Re: LED versus halogen bulbs

Posted by HH56 On 2012/2/2 11:56:57

Halogens do seem a logical choice and will avoid flasher issues. Can anyone who has converted offer a comparison on operating temp on recent manufacture small halogen bulbs vs regular. Used to be that halogens were considerably hotter and wonder if still the case. The bulb glass on the halogen type 1157 looks similar in size and shape to the quartz glass used on industrial bulbs I'm familiar with. Those sure run hotter than blazes.

If they do run hot, unless really close to lens, not a big problem with the glass lens tail or park lights with surrounding air space. If contemplating a change, anyone with older plastic tail light lens which have the inner secondary plastic prism very near the bulb & those with plastic parking light lens might want to check air space out carefully. Have seen a few of those inner lens even with regular bulbs where there have been heat problems.