LED wedge bulbs for parking & side lights.

I just found a very good price for regular incandescent lamps. 28¢ each in a pack of 10, so $2.82 for it all.
Eiko - 2825 Mini Indicator Lamp - 12 Volt - 0.4 Amp
Might just get these instead of the LEDs.

I was interested in the LED because the incandescents that I found were about a dollar each, so rather than get those I thought it better to get LED bulbs for the same price. But now that I found this, I think this may be better.

What do you think? Do you think it is worth the risk to get the ebay Samsung LED bulbs for a dollar each, or these risk-free bulbs for 28¢ each? There's the risk that the ebay Samsung LEDs are crap and don't last long, and there's also the worry about the color not looking right. With the incandescents, they're guaranteed to work right because they're exactly the same as the stock ones.

The Eiko bulbs have a rated lifespan of 750 hours. The ebay seller says that LEDs usually last more than 50,000 hours. It would take about 3 or 4 of the incandescent bulbs to cost the same as the LEDs. The LED bulb would last about 67 times longer than the incandescent, if the LED lasts 50000 hours and the incandescent lasts 750.

The LED is whiter and maybe brighter.

So what do you think? The Eiko incandescent bulbs for $0.28 each, or the Samsung LED bulbs for
$1.00 each?

 

Also, how would the white light look behind an amber reflector? The people at CandlePowerForums have been yelling their heads off (exaggeration ) that white LEDs should not be used behind amber reflectors. But I think they would look fine. Would it? But more importantly, would it be legal?

 

The Samsung LEDs have free shipping.

Oh my god! I just estimated shipping for the Eiko bulbs, and they are $11.11 for Ground. Well, that's out the window! eheh...

$13.93 for 10 incandescent bulbs vs $9.99 for LED bulbs. Well now I know what to get.

 

Ok, here is the thread on CPF:
LED wedge for Prius
Not much info there because i've gotten better help here so I posted my findings here.

These lights are neutral white, and shouldn't have any blue tint. Many people have put in LEDs for license plate lights on purpose because they like the whiter light.

 

Theres another Radioshack store closing nearby! The 3 waves of closing are already over... I don't know why that store is closing after the waves. I didnt find any wedge bulbs today but maybe later I'll find them in one of those boxes of bundles where they dump component bags probably from their storage. And get them very cheap!!
If not then back to the LEDs.

 

Ok we finally got bulbs for the car; the RadioShack that was closing had them this time (last them they didn't). I got all the packs they had (four packs of two; 8 bulbs total; 4 used; 4 spare). 25¢ each, which means each bulb is 12.5¢. Awesome deal considering the only bulbs at Walmart and Autozone are Sylvania bulbs and are $4 for 2 of them!!! Even though they are high quality, it's still a rip-off. Also, in most other places they are $2 for 2 of them. These ones were originally $2 for 2 of them, but price was reduced to 25¢ for 2 of them.
Attached are pictures of them.

Here is the link to the official page of this product on RadioShack's site. They say it is a flashlight bulb but actually it is a typical W5W 921 bulb used for anything, like cars, vacuum cleaners, address lights, and low-voltage landscape lighting. It is not krypton. I don't even think there are any flashlights out there that use this bulb.
14V 270mA Incandescent Flashlight Bulb (2-Pack) - Radioshack
Since it's 14v and not 12v, it will last longer (just like 130v light bulbs for 120v in your house).

Sorry people but no Samsung LED bulb review. But after all these burn out then we'd probably get LEDs.

I don't understand why these incandescent bulbs are usually so bloody hell expensive! Like I said, Warlmart and AutoZone have the same product for the same price, which is the Sylvania bulbs; 2 for $4. $2 for a tiny bulb made of only filament and glass! Rip-off! Maybe they are expensive because there is not much demand, so they don't make much so the individual price must be high. With the typical 60w incandescent light bulbs, they are often as cheap as 25¢ each, and they have WAY more materials than the small bulbs. Probably because of the demand. Oh well.
This is why I was looking at the LED bulbs. Rather than pay $1 per incandescent bulb, it's better to pay $1 per LED bulb. But now I found some that was discounted at an acceptable price.
The cheapest bulbs I have found on the internet are from ebay: 10 bulbs for around $5 or $6, and about 50¢ each. To find those you have to search for "incandescent w5w" otherwise you'd only find shootty LED bulbs.
There are also listings for larger lots, like 20pcs and 50pcs. With these the bulbs are even a better price. Cheapest I just saw right now is 50pcs amber bulbs for $12.74; 25¢ each.

Well that's all. No review for those Samsung LED bulbs, but if anyone else here needs some bulbs, it would be great if they'd buy these bulbs and write a review here. The internet would really like to know of these are actually good.
Here's the link again:
10pcs T10 Wedge Samsung High Power 1W LED Light Bulbs Xenon White 192 168 194 | eBay

 

The Sansung LED bulbs from ebay that we were talking about should be able to replace the parking and license plate lights. I was going to replace the parking, side, and license plate lights with the bulb but as you can see in the post above I got regular incandescent bulbs from radioshack for a great price.

Because we're not getting the Samsung anymore, I won't be writing a review for it. Maybe you can buy those and try them out yourself, and write a review so we know if they are good or not.

Here's the link:
10pcs T10 Wedge Samsung High Power 1W LED Light Bulbs Xenon White 192 168 194 | eBay

 

Can you link the listing for those bulbs you got, or at least describe the bulbs? There are many different kinds of LED wedge bulbs of different qualities.

 

Also here's something that may interest y'all: Walmart has LED wedge bulbs just like the ones on ebay.
Insten 20 PCS Super White T10 Wedge 5-SMD 5050 LED Light Bulbs Low Power Consumption W5W 2825 158 194 For Car Boat Bike - Walmart.com
I wonder if they are better quality. Reviews look good but there are only two. Anyone interested in trying these out?

 

Maybe the ebay LEDs are the same as this and not that bad. I have an idea that would make them last much longer. You could add one or more diodes in series of the LED bulb (maybe open it up and put them inside? I think they have a hollow butt). The diodes would reduce the voltage and underdrive the LEDs so they won't burn out.

Diodes are better than resistors because their drop voltage stays the same as the current changes, whereas with resistors the voltage changes as the current changes.