LED indicator replacement bulbs

[AliK]

First off apologies if this is old hat or already covered.

I've been honked and flashed a couple of times turning right as I had no idea my rear indicator bulb was burnt out.

I always remember on older cars that the indicator flash rate increased on the side with defective bulbs due to the increased resistance in the charge cycle.

But it appears not the case in my 260. Has anyone tried LEDs in their indicators and do they need to be the special type with "bulb" resistance? It would seem not but I'd like to hear from anyone who's tried or knows the circuit well.

If so what bulb would you recommend? I was considering these:

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=111185215459

Ali K

 

[Jake RAH]

I bought my lhd US 260z just over a month ago and I'm currently getting it ready for it's first UK mot, hopefully in a couple of weeks time. After looking at the costs of replacing the US spec with euro spec rear light clusters I've decided to go down the led route. I'm a big fan of led's and have over 150 led bulbs installed on my property. Yes led's can be pretty fussy and they are expensive, but I'm hoping when I make my purchase for my Z I will be buying bulbs made for purpose, if you know what I mean.
This should give you a pretty good idea how bright they are vs halogen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqWV7cVRGT4
Expensive yes, but a lot cheaper than new rear light clusters http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280778657694?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
And you know they say led's last 20 years or so. BA**S do they! I've had 7 bulbs die in less than 18 months, but I still think they are the way to go.

 

[toopy]

Id also like to use LED bulbs, but have held off for now,
reason being i have some of the festoon type LED bulbs in use in my Transit van, in the cargo area,
like these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10x-White...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3ceb7d6684

and because parts of the bulbs are exposed, the circuit board and connections etc on the back,
they tend to get affected by damp over time and then partially fail or start to flicker.
Ive had one that has been fautless for over a year while the other is on its third bulb, both holders
suffer from damp, holding water through out the year, obviously more so in winter.
LED bulbs and associated circuitry that are fully enclosed would be a better option in my opinion,
but i have yet to see quality ones like this for the larger automotive type bulbs, just the smaller examples
like 5w side lights http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10x-T10-L...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item485f5d349b
as opposed to this type http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4X-T10-W5...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4d2bfb71de

HTH