Wedge LEDs or bulbs?

[GDII]

What have people used for either replacement bulbs or LEDs for lights in their dashboard or parking lights? I'm having trouble with uneven light outputs from wedge bulbs as they seem the wear out at uneven rates. I purchase Narva 3w or 5w bulbs for the dash and front parking lights but never seem to last.

There seem to be a lot of LED replacements out there for the wedge bulbs but the cheaper priced or cheaper designs seem to have that inherent bright spot and fade off in the wrong places. What I am looking for is something with even light distribution like a normal incandescent bulb but nothing too bright or the wrong colour.

[JasonFriday13]

How bad is the difference? Some of the factory lights had translucent rubber on the bulbs which reduces the brightness. I removed all of these ages ago as the dash wasn't bright enough for my liking. Otherwise no, I haven't had this problem.

[GDII]

The problem might have been from the Repco branded bulbs I bought at one point. They tend to get a silver coating on the inside.

I haven't taken the rubber covers off the bulbs but maybe I should. I'm still after some LEDs to replace them as they will probably end up being better.

[Statek]

From experience, the Hella branded bulbs (which are actually made by Osram or other companies) last longer than Narva.

[Mr Shiny]

I have a friend on Facebook that specializes in LEDs for cars, Sean should be able to help you out. Check them out at Ultimate LEDs

[robh]

Jaycar have lots of LEDs for cars.

[GDII]

I ended up getting some LEDs from an Ultimate LEDs as suggested by Mr Shiny.
They worked out mostly quite well for the majority of the fittings, just the amber corners didn't work so well due to me wanting brighter AND amber. I fixed that though with some clear orange paint.
I still need to get one more for the boot but as they come in pairs I'll use the other one in the Starlet centre console.

Now all the other interior lights look very dim so I need to sort them out, problem is they all use small or tiny lights so hard to get ones to fit maybe.

See here for the fittings I ended up using.
http://mr2.org.nz/phpbb3/viewtopic.php? ... 60#p125531

[IC3YG4M3R]

Ive done all my interior lights (dome, door and dash) in LEDs, use small led panels for the doors and dome. I recommend jusy bulk buying a bunch from either Ali Express or Deal Extreme (about 10 days shipping time) . Make sure you get the COB leds as they tend to disperse the light better.