Need suggestions concerning multiple SIRIUS CK series LED failures

[jime]

I replaced my front turn signals with SIRIUS CK series LEDs about 8 weeks ago. The right front signal started hyperflashing about a 10 days ago. I received a replacement set under warranty from SIRIUS Thursday and installed the right one yesterday. It lasted one day before starting to hyperflash. I am at a loss as to what to do next. I still have one more new LED remaining. Should I install it and just operate the car with the headlights on all the time? Should I install a series load resistor - which I really don't want to do because of the heat dissipation issues?

Is anyone else experiencing hyperflash issues with the SIRIUS CK series LEDs?

Is there another LED manufacturer that is more reliable for our vehicle?

Thanks, Jime

 

[2k15Genesis]

At this point I think you should go another route. A year ago, I researched a suitable replacement for the dreaded 2357 bulb until my eyes bled. I saw other members were having success with V6 Triton bulbs. I decided to purchase the amber ones. They are an extremely well built and quality product. I have no hyperflashing issues, even without a load resistor installed. I did need an adapter to correct a reverse polarity issue on the driver's side ( I was too lazy to re-pin the harness).

The light output is awesome! The amber shade perfectly matches the OEM color of the car's other LED turn signals. The bulbs are clear and look great inside the headlight housing.

The only cons are: the price (they do have frequent sales) and the availability (backorders) of the 2357 adapters from the website.

Overall, I could not be happier! The bulbs also have a three year warranty.

My favorite mod to my 2015 5.0 base model.

YMMV. Good luck!

 

[jime]

2k15Genesis- Thanks for the suggestion, but at $217 the price seems a little "over-the-top" as compared to the $20 for the SIRIUS LEDs. This would be my last resort as a solution.

I would really appreciate feedback from others who have the SIRIUS LEDs - are you experiencing hyperflashing?

 

[Suburbazine]

2k15Genesis- Thanks for the suggestion, but at $217 the price seems a little "over-the-top" as compared to the $20 for the SIRIUS LEDs. This would be my last resort as a solution.

I would really appreciate feedback from others who have the SIRIUS LEDs - are you experiencing hyperflashing?

Don’t use the Extreme ambers, they’re not intended for DRL applications.

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I run these with absolutely no issue and easily 30,000 miles. Hyper flash adapters not required.

There is really nothing else that’s going to work correctly unless built similarly. Anyone that thinks LEDs work differently for DRL needs to go back to physics class. There is no substitute for thermal dissipation or minimum power draw requirements, particularly with cheap LEDs. Bulb load detection requires X watts, X watts equals X thermal load.

 

[dcrob95]

Don’t use the Extreme ambers, they’re not intended for DRL applications.

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I run these with absolutely no issue and easily 30,000 miles. Hyper flash adapters not required.

There is really nothing else that’s going to work correctly unless built similarly. Anyone that thinks LEDs work differently for DRL needs to go back to physics class. There is no substitute for thermal dissipation or minimum power draw requirements, particularly with cheap LEDs. Bulb load detection requires X watts, X watts equals X thermal load.

What makes these bad? Is there any danger of these causing other problems or are they maybe just prone to not lasting long?

I installed them about a month ago based on a thread on here that mentioned them working well, but recently there have been a few posts about the Sirius bulbs failing.

The description on Amazon described them as being good for turn signals and DRL's with dual brightness function.

 

[jime]

dcrob95 - What Suburbazine meant was that I should not use the V6 Triton Extreme Ambers (not a SIRIUS LED).
The confusion is because the V6 Triton 1157 set is currently back-ordered and the web site lists a $217 replacement set. The V6 Triton 1157 Amber replacement is $125.
I have decided to purchase the V6 Triton 1157 Amber when it is available. I am also going to purchase the optional load resistor ($30) as I a tired of dealing with the turn signal issue.

 

[Suburbazine]

What makes these bad? Is there any danger of these causing other problems or are they maybe just prone to not lasting long?

I installed them about a month ago based on a thread on here that mentioned them working well, but recently there have been a few posts about the Sirius bulbs failing.

The description on Amazon described them as being good for turn signals and DRL's with dual brightness function.

Well, for starters the description is a terrible validation for the actual specifications.

Claim: 35w lamp
Claim: 1w 2835SMD chips
Claim: 1200lm light output

Fact 1: There's only 21 chips on these lamps. 21 x 1w = 21w ... somehow I suspect this 35w claim already
Fact 2: Epistar 2835 SMD is rated at 25lm per chip. 21 x 25lm = 525lm ... somehow I suspect this 1200lm claim already
Fact 3: Epistar 2835 SMD is rated at 0.2w per chip full drive. 21 x 0.2w = 4.2w ... wait- this is contradicting Fact 1 though! Surely the facts they presented are correct? Well, they COULD be correct, but it requires overdriving the chip 500% to reach claimed draw, but the actual output would only be 200% and they would fail very, very quickly. So you would have 1200lm per lamp and an expected chip life of less than 10 hours.

So you can't have it both ways. Either it's not nearly what they claim, or it's what they claim and has a very short life. Either way, it's a cheap bulb and a terrible design. They even use cheap capacitors to temporarily trick the CANbus system into thinking the turn signal has more load.

There's a reason why I installed Tritons instead of Sirius or any of those other less expensive options.

 

[scottdk]

I second the VLED Triton bulbs - I went with the V6 Triton Extreme amber bulbs for the rear of my Genesis and my wife's Optima. I put four of these bulbs in my Outback (front and rear).

They are amazing and nothing compares to their quality.

As mentioned above, VLED's frequently has sales and when I bought the bulbs they were $175/pair, but on sale for $122/pair so I bought a bunch.

 

[AUGrad]

The SIRIUS solution is now unavailable on Amazon. The VLED site offers the $217 Triton option shown attached. If it is truly plug and play no hyperflashing and gives white DRL w/ amber turn signal, it might be worth it. Anyone have experience with this solution?

 

[jime]

I ordered the V6 Triton, but went through the 3156 bulb selection system and found the $125 option. I also added the $30 hyperflash fix kit. I am very pleased with the quality and have had no problems since installation in early July.

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[Suburbazine]

The SIRIUS solution is now unavailable on Amazon. The VLED site offers the $217 Triton option shown attached. If it is truly plug and play no hyperflashing and gives white DRL w/ amber turn signal, it might be worth it. Anyone have experience with this solution?

You probably don't need the Hyperflash resistors and probably don't need the relay controller. Just HDRL.