Cheap LED strip lighting

[jgray1978]

Has anyone bought these cheap strip lights off of eBay? Are the good? Long lasting?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/390564799223...84.m1423.l2649

[Knockoutpie]

http://m.ebay.com/itm/281055672866?txnId=1159913519018

Support your USA sellers. Just got this and love it.

[jgray1978]

Originally Posted by Knockoutpie

http://m.ebay.com/itm/281055672866?txnId=1159913519018

Support your USA sellers. Just got this and love it.

I'm wanting it for putting under the car. Are they bright enough to reflect off of the pavement below?

[Cam8]

Originally Posted by jgray1978

I'm wanting it for putting under the car. Are they bright enough to reflect off of the pavement below?

Yes. I get all my leds from ebay. I look for USA sellers and get the 5050 leds. Can find them any color and cheap. Usually the 3M on the back doesnt work so well so make sure you have another way of mounting like zip ties or better 3M.

[Knockoutpie]

Originally Posted by Cam8

Yes. I get all my leds from ebay. I look for USA sellers and get the 5050 leds. Can find them any color and cheap. Usually the 3M on the back doesnt work so well so make sure you have another way of mounting like zip ties or better 3M.

He's correct the 3m doesn't work well. Go to your supermarket and buy some mounting 3m tape. That's the only way I can get leds to stick to my dash under the glove box lol. And yes they're bright.

[Diode Dynamics]

We have high quality LED strips that come backed with a warranty and excellent customer service. Plus it's waterproof and considerably brighter than your "cheap" eBay LED strips.

Feel free to PM me if you need more information

Nick C.

[ka1]

Originally Posted by jgray1978

I'm wanting it for putting under the car. Are they bright enough to reflect off of the pavement below?

Yep they are plenty bