gnewman79 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 I would like to upgrade my headlights, indicators and rear cluster to LED. Who can you recommend or not recommend please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Golf Juliet Tango Posted December 27, 2018 Area Representative Share Posted December 27, 2018 I recommend starting at: https://www.justaddlightness.co.uk/By a Seven owner and club member for seven owners, with great after sales service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted December 27, 2018 Member Share Posted December 27, 2018 Private Message sent.Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K7 VCT Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Call Duncan at classiccarleds.co.uk Great products and service, he knows his stuff. LED bulbs in every one on the car. All.been going for 18 months without any issues, cheaper than other options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 wonders of the world Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Neither of these recommendations AFAIK are 'E' marked for complete units only components and you could fall foul of insurance if rear ended, as has happened in the past.Worth noting that fitting a 'E' LED bulb into an already 'E' marked light does not comply as light units are tested with a specific bulb for intensity, colour and angle of light projection, many LED bulbs don't meet these.The CC versions of clear lens fall foul of this too.SVC do offer LED lights that meet the current regs and will just fit over existing mounting holeshttps://www.s-v-c.co.uk/product/flat-led-cluster--pair-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john milner Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I have fitted classiccarleds bulbs as rear/brake and sidelights. The rears are a bit better than standard and the sides are massively better. The JAL units are way too expensive for my liking and the JAL mark 1 version proves that there is only so much you can increase the lighting power by before it becomes a problem. The classiccarleds are a good compromise between price and performance.Avoid super cheap LEDs from Ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Golf Juliet Tango Posted December 28, 2018 Area Representative Share Posted December 28, 2018 the JAL mark 1 version proves that there is only so much you can increase the lighting power by before it becomes a problem.This applies to a far greater extent to the headlamps of large German saloons and to many cars daylihgt running lights which are inappropriately bright. I think there will need to be legislation on this soon. As I understand it light levels are presently determined by a definition in power, which is now irrelevant with the change in technology.Anyway, the Mk I has been superseded and the contrast between rear light and brake is now clearly noticeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David aka Blue7 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I have tried the led bulbs and imho they are no better than standard bulbs. Doug's lights at JAL are a completely different design concept, all the leds are facing outwards and not clustered around a bayonet style bulb with leds facing sideways. I have JAL rear lights / indicators and no. plate light and front indicators and they are a "dramatic" improvement over the standard bulbs ... they are indeed exceptionally bright. When it comes to safety I am afraid I can't accept the "cheap and cheery" argument. Personally, I would look no further than JAL for first class products and first class service https://www.justaddlightness.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadsport06 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 My experience from following other 7s in bright sunlight:Filament - near pointlessLED - firstly no idea on the make, but the brightness wasn't good and came from a tiny areaSVC - nice and bright but for me wouldn't look right on my carJaL- very impressed and good change in brightness when brakes onI have now fitted JaL. Not that expensive for a quality item. For years it has been a concern that the lights are difficult to see in bright light and now JaL have a solution. The balance between cost and performance swings to JaL for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 wonders of the world Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Best improvement you can do is add a high level brake light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 No one has mentioned Spiyda rear LED panels yet, approx £110/ pair.https://www.spiyda.com/pmg-12-volt-negative-earth-stop-tail-indicator-led-board.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaterBram Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Had the same thought last winter when I upgraded mine.Went the JAL Mk2 route for all rear lights, front indicators and went for Furore Products for the headlights. hereI've got 5 3/4" units and had to open the inner bezzel up slight with an emery wheel to get a nice fit.Good clear visibility with a flat beam , the full beam is a little different as it adds additional block of light into the middle with little wasted light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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