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    #2
    problem with LED is they burn out and you cannot replace them

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      #3
      Originally posted by kilog55 View Post
      problem with LED is they burn out and you cannot replace them
      How often do they burn out, really?
      Don't recall ever seeing a modern tail light with a single LED out.
      http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tatesMap-1.jpg

      Life is too short to ride an L.

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        #4
        not the modern OE ones but the cheapo ricer car ones and turnsignal mirrors do.

        ive seen a few monte's and kia/hyundai with burned out tails.

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          #5
          Wrong

          They don't burn out...well in a couple decades they will.....but....

          The wiring breaks or is the fault nearly 99% on the time in the cheapy "ricer" ones.

          I like those signals. I'm going to get a set with the black trip for my '82.

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            #6
            under proper conditions leds will last very long and wont burn out

            the problem is people want them brighter
            so they put in a resistor with less resistance, or dont even put a resistor in (most of the time this will cause them to blow right away)
            this DOES make them brighter but it significantly shortens its lifespan

            example being : Life Rating : 100,000 Hours
            Max Continuous Forward Current : 30mA

            30mA is what the 100,000 hours of use is rated with
            if you decrease the resistance you will get a brighter led but at less of a lifespan

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              #7
              I have a black set of these on my 79 GS550. Well, on the front anyway. Still working on getting the rest of the bike together. I am actually worried that the won;t be Bright Enough. And I only paid like 15 Bucks for mine on the Bay.

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                #8
                I actually had to rtim the rubber donw about a half inch to get them to go into the factory Blinker Mounts... Thought I'd throw that out there. Any, My battery had not been charged in a few weeks and they were a bit dim. I'm hoping that with a fully charged and runing bike, they will be brighter.
                Here is the Front view with the Factory Blinkers.

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