantages that do not allow them to completely replace incandescent and halogen elements:

• The high price, which is explained by the fact that production requires many expensive elements. In addition, the creation of such lamps requires a complex technological equipment... It is believed that LED sources do not pay for themselves either in terms of service life or quality - they are quite expensive.
• In the event of a breakdown of one or another element LED source cannot be repaired - this distinguishes LED from other lamps. Thus, in the event of a breakdown of the LED, it is necessary to change the entire element, which requires additional expenses.
• In Russia, most of the LED elements are produced contrary to laws and standards. This leads to the fact that fires occur in cars and short circuits as well as overloading the power supply. In addition, another marketing violation is the occasional lack of labeling and characteristics on the packaging. This greatly complicates the selection of the element.
• Most LED elements, whose role is to produce white light, have a gap in the spectrum at around 480 nm. This results in the eye being unable to respond to the wavelength in a normal manner, constricting the pupil. Thus, excessive amounts of blue light enter the eyes, which can be disorienting in the short term and damage the retina in the long term. Experiments on mice have confirmed this assumption. Either way, some companies have already invented safety lamps.
• LED elements tend to burn out, which leads to a decrease in brightness.

How to choose LED bulbs

First of all, you should determine what goals are pursued by the purchase of an LED lamp. Some drivers do this in order to decorate the car with decorative flowers, others to conserve battery power, and still others in order to change optics less often. Thus, specific LED elements should be selected depending on the desired properties. Pay attention to the packaging, where all the characteristics are indicated. In addition, the choice may fall on the diodes of one or another color temperature- LEDs can range in color from yellow to blue, and white is approximately in the middle of the Kelvin range.

The old man took ten brand new lamps, shining like gold, and walked through the city, shouting: “Who wants to exchange old lamps for new ones? Who has old copper lamps? Change to new ones!

« Aladdin's magic lamp» (Arabian tale).

To begin with, replacing lamps with LEDs is formally regarded as an intervention in the design of the car. In order to continue driving such a car, you will first have to obtain a safety certificate for the operation of the car. This is not easy - we have seen this from our own experience. Without an appropriate certificate, in accordance with the Code of Administrative Offenses (CAO) of the Russian Federation, a fine of 500 rubles is provided for driving such a car. However, non-standard headlights are visible to the naked eye, and the license plate or direction indicator light attracts much less attention, so many car owners do not pay attention to the formalities.

Why are LED lamps so attractive? I often visit official dealers in the repair area where the car is undergoing maintenance. Well, I can’t leave the Bibika alone with strangers - both my own and the government’s one: “Do not trust anyone with your wife and car…”. So, there are some interesting observations related to our topic today. All tools, jars, consumables in the workshop at the "worker bees", basically, are removed and locked in lockers. Only on the shelf very often lie in a small heap of small ones. Those same baseless 5 W glass sprays that are used in front parking lights, for interior lighting, turn signal repeaters, license plate lighting and in many more places.

And they burn out! They burn out en masse! The balloon turns black from the inside - this indicates that most of the spiral has already been sprayed in the internal volume and has settled on the walls. The lamps that are included in the vehicle are sometimes not nursed even before the first or second MOT. Of course, whoever is lucky, but they cannot be called durable. And we are still wondering why they do not show, the side lights are not on, and every traffic police inspector who stopped you "just to smell" is suddenly unhappy with the unlit rear license plate. At the same time, LED lamp manufacturers advertise absolutely crazy lifespans, up to 50,000 hours. In the hope of an increased resource, many car owners change lamps to LEDs.

In general, the world auto industry is gradually. Illumination of the instrument cluster and LED malfunction indicators appeared in the last century. In this century, there are already production cars with all light sources using LED technology (light-emitting diode - light emitting diode). True, this trend has not yet reached the budget car segment. But owners of inexpensive or heavily used cars try to stay on trend.

In addition to the increased resource and fashionable appearance LEDs have other, not so obvious advantages:

• higher switching speed in comparison with incandescent lamps;
• the brightness of the glow does not depend on the voltage (under certain conditions);
• significantly lower power consumption.

Now let's talk about everything in order. So, an LED, like an incandescent lamp, is very sensitive to overvoltage. But if there is no protection for ordinary lamps, then a so-called driver is used in high-quality LED lamps - a device that limits the current and voltage on the LED.

Fast on / off is common to all LED lamps. And this quality is very useful, for example, for brake lights. But in turn indicators, performance is not so important. When installing LED lamps in turn signals, one must remember that the low-power lamp of the turn signal relay is extremely disliked, and therefore begins to blink at a doubled frequency, as if one of the lamps in the circuit is faulty.

If you decide to equip with LEDs taillights car, then first install the LED only in one lamp, and leave the incandescent lamp in the other. Turn on the lamps and see if the light is from new lamp too weak, too strong, or too narrowly focused.

