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Old 01-12-2016, 06:03 AM   #1
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LEDs gone out on the Valenti's

Currently using the Valenti tail lights, I have 2 brake LEDs and 2 indicator LEDs go out. I've had the lights for about a year now.

Does anyone know what sort of bulbs they are so I can have them replaced? Or will I need to replace the whole LED light strip which I assume will not be possible to find.

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Old 01-12-2016, 08:51 AM   #2
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I would contact your dealer if you bought new.
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Old 01-12-2016, 09:28 AM   #3
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Currently using the Valenti tail lights, I have 2 brake LEDs and 2 indicator LEDs go out. I've had the lights for about a year now.

Does anyone know what sort of bulbs they are so I can have them replaced? Or will I need to replace the whole LED light strip which I assume will not be possible to find.

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I would contact your dealer if you bought new.
This is the main reason I've been holding back on the valentis, burned out LEDs. The only real fix would be to bake open the tailight if you're really electrically savvy and replace the LED with ones you can find. The only other fix works if you have a good reputation with your vendor and they will do a warranty replacement.
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i remember first generation of these had a lot of problems with burnt out LEDs. the newer generation has fixed this issue. perhaps you got one of the older stocks?
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well at least that didn't happen
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I would contact your dealer if you bought new.
When I first received the lights I noticed a minor chip on the side of one of them. I contacted the vendor but they ignored my emails. I didn't bother too much after sending them about 3 emails because the chip wasn't that bad.

I've had the lights for a year now so the chances are this vendor def won't do sh*t.

I guess I'll look into other tail light options now, I've been wanting to swap them out anyway. I guess I have a reason to now.
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When I first received the lights I noticed a minor chip on the side of one of them. I contacted the vendor but they ignored my emails. I didn't bother too much after sending them about 3 emails because the chip wasn't that bad.

I've had the lights for a year now so the chances are this vendor def won't do sh*t.

I guess I'll look into other tail light options now, I've been wanting to swap them out anyway. I guess I have a reason to now.
post that vendor to vendor review section so other members dont get ripped off
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well at least that didn't happen


...ok I'll do it...


He said Valenti not Visconti! >rimshot!<
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Contact Valenti direct, complain how one of their retailers is ignoring you and say you want a replacement. You're the customer, this product is faulty, you have the upper hand.
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The thing about LED is that they are best not used in an enclosure, because heat shortens their life.
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So, to repair do you individually change or is it a strip? Cant find a DIY section... thats whats stopping me from buying.
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So, to repair do you individually change or is it a strip?
It's probably the driver. LEDs are powered by a little circuit board. The LEDs themselves don't throw off a lot of IR heat, but the driver boards do produce heat. If you seal them up in an enclosure with nowhere for that heat to go, the driver boards will cook themselves. If you leave a chimney for the heat to escape, water gets in them. There's no really good solution other than to use high quality drivers and fewer LEDs rather than trying to light the car up like a Christmas tree. The Valentis probably go out in groups like they do because a single driver is running multiple LEDs.

A bunch of builders in Florida jumped on the LED bandwagon and installed LED street lamps and parking lot lights, which promptly failed. Since they were off during the day, they were cool enough for seagulls to perch on. The seagulls shit all over the heat sinks on top so that they overheated at night and cooked the boards.
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It's probably the driver. LEDs are powered by a little circuit board. The LEDs themselves don't throw off a lot of IR heat, but the driver boards do produce heat. If you seal them up in an enclosure with nowhere for that heat to go, the driver boards will cook themselves. If you leave a chimney for the heat to escape, water gets in them. There's no really good solution other than to use high quality drivers and fewer LEDs rather than trying to light the car up like a Christmas tree. The Valentis probably go out in groups like they do because a single driver is running multiple LEDs.

A bunch of builders in Florida jumped on the LED bandwagon and installed LED street lamps and parking lot lights, which promptly failed. Since they were off during the day, they were cool enough for seagulls to perch on. The seagulls shit all over the heat sinks on top so that they overheated at night and cooked the boards.

So in other words, no matter how I buy them, the LED's will sh!t on me eventually compared to oem ones?

If they only lasted me 3yrs w/o issues id consider them.... Guess maybe TOM's are in my future?
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