Hb3 led replacement

[Csimpler]

Anybody ever find a Hb3 led replacement bulb that works in the factory lamp housing?

[Csimpler]

Sorry, I meant H3 bulb.

[meimk]

LED bulbs have extra parts that prevent the common "fog light" style housings from closing over them.

[kgsc]

Good thread here https://www.buggiesgonewild.com/show...81+bulb&page=2

[Csimpler]

Ordered some from Amazon. Picture shows led at the same distance from the base as an incandescent bulb. I am curious that the filament in the original lamp is oriented horizontally, so it reflects off the top and bottom of the reflector which is the smallest area. I am going to experiment with rotating the bulb 90 degrees so the light reflects off the sides of the reflector which is considerably larger. Most posts state led bulbs don't reflect well in stocks housings. I belive this is because the led is not correctly oriented to the reflector. Will be experimenting and will pass on my results in a few weeks. Cart is at the beach, I'm not, unfortunately.

[Csimpler]

Got the bulbs from Amazon. H3 fog light bulbs. These pictured the leds the same distance from the base as the filament in a standard h3 bulb. Filed notches in the mounting ring so the bulb can be rotated orienting the leds to shine to the sides of the reflector as opposed to the top and bottom. Dramatic improvement. Beam is taller and wider. Leds are much brighter and whiter. Test drove tonight, very satisfied. Can actually see down the road.

[Beerman24]

Edit: misread though you were looking for the light not the side light. My bad. I never looked into the side running light, now you got me thinking!

[Csimpler]

Actually Beerman these were for the headlights. My running lights don't work. Someone has clipped the wires. Need headlights and taillights in the trailerhood to drive at night. Thought about redoing the whole lighting system to make Street legal but in NC only a certified manufacturer can do it. Trailerhood at the beach is 90% private roads so no need to be Street legal. Fortunately even when I have passed local LE on public roads they just wave and carry on. Probably not worth the effort to stop someone who is behaving.

[Beerman24]

I use these in the headlights, plug and play. Work much better than the halogens

[augiedoggy]

Originally Posted by Beerman24

I use these in the headlights, plug and play. Work much better than the halogens

the issue I see here is no fan. So either those are low powr leds or the lifespan of those would be fairly short in a vehicle where they would remain on for a decent amount of time.

I have about half a dozen different sets of led conversion bulbs since I went through the same thing trying to find one that positioned the leds in the correct spot in my old ridgelines stock housing I also tried a few in my ram before just giving up and going the HID route.

Anyway I had a couple of these led bulbs fail in fairly short periods of time.