What LED options are available on the market today? About this - in our photo gallery.

Recently, consumers have paid much more attention to automotive LED lamps than before. Led car headlight lamps, as it is also called LED models automotive elements of this type are semiconductor light sources. Low power consumption, reduced fuel consumption by a car (which is explained by a decrease in the load on the on-board network of the car), a small amount of harmful components emitted into the atmosphere - all this, taken together, cannot leave any motorist indifferent.

Main advantages

The fact that LED optics or LEDs have advantages over halogens is beyond any doubt today. I would like to consider, for show, their main, main advantages:

So, LEDs are triumphantly taking jobs from halogens, standard incandescent lamps. Let's say even more - today they can boast of the final, victorious sensation, because the modern car market resolutely offers LED not only for electric lighting inside the cabin, as it was before, but also for head optics.

disadvantages

Many people ask, how is it possible that the replacement of a non-native lamp gives such amazing results? Logically, the reflector of any headlight should be adjusted for a specific light source. How, then, can LEDs successfully replace and outperform halogens? Let's try to figure it out.

To understand this, it is enough to conduct your own investigation. Compare indicators classic lamps incandescent and LED. The result is immediately striking - you have to pay several times more for LED lamps.

Check for professional level carried out like this:

• first, the light emission on the standard screen in the room is checked;
• the second stage involves going to the landfill, where the illumination is checked in real conditions a certain area roads.

So, most of the LEDs blind oncoming drivers if they are used as light sources for head optics. Why it happens? The fact is that LED lamps have no cut-off line and the explanation for the failure in this regard is obvious - standard LED optics are not designed.

Note. If LEDs are used with their own optics, then the results will be completely different, and a different arrangement of diodes instead of filaments will naturally lead to a rearrangement of the light beam.

How to choose them correctly

Despite the above disadvantages, LED lamps are replacing the usual halogens. The price for them is no longer as high as before, and the possibility of producing ready-made diode lights head optics gives great promise.

As for the voltage, 12 V is provided for cars, and 24 V for trucks. To protect the lamps from voltage surges in the car's on-board network, a special driver is provided. It is versatile and able to function at any voltage.

Important. You need to know that the power of the base must correspond minimum requirements, otherwise it makes no sense to put such a lamp.

When designing automotive optics on your own, there is nothing better and more convenient than LED lamps. By replacing them, the car owner will receive more light per watt and the components will function without significant heating.

Varieties of LED

Consider the most famous LED lamps for a car:

• LED for front brake lights and parking lamps;
• LED for rear brake lights and tail lights;
• LED for interior lighting;
• For foglights;
• For head optics.

Now we will find out more about each type, we will try to find out which LED lamps it is desirable to select for a particular type.

So, let's start with baseless lamps, which in most cases are installed in the front brake lights. The advantage in this case is that they are incredibly resistant to temperature extremes.

Note. LEDs “digest” the temperature of 80-100º.

On the other hand, brake lights and end lamps are located near the head optics lamps. Without additional protection they cannot do, otherwise the LED crystals will heat up, and this, in turn, will lead to their failure.

Note. Lamp protection means nothing more than equipping the latter with a current stabilizer. Thanks to it, an increase in current is prevented.

Samples of LED lamps of this type, ideally suited for the size - BA9S or T10-1WF. They are necessarily equipped with a stabilizer.

Despite this, nowadays, LEDs are produced without a stabilizer. But this does not mean at all that they show worse at high temperatures... Technologies are constantly being improved and manufacturers managed to come up with a unique option - a series of SF LEDs.

The models in this series differ only in the shape and number of LEDs. As for the directional angle, then in such lamps it is quite wide. The price for such LEDs is low. The only drawback is the size mismatch with regular place car.

Advice. Before installing such lamps, it is recommended to match the hole in the headlight and the dimensions of the LED.

A series of LED markers called SMD is also considered a versatile option. They are distinguished by good compactness, have excellent brightness indicators. The great advantage of this series can be considered the highest brightness and convenience, but the disadvantage is their high price.

Note. It will be interesting to know that in the SMD series there are such models that can be installed on machines with computer verification. The tricks with which these LEDs are equipped allow this to be done.

As for the LEDs for tail lamps and brake lights, in most cases, basement options 2-pin lamps with code 1157.

Among other models of these types of LED, the 14HP series can be distinguished. The light source in such models is 14 monocrystalline diodes.

Note. This series is a reliable solution for long-term operation. Today are considered the best lamps by the amount of light emitted.

Another series of 2-pin LEDs is called 3x1W. V similar models 3 powerful LEDs act as a light generator. They work in jet mode, imply a bundle with a fuse, which is built into a 2-pin lamp.

