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PY24W Front Indicators to LED

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PY24W Front Indicators to LED

Post by geordie_zed » Tue Apr 10, 2018 2:42 pm

Hi All,

Searched the forum and amazingly I can't find reference to P24W or PY24W !

Anyway - I know lots of us have upgraded our angel eyes to LEDs but has anyone done their front indicators - partially to lose the 'fried-egg look' and partially to make them match the sides and rears that are LEDs.

If so, does anyone have any experience with a particular LED bulb - thinking here the likes of making sure warning lights don't come on etc.

Any advice appreciated as there's lots of choice on fleabay but then it's pot-luck what you get from China most of the time ...

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Post by Maniac » Fri Apr 13, 2018 7:20 am

Mine have been LED for years. Generic stuff from eBay.

I didn’t have the bulb test coded out so I get a fancy flickering light display on startup but I’d rather know if they’d blown and it’s never caused an issue.

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Post by Dr-Jon » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:06 am

mine are the same as Manic's generic from ebay, work great, ok so when it does a bulb test the flash for a split second but it hardly noticeable, and the look better than the standard lamps do at a fraction of the cost.
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Post by geordie_zed » Fri Apr 13, 2018 3:31 pm

Cheers lads - makes me more confident to give them a shot ! :thumbsup:
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Post by Rassi » Thu Mar 12, 2020 8:12 pm

Dragging up an old thread, but strangely the indicator bulb replacement is not really covered in the forum. :lol:

I just replaced mine, to avoid the “yolk”/orange look. Went for a fairly cheap kit https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/253141821780 and fitted it without too much bother. No Canbus error. A little tip: It is difficult to get much purchase on the bulbholder so took a small length of a wooden rod, cut a narrow slit in the end and it was very easy to turn it.
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Post by BeardyJon » Thu May 14, 2020 2:56 am

I swapped mine out for LED bulbs too. Don’t do what I did and snap the grip on the bulb holder. Didn’t realise it’s not a screw-in but more of a half-turn to lock it in place. Just needed a good yank to get the thing out.
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Post by mcbutler » Thu May 14, 2020 8:27 am

I like the oem lamps, the indicator is really bright and clear, not seen the LED ones but the leds I have seen tend to be a lot less visible, can we see a video from someone with led indicators fitted???
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Post by mkinternet » Thu May 14, 2020 3:50 pm

Hiya

Fitted these last week. They work very well, easy to fit (5 mins) and now it's an instant blink like the rears. Sorta ties it all together.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-Amber-PY2 ... 2749.l2649

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