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I just bought a handful of LED bulbs from superbrightleds.com. They shipped them really fast.
Unfortunately, I think I screwed up on which ones I ordered. My goal was to replace just one of the map light bulbs with a red LED so I could use it at night without ruining my night vision. When I installed it, though, it didn't end up putting out enough light to do anything. I certainly couldn't read by it. It was just way too dim. The white 4 bulb LED I bought was ok, but not as bright as the regular bulbs - it was a cooler light, though.
Now I'm thinking of removing the overhead garage door remote compartment and trying to install some sort of array of red LED bulbs. Anyone have experience with this? Am I better off just replacing the dome light with a red LED array instead?
Here's a list of the bulbs I tried in the map reader lights. All were pretty dim, particularly because they put light out of the top, to the side (when installed), rather than down.
Product: BA9s-x-x-12V Wide Angle bulb $ 0.98 (each)
Options: 90 Degree Red BA9s-R-x-12V
Product: BA9s-x-x-12V Wide Angle bulb $ 0.98 (each)
Options: 120 Degree Red BA9s-R-x-12V
Product: BA9s-W4 White LED bulb $ 2.98 (each)
Options: 12 Volt AC or DC
Product: BA9s-R4 Red LED bulb $ 1.98 (each)
Options: 12 Volt AC or DC
Product: BA9s-R Red LED bulb $ 0.98 (each)
Options: 12 Volt AC or DC
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