Note. Lamps of the SMD series can have a different number of diodes - 15 or 27, and so on. After several experiments, it became clear that the best option for many motorists there will be a lamp from this series with 24 LEDs.

The lamps for interior lighting differ in the length of the fiston. The dimensions of the phiston are 31-41 mm. In addition, it is customary to divide such lamps into categories:

• installed directly into the lamp connector. Thus, they completely replace the standard optics. The sizes of such models are completely suitable for the sizes of a standard lamp;
• also installed directly into the plafond, but large in size. Before you put them on, you need to make sure that they fit into the plafond. Such lamps give much more light, since the number of LEDs in them is greater;
• rectangular matrices with different amounts diodes. If you can install them directly into the shade, you can solve the interior lighting problem in the best way.

Modern lighting technologies imply the use of different types lamps in automotive technology. It is O quality options halogen products, xenon, conventional lamps with a traditional design, as well as LED lamps, which are very popular recently. The latest devices have excellent performance and can compete with any other product in terms of quality and reliability. It is enough to select bulbs that are suitable for the base and power in order to get an effective and unusual option led light in the optics of the car. Interestingly, when using various reflectors, this light acquires various characteristics and may turn out to be much brighter than standard stock versions of lamps. With all its advantages, the LED lamp also uses less electricity, which is an invaluable help for the on-board car system.

LED lamp for cars, a rather long period of formation has passed. It all started with the fact that the drivers themselves began to install pieces led strip under optical glasses in a car. Then the manufacturers offered more convenient solutions for cornering, side lights, daytime running lights and interior lighting. Today began to appear led lights into the head light and fog lights... But these products are not yet well studied and are quite expensive. In today's post, we will look at all the advantages and disadvantages certain types LED bulbs for your car. LED technologies are actively making their way into the automotive environment - but are they so convenient and useful? Let's find out.

LED bulbs in your car's running lights

DRL is not a long-standing mandatory innovation for all new cars. Daytime running lights must be driven at all times, regardless of the place and time of day of your trip. At the very least, these lights should be on if the dipped headlights are not working. Some drivers simply forget to turn on such optics and receive unpleasant fines from the traffic police. Installation led lights seriously changes the features of using this optics for the following reasons:

• you can connect DRL to LED lamps so that the optics turn on at the moment the engine is started - let the lamps burn constantly, they will not load the system;
• low power of the optical device makes it quite easy to use the optics without a special load on the generator and battery, so that continuous operation is not terrible;
• the light is very bright, it completely replaces the halogen options for daytime running lights and eliminates the need to always drive with the dipped headlights on;
• diode lamps practically do not burn out, only over time, low-quality diodes can fade, but failure is not expected in the coming years;
• LED optics are also better at different conditions use, LED technology have a wider range of applications than most modern solutions.

As you can see, in most cases it is worthwhile to install LED lamps in daytime running lights, which will demonstrate your presence on the road to other drivers as high as possible and will seriously increase safety, especially on the highway. With all its benefits, LED lamps will not consume a lot of electricity, they can be turned on always as soon as the engine starts. Of course, the cost of such technologies is slightly higher than halogen solutions, but also the durability of LEDs is much higher.

LED cornering solutions

Turn signals in a car are one of the most important optical devices for driving safety. A left turn is especially important for your safety. To show drivers from all directions that you are about to turn, all three direction indicators on the standard passenger car should flash evenly, preferably yellow... This can be achieved easily with the help of LED lamps, but here the situation is a little more complicated than with LEDs in DRL for the following technological reasons:

• the relay for intermittent operation of the turn signals is configured to work with halogen or conventional bulbs, in which the load is much higher than that of diode ones;
• if you install LED lamps in the turn signals without changes, they will flash very often and create an unpleasant strobe effect for others;
• for the normal installation of LED lamps in the turn signal, you need to install a new relay or reconfigure the old one (it is easier to buy an additional breaker;
• lamps must fully match the brightness parameters and must be in the same base as standard solutions for your car;
• it is also necessary to take into account the service conditions of LED lamps - it is worth well sealing the space under the glass to avoid moisture getting inside;
• when installing white glasses of turn indicators, do not use white LED lamps, this will create an incomprehensible effect and confuse drivers.

Interestingly, LED solutions for most cars today are produced by the same companies that began to penetrate the conventional market. lighting fixtures for apartments and houses. Technology has reached its climax and can be used in the most different situations... Today you can find quite a lot of offers from different manufacturers, but choose only those options that you can trust. It is better not to put cheap LED lamps in turns.

LED lamps in side lights - acceptable and successful

Good side lights are often important option protection of the car from unpleasant situations. This lighting at the back and front of your car can show you are on the road at dusk. Parking lights are recommended to be turned on on the track, despite the presence of daytime running lights. After all, in addition to the light in the front of the car, you will also declare yourself in the rear optics.

