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SUPER BRIGHT LEDs — starting at just 29¢!
Sometimes you just need total control over your vehicular light show, and the best way to control your car lighting is to work with LEDs. These Super Bright LED lights are available in 9 colors, they're incredibly inexpensive, they can be installed just about anywhere on your vehicle, draw a tiny amount of battery power, last for years and produce next to no heat. About the only thing they won't do is give you more horsepower!
We don't know of any other lighting technology that can boast a set of features like these:
- Extremely low power consumption
- Extremely low heat output
- Can be installed almost anywhere
- Will last up to 100,000 hours
- Available in 9 colors (mix them to create other colors)
- Low cost — less than a dollar each
Is it any wonder that traditional lighting companies have been moving towards implementing LED lights in their own products?
Since we added this product to our range, we've been continually amazed at the creative and inventive ways our customers have found to incorporate LED lighting into the appearance of their vehicles — from speaker grilles to cup holders, under hoods, foot wells, on interior ceilings and in the dash... really, there's no limit to where you can put these surprisingly bright, surprisingly cheap, surprisingly flexible lights.
In fact, one such customer, finding that the light on his camera drained the battery too quickly, used over 100 white LEDs to create his own custom-made camera light, only to discover it actually produced better color for his photos.
Where can you use LEDs? They look great on:
- Speaker grilles
- Cup holders
- Interior ceiling
- Under the hood
- Under the foot wells
- In the dash
- Dome lights
- Door pockets
- Under the seats
- Glove compartment
- Headlights
Helpful Hints:
Resistance is futile! But resistors are pretty handy...
Depending on how you plan to install your LEDs, you might want to consider the option of using resistors. LEDs are designed to work with roughly 2 to 4 volts of power, which your 12 volt car battery will burn through pretty quickly. If you run too much voltage through LEDs, they will either burn out quickly, or in extreme cases they would stop working altogether.
Thankfully, there are two easy ways to work around this problem: One is to install the LEDs in series rather than parallel. This method requires some basic electrical engineering math to get the number of LEDs right (depending on color, voltage, etc.) — we'd recommend that only if you know your way around a soldering iron.
The other method is to install resistors on each LED, which will level out the power flow and prevent the burnout problem (unless, of course, you get very high power surges), and since resistors cost just 5¢ each, that's a genuinely inexpensive way to ensure your LED investment pays off for years to come.
Adding range to your LEDs: If you like LEDs, but want a wider spread of light, simply cut the curved top off of the plastic resin case of the LED with a metal file or some rough sandpaper. As long as you don't cut too close to the diode, your LED will function just fine, and instead of a sharp beam, there'll be more of a spray of light.
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Instructions for wiring a single LED:
The longer lead of the Light Emitting Diode (LED) is positive (+). Reversing the polarity of the LED will not damage anything; the LED will simply not light.
Step 1 (optional): If you want the wiring of the finished product to be as small as possible, then trim the leads of the LED and resistor to about 1/2 inch each. This step is not necessary ? do this only if you want the wiring to be very small.
Step 2: Connect the resistor and the positive lead of the LED by either soldering or twisting them together. The resistor orientation does not matter.
Step 3: Connect a wire to the open end of the resistor. You will eventually hook up this wire to a positive 12v source. Connect another wire to the (-) lead of the LED. This will be hooked up to ground (-). To connect the wires to the LED and resistor, either solder or twist them on.
Step 4: Insulate the connections with either electrical tape or heat shrink tubing.
Step 5: Connect the (-) lead to ground. Connect the wire that you connected to the resistor to a positive 12v-power source. The LED should now light.
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Reviews
so thankful | Mar 05, 2008
Reviewer: rollout (cali)
these lights are wondrful, i used them to replace the stock onces for my fog light switch. they are much brighter and sooo much cheaper than that of the retailers in my area ($6 for 1). i bought extras just in case i find other uses for them. i do recomend getting the resistors. install was simple and painless.
FAST | Aug 31, 2007
Reviewer: ralph eli munoz (San Antonio, TX)
You guys are supper fast!
Great product and REASONABLE prices!!
Thanks,
-e
Cheap, Bright and Awesome!!! | Jul 25, 2007
Reviewer: Jimmy J. Manibusan (Yigo, GUAM)
Ordered these on the 19th of July and got it in four days. Super fast shipping to Guam!! And these are freakin' bright leds..Thnx Phil, I'll upload some pics once the project is done :) Already done with the gauge cluster panel!
Let your imagination be free | May 24, 2007
Reviewer: Rafal Graczyk (Allentown, PA)
Let your imagination be free, why you ask? because the possibilities are only limited to the ideas you can come up with, otherwise with the right amount of time you can make anything light up with these LEDs, and other products on Oznium's site with minimal knowledge of electricity. So if you want your car, bike or anything in your house to light up and turn heads, Oznium is the place for you.
Durable single LED's for ATV's. | Dec 11, 2006
Reviewer: Jake Lovelace (Moberly, MO)
The single LED's are great for the ATV enthusiast. They are easily mounted up and out of the way of brush and other debris ATV's like to throw up. If one gets ripped off they are easily and cheaply replaced. I use heat shrink tubing and black silicone adhesive to make them water proof and for mounting purposes. They can be installed pretty much anywhere and the tips can be sanded a bit to produce the glow you want. I also use small aluminum brackets that I get from the local hardware store to drill out and bend to mount LED's in those tricky spots. The possibilities are endless with enough zip ties and wire. Oznium carry great durable products that seem to arrive well before the due date
| Jul 17, 2006
Reviewer: Alex Payton (Blairstown, IA)
LED's are very bright and this is the absolute best service I have ever gotten. If you have a problem, oznium will fix it!
| May 06, 2006
Reviewer: MICHAEL BEAMER (Portland, OR)
these are great it requires a little know how or practice with a soldering iron and to buy these is cheaper than radio shack but these get expensive when you go buy heat shrink so the pre-wired ones are less expensive and easier in the long run I have used both but I was given a big bag of heat shrink for free so it was just time consuming for me it is a better feeling when you get done and know you did it yourself than to buy pre-assembled leds also a big help is a product called helping hands from radio shack for about $20 it has two clips to hold whatever you are soldering and a magnifying glass on a fully adjustable stand so your hands are free to solder I hope PHIL doesn't mind me mentioning this since he does not sell soldering supplies no offense PHIL you can't stock every product on the market I am using the leds in my boat for white light since I go fishing alot at 2 am read the paper cook breakfast then fish at daylight also colored ones for mood lighting for the ladies almost no draw on the batteries so no dead batteries in the middle of the river WONDERFUL RESULTS THANKS FOR A GREAT PRODUCT
| Feb 23, 2006
Reviewer: jon stepp (Mcenry, IL)
wow. that explains all . the cathodes beat my neons and leds have a wider pattern and same brightness for real cheap. thanks alot. maybe ill place first in a lights out contest and say oznium.
| Jan 05, 2006
Reviewer: Tim Ginter (Bloomington, IN)
Reasonably priced and very bright, two reasons why you can't go wrong buying from Oznium. Top notch company.
| Dec 07, 2005
Reviewer: Donald Aimutis (Blaine, MN)
I love these. I'm addicted to em. they are super bright and light up all three of my cars. I am for sure buying more. thanks a ton Phil.
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