dblenk Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 (edited) Did a search for LED nothing came up added the word bulb and all sorts came up so apologies if done before Reading Bullfire restoration blog he fitted red LED for stop and tail and amber for the indicators i am cleaning the lens so everything i will be out might as well investigate the LEDs or does it not make that much difference ?? Any good suppliers to go to ?? await the comments good or bad david Edited January 4 by dblenk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 (edited) This has been discussed at length and frequently on the forum. Don't use the forum search though - use google and add TR register forum at the start e.g. "TR Register forum LED lamps". LED lamps are well worth it, particularly at the rear where original TR lamps are rather poor by modern standards. LED headlights are also brighter. They also have the advantage of drawing much less current, so giving less stress to ageing wiring and switches. If you change the indicator lamps you will have to use a flasher unit designed for LEDs as the original one probably won't work. You must use the corresponding colour LED behind a coloured lens. Unlike incandescent bulbs, LEDs do not produce a broad spectrum of light. Of course any colour LED will work with a clear lens. All LEDs are not equal though - there are a lot of cheap-and-cheerful ones out there. Look at those from a recognised specialist supplier. Edited January 4 by RobH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytr5 Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 Try Classic Car Leds Regards Harry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve-B Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 Go to https://www.classiccarleds.co.uk/ They stock all the LEDs for the brake lights, reverse lights and indicators(remember digital relay with them!). Jobs a good one to do all at once !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 55 minutes ago, Steve-B said: remember digital relay with them! 'digital' is a bit confusing Steve as they are not called that, they are usually called 'electronic' - what is needed is just an LED-compatible one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve-B Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 2 hours ago, RobH said: 'digital' is a bit confusing Steve as they are not called that, they are usually called 'electronic' - what is needed is just an LED-compatible one. Funny & no worries - Duncan called it digital when I said electronic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 (edited) https://www.classiccarleds.co.uk/collections/indicator-relays-electronic/products/12v-electronic-indicator-flasher-relay-classic-car-with-oe-click-x-l-p-2-3-pin That's the one I use on my TR3, it's got 3 pins, but for a TR6 you may not need to use the "P" pin Bob Edited January 4 by Lebro Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblenk Posted January 4 Author Report Share Posted January 4 Thanks All thats great i guess a wiring diagram comes with the LED relay i will contact classic LEDs cheers David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 (edited) If your car has 4-way hazard flashers there is a complication, as you will need to swap both the normal flasher relay and the hazard flasher relay for LED types. The TR6 has an odd arrangement for the dash tell-tale lamp too, which makes the conversion more complicated and may need wiring changes . This has been discussed in the forums before. e.g.: There are special bi-directional LED lamps for the dash which may work with the original arrangement but there is a possibility that the non-operated-side indicators may flash dimly as well as the operated side. This is because the dash lamp 'earths' via the non-operated lamps and with LEDS there may be enough current to light them slightly. This will depend very much on the lamps you choose. Edited January 5 by RobH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblenk Posted January 5 Author Report Share Posted January 5 Cheers Rob that's great David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 You could re-wire the dash bulb to be connected between earth, & the "P" terminal on a 3 pin flasher (as I indicated above) that removes the above problem Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblenk Posted January 5 Author Report Share Posted January 5 cheers Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DRD Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 21 hours ago, Steve-B said: Go to https://www.classiccarleds.co.uk/ They stock all the LEDs for the brake lights, reverse lights and indicators(remember digital relay with them!). Jobs a good one to do all at once !! +1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve-B Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 (edited) 15 hours ago, dblenk said: Thanks All thats great i guess a wiring diagram comes with the LED relay i will contact classic LEDs cheers David Duncan pointed me to https://www.classiccarleds.co.uk/products/12v-2-pin-electronic-indicator-flasher-hazard-relay-classic-car-with-oe-click?_pos=1&_sid=18787a1dc&_ss=r That's the replacement for the analogue flasher unit David you'll need as it's just 2 pin unit up under the glovebox..make sure to keep the new unit pins/case oriented the same as the old one you're replacing (or you'll fry it and have to get a 2nd...don't ask how I know!). So to replace them all, here's the list of part numbers I used on our 1973 TR 6: Headlights(2): https://www.classiccarleds.co.uk/products/led-headlights-h4-fully-integrated-6000-lumen-hi-lo-beam-conversion-9-32v?variant=42325174794 in Warm white Side indicators(2): https://www.classiccarleds.co.uk/products/ba9s-233-989-gauge-dash-clock-interior-dome-light-led-upgrade-various-colours?_pos=1&_sid=7251039e8&_ss=r&variant=14028505251949 Indicator lights(4, (2 front, 2 rear) ): https://www.classiccarleds.co.uk/products/bright-amber-smd-led-indicator-bulbs-ba15s-glb382 LED Indicator light relay: https://www.classiccarleds.co.uk/products/12v-electronic-indicator-flasher-relay-for-classic-cars-with-oe-clicking-sound Brake lights(2): https://www.classiccarleds.co.uk/products/2-x-bay15d-red-stop-tail-led-4014-30-smd-brake-rear-light-glb380-p21-5w-classic-car-negative-or-positive-earth Reversing lights(2): https://www.classiccarleds.co.uk/products/12v-ba15s-21w-led-4014-smd-bulb-classic-vehicle-p21w-glb382 Edited January 5 by Steve-B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 Yes, that is the 2 pin one, but given the known problems with changing to LED indicators on a later TR (which uses a 2 pin unit & the dash bulb is simply wired between the two sides) I swould strongly recommend using the similar 3 pin version: https://www.classiccarleds.co.uk/collections/indicator-relays-electronic/products/12v-electronic-indicator-flasher-relay-classic-car-with-oe-click-x-l-p-2-3-pin And doing a simple re-wire as I suggested above. Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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