I must say that the options for bulbs with LED technology for side lights are simply incredible. You can choose the solutions that you like best. It is enough to make sure that the manufacturer is well-known and does not offer the cheapest low-quality lamps. It is better to choose more expensive but high quality devices with long lasting performance.

Can you put LED bulbs in the head light?

Car head optics today have many technology options that have their own advantages and disadvantages. The head light must be efficient and bright enough, but not overpower the generator. When installing any solutions other than factory lamps, you can disrupt the power balance and get certain problems due to poor-quality light, excessive power consumption. LED headlights for the neighbor and high beam are not yet well developed and have a number of disadvantages:

• sufficiently large diodes are installed in such lamps, which shine incredibly brightly, but at the same time they heat up, it is necessary to additionally cool the system;
• reflectors can overheat and burn out, turn black and stop providing effective lighting, which will cause very unpleasant consequences for the driver;
• if one LED burns out, a domino reaction will occur, your entire very expensive lamp will stop working, you will have to spend money on a new set;
• Omnidirectional diode light can seriously dim the quality of illumination with grooved headlamp glass, which is the standard for all cars with basic halogen lights;
• incorrectly exposed and adjusted head light with powerful LEDs will significantly dazzle oncoming drivers no worse than xenon.

As practice shows, installing an excessively strong light in the head optics is dangerous to the life and health of the driver. If you blind oncoming drivers, you will have to seriously fear the loss of control on their part, and at the same time, it is you who are in danger. So it's worth putting on LED lights with huge power only if you yourself can easily adjust the headlights in the middle of the road to avoid dazzling oncoming drivers. Otherwise, you will have to constantly go to the service and carry out tuning for money. Watch the installation of expensive LED bulbs on a Daewoo Nexia car in the following video:

Summing up

V modern world optical instruments for cars can easily get lost. For one type of base, so many technologies are offered that the choice becomes a real tragedy for the driver. It is best to give preference to quality modern solutions that will help to illuminate the road well or demonstrate your presence to the surrounding drivers. How brighter light, the better, but you shouldn't overdo it with brightness either. In this case, you can blind other road users and expose them and yourself to a certain danger on the road.

When choosing LED lights for your car, you can supply all optical instruments using only these technologies. But it should be borne in mind that in the low and high beam, the version of LED lamps is actually experimental. This is not the best technology for this type of lighting, but it is also one of the most expensive. So you better just buy the good ones halogen lamps that will shine no worse than LED solutions. Take advantage of quality offers and the highest possible lighting potential when minimum costs energy. This will help LED-lamps for any optical devices in the car. Are you thinking about changing optics to LED technology?

Increased requirements are imposed on car lamps, since the safety of driving a vehicle depends on the quality of operation of lighting, signal and indicator lamps. LED lamps for cars must have high reliability, durability, low power consumed from the on-board network, as well as increased brightness, which is necessary to ensure a clear perception signal lights car.

Our auto lamps meet these requirements in all respects. The main advantages of lamps with light-emitting diodes are long service life, mechanical and vibration stability, low inertia, increased brightness and low power consumption. Automotive LED bulbs are used for daytime, nighttime and fog lights, parking lights, brake lights, turn signals and reverse lights, license plate lights, interior lights, trunk lights, and engine lights. In addition, these lamps are used as control panel indicator lamps.

Another important advantage of using LED-based lamps is their low weight and dimensions with a high luminescence brightness. This allows them to be used as daytime running lights. Except lamps standard installation, on sale there are tapes used for interior lighting, glass edging, headlights and license plates.

The cost of light sources depends on their purpose, configuration and manufacturer. An indicator lamp costs between 20-50 rubles, a lighting lamp - up to a thousand rubles and above.

The characteristics of these lamps open up incredible possibilities for tuning a vehicle: starting with the installation of LEDs in the dimensions and interior lighting, and ending with LED floodlights and LED lamps for low and high beam. This opens up the widest opportunity for improving your car. In addition to reliability and many options to choose from, there is one more important feature: security. LED brake lights work instantly, unlike incandescent bulbs. European studies confirm that the use of LED lamps in a car in brake light repeaters is not a tribute to fashion, but an objective necessity. Recently, all European vehicles are equipped with LED daytime running lights. LED lamps make it possible to change the look of your vehicle in better side, improve your safety on the road and enjoy brighter and more pleasant lighting. Long lifespan won't make you worry about replacement car lamps... Now there are a huge number of types of lamps, caps and colors. But few people know that most lamps are interchangeable. Here you can learn more about similar types of lamps in a car. If you are having difficulty finding out which lamps are in your car, you can use the service of selecting car lamps by car make.