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Trups LED numberplate lights - HERE!
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 1:24 pm
by neilparf
I ordered my LED interior and exterior light kit from Trups before I even purchased my RS4 - a first class mod and should be on everyone's list!
Trups had a wait to get the rear numberplate LED's finalised - in typical Trups fashion he wanted it spot on. Mine arrived today and well, well worth the wait - very nicely engineered and two new lens screws too!
There's a sea of CANbus error free Ebay versions that simply aren't, but these work a treat.
http://forum.rs246.com/viewtopic.php?f=93&t=107974
Re: Trups LED numberplate lights - HERE!
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:41 pm
by MikeFish
Is that a filament lamp on the back of the bulb?
Re: Trups LED numberplate lights - HERE!
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:49 pm
by neilparf
MikeFish wrote:Is that a filament lamp on the back of the bulb?
Yes - very small incandescent to mop up the voltage I suspect. I've seen stuff from ebay that has a massive heat sink to mop the voltage up I suspect, but they don't work...
Do you have some coming Mike?
Re: Trups LED numberplate lights - HERE!
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:01 pm
by daveh
How much are they and how can we order?
Re: Trups LED numberplate lights - HERE!
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:10 pm
by neilparf
PM 'Trups' on here - he can supply interior, exterior, DRL's the whole nine yards - he will email you full prices and post to you - I did a bank transfer.
He's a Sound, sound chap...
Link:
http://forum.rs246.com/viewtopic.php?f=93&t=107974
Scroll to the bottom and see Trups name in green...
Re: Trups LED numberplate lights - HERE!
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 5:32 pm
by MikeFish
neilparf wrote:MikeFish wrote:Is that a filament lamp on the back of the bulb?
Yes - very small incandescent to mop up the voltage I suspect. I've seen stuff from ebay that has a massive heat sink to mop the voltage up I suspect, but they don't work...
Do you have some coming Mike?
Re: Trups LED numberplate lights - HERE!
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:00 pm
by neilparf
MikeFish wrote:neilparf wrote:MikeFish wrote:Is that a filament lamp on the back of the bulb?
Yes - very small incandescent to mop up the voltage I suspect. I've seen stuff from ebay that has a massive heat sink to mop the voltage up I suspect, but they don't work...
Do you have some coming Mike?
Eh?
Re: Trups LED numberplate lights - HERE!
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:12 pm
by Trups
Plate lights are £18 posted to the uk, in there you get the 2 bulbs and 2 new screws which are OEM Audi
Trups
Re: Trups LED numberplate lights - HERE!
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:21 pm
by neilparf
Trups wrote:...2 new screws which are OEM Audi
Trups
Re: Trups LED numberplate lights - HERE!
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:53 pm
by CellDamage
Get some night time pics once fitted?
Re: Trups LED numberplate lights - HERE!
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:04 pm
by MikeFish
neilparf wrote:neilparf wrote:MikeFish wrote:Is that a filament lamp on the back of the bulb?
Yes - very small incandescent to mop up the voltage I suspect. I've seen stuff from ebay that has a massive heat sink to mop the voltage up I suspect, but they don't work...
Do you have some coming Mike?
Eh?
Sorry, bloody phone was playing up on the train and my message didn't get posted in the end.
It said:
No, I've had some replacement units (ie the whole fitting not just the lamp) for a few years and have had no trouble with them. I tried the LED lamps before and they were no good.
The reason I ask is that I'm surprised Trups went for a lamp as a false load instead of a resister as the lamp has a much shorter life than a resister. I'm sure he considered this though hence why I'm asking why he went for a lamp.
PS when I was changing my ones in the dark I dropped the little screw onto my gravel drive... took me days to find it again. Not easy just get a replacement so those new ones Trups supplies are really useful. And if you don't use a short screwdriver the original ones will be knackered very quickly from trying to turn it from the wrong angle.
Re: Trups LED numberplate lights - HERE!
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:20 pm
by sumdy
Trups you have pm, thanks
Re: Trups LED numberplate lights - HERE!
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:22 pm
by neilparf
MikeFish wrote:Sorry, bloody phone was playing up on the train and my message didn't get posted in the end.
It said:
No, I've had some replacement units (ie the whole fitting not just the lamp) for a few years and have had no trouble with them. I tried the LED lamps before and they were no good.
The reason I ask is that I'm surprised Trups went for a lamp as a false load instead of a resister as the lamp has a much shorter life than a resister. I'm sure he considered this though hence why I'm asking why he went for a lamp.
PS when I was changing my ones in the dark I dropped the little screw onto my gravel drive... took me days to find it again. Not easy just get a replacement so those new ones Trups supplies are really useful. And if you don't use a short screwdriver the original ones will be knackered very quickly from trying to turn it from the wrong angle.
iSheep phone!
I saw those whole replacement units, but I was committed to Trups version and much like his DRL with false load attached I think it'll work just fine. I know he changed the configuration slightly to improve so hence the delay.
Yes - those BAS***D screws are a mare. I have a gravel drive and very nearly dropped them. The ones coming out were wrecked...
Re: Trups LED numberplate lights - HERE!
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:23 pm
by neilparf
CellDamage wrote:Get some night time pics once fitted?
Just for you, I'll get snappy!
Re: Trups LED numberplate lights - HERE!
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:53 pm
by MikeFish
neilparf wrote:MikeFish wrote:Sorry, bloody phone was playing up on the train and my message didn't get posted in the end.
It said:
No, I've had some replacement units (ie the whole fitting not just the lamp) for a few years and have had no trouble with them. I tried the LED lamps before and they were no good.
The reason I ask is that I'm surprised Trups went for a lamp as a false load instead of a resister as the lamp has a much shorter life than a resister. I'm sure he considered this though hence why I'm asking why he went for a lamp.
PS when I was changing my ones in the dark I dropped the little screw onto my gravel drive... took me days to find it again. Not easy just get a replacement so those new ones Trups supplies are really useful. And if you don't use a short screwdriver the original ones will be knackered very quickly from trying to turn it from the wrong angle.
iSheep phone!
I saw those whole replacement units, but I was committed to Trups version and much like his DRL with false load attached I think it'll work just fine. I know he changed the configuration slightly to improve so hence the delay.
Yes - those BAS***D screws are a mare. I have a gravel drive and very nearly dropped them. The ones coming out were wrecked...
I've no doubt they will work, just wondered why he chose that method. I have his DRL solution too, I gave up trying loads of different so called 'canbus error free' bulbs after about the 4th or 5th set.
And no not an iPoo, I am an Android man. It wasn't the phone as such, but it wouldn't load the page when I hit submit so had to keep pressing the back button and trying again, and that was the end result.