"You get what you pay for!" LOL!

pgerhardt

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Ok so I saw this eBay ad for four 6 volt positive ground LED light bulbs on e-bay (picture 1). They were only 5 bucks with free shipping so I figured, "what the heck", and ordered them.

Well they arrived from China yesterday (picture 2). :eek: LOL!!!
 

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pgerhardt said:
Ok so I saw this eBay ad for four 6 volt positive ground LED light bulbs on e-bay (picture 1). They were only 5 bucks with free shipping so I figured, "what the heck", and ordered them.

Well they arrived from China yesterday (picture 2). :eek: LOL!!!
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You at least filled a families rice bowl for a month, depending on how big the family is.................;)
 
Here's the listing...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/4X-6V-6VOLT-BA7S-5050-1SMD-POSITIVE-GROUND-LED-BULB-For-CLASSIC-CAR-MOTORCYLE-/222302009742?hash=item33c23b798e:g:QssAAOSwMVdYGaJ-&vxp=mtr

I hate to say this, but the bulbs shipped are exactly as described. As is the country of origin.

There are 223 other listings for these bulbs. They are a popular size (especially for Porsche and VW)...just not for a Model A...

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.Xba7s+bulbs.TRS0&_nkw=ba7s+bulbs&_sacat=0

From the picture and description I can't think of anyplace they would fit and work in a Model A. Hopefully you have a friend with a vintage Porsche or VW. :)
 
I had the same with my ebay purchase : H4 LED lamps for my 30y old Audi.
They DON'T fit ! Wrong polarity (+ on the lamp is where the - of my Audi wiring is).
I'm not going to change the wiring of the car.
I lost (only) 3.60 euro for both lamps.
 
LOL.........I made the same purchase 2 months ago, and I'm still going round and round with the seller. I can NOT convince him that these are NOT positive ground. They are NEGATIVE ground, never mind the odd tangs to lock them in place.

Another 5 bucks wasted.
 
Sorry about your loss guys but what's wrong with a conventional bulb?
Would you use led's in you headlights?
Guess I'm old fashioned
Larry
 
larrys40 said:
Sorry about your loss guys but what's wrong with a conventional bulb?
Would you use led's in you headlights?
Guess I'm old fashioned
Larry
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I don't think it will be long before someone comes up with a conversion to do just that. We have LED tail lights already!
 
larrys40 said:
Sorry about your loss guys but what's wrong with a conventional bulb?
Would you use led's in you headlights?
Guess I'm old fashioned
Larry
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It's for a turn signal project, where larger regular bulbs won't fit. In fact I'd like to get an LED strip to fit between the bumper bars, but not much luck in finding 6 volt LED's, and especially positive ground, if that matters.
 
Tom Wesenberg said:
It's for a turn signal project, where larger regular bulbs won't fit. In fact I'd like to get an LED strip to fit between the bumper bars, but not much luck in finding 6 volt LED's, and especially positive ground, if that matters.
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Maybe you could just drop the voltage to 6v. I know the 60's mopars used a resistor or something like that to lower the gas gauge voltage to 5 or 6 volts
 
Mike V. Florida said:
Some modern cars already have them and there are kits to replace them in cars that don't have them.
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yup, I put the kit in my 95 s10. Work pretty well. Dark country roads they work better but city potholes are harder to see for some reason. I think its more to do with my eyes adjusting. Anything reflective like road signs, parked car reflectors, animal eyes I can see way way farther away with the leds.
 
Has anyone had any luck finding a LED for the dash light for a 30/31?

The bulb I currently have is a GE #63.
 
I found one, on Aliexpress.com. Let's see...found it. I ordered it because it is extremely bright and lights up practically the whole cab. It is very large and I had to remove the cover. The seller is not selling this one anymore. Here's the description:
1156 BA15S P21W 68 SMD
I see it is on Amazon too for $5 a pair.
Good luck!
 
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