Why am I running LED Daytime Running Lights?

[RichardCranium]

Have you noticed color temperature shift over the years? The older they get, I think they get yellower / warmer.

As anyone would do, I replace them one at a time. In a chandelier, the new of the same make and model does not match the color of the old.

This is my major gripe with LED for home use. Every make/model of bulb is a slightly different color.

Tungsten always was, well, tungsten colored.

I have not noticed the discoloration, but I would not be surprised. LEDs in general lose brightness over time. I am currently running matched sets in all my lights. I did not care for the cree bulbs I had because, brand new, they would flicker. it drove me bonkers! probably why I am the way I am on here. Cree even replaced a bunch, but the new ones did it too. I am having my best luck with the ones from dollar tree. I do know that there is not a standard amount of lumens and color temperature throughout companies. a 100w equivalent by one brand is not the same amount of lumens by another brand. Same with the color temperature. if you don't look closely, they may be off by even a couple hundred degrees and that is enough to notice when they are right next to each other.

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[BuddyS]

I bet somewhere on A BMW forum there's a raging thread about people not using their turn signals for fear of burning them out....

 

[LSchicago]

I have not noticed the discoloration, but I would not be surprised. LEDs in general lose brightness over time. I am currently running matched sets in all my lights. I did not care for the cree bulbs I had because, brand new, they would flicker. it drove me bonkers! probably why I am the way I am on here. Cree even replaced a bunch, but the new ones did it too. I am having my best luck with the ones from dollar tree. I do know that there is not a standard amount of lumens and color temperature throughout companies. a 100w equivalent by one brand is not the same amount of lumens by another brand. Same with the color temperature. if you don't look closely, they may be off by even a couple hundred degrees and that is enough to notice when they are right next to each other.

There are no Cree Bulbs. Only Bulbs that use Cree LED chips. Cree does not make bulbs. They make LED's.

 

[RichardCranium]

There are no Cree Bulbs. Only Bulbs that use Cree LED chips. Cree does not make bulbs. They make LED's.

ok, the box said Cree, the bulb says cree, so I assumed that is what they were. got them cheap from my power provider about 12 years ago. they are the only LED bulbs I had a problem with. They looked just like this one on Amazon Cree Bulb

 

[LSchicago]

ok, the box said Cree, the bulb says cree, so I assumed that is what they were. got them cheep from my power provider about 12 years ago. they are the only LED bulbs I had a problem with.

China loves throwing that USA name on the box to sell products!

 

[RichardCranium]

China loves throwing that USA name on the box to sell products!

Makes sense.

 

[jsus]

There are no Cree Bulbs. Only Bulbs that use Cree LED chips. Cree does not make bulbs. They make LED's.

Citation needed.

 

[colinl]

Just out of curiosity, How many people have had their LEDs go out in their Maverick? we may just need some data.

I'm going with zero, but the oldest Mavericks on the road are barely 2 years old.

 

[LSchicago]

Citation needed.

Cree does not make automotive bulbs. Check their website. General Purpose Bulbs - Cree Lighting

 

[RichardCranium]

Citation needed.

https://www.creelighting.com/products/indoor/

 

[RichardCranium]

Cree does not make automotive bulbs. Check their website. General Purpose Bulbs - Cree Lighting

I was talking about my household light bulbs

 

[LSchicago]

I was talking about my household light bulbs

Oh sorry. This topic was about LED Headlights. I thought we were still on topic.

 

[RichardCranium]

Oh sorry. This topic was about LED Headlights. I thought we were still on topic.

Since when has any post on MTC stayed on topic? pretty soon we will be talking about broccoli.

 

[LSchicago]

ok, the box said Cree, the bulb says cree, so I assumed that is what they were. got them cheap from my power provider about 12 years ago. they are the only LED bulbs I had a problem with. They looked just like this one on Amazon Cree Bulb

They do make residential & commercial bulbs, but no vehicle bulbs.

 

[LSchicago]

Since when has any post on MTC stayed on topic? pretty soon we will be talking about broccoli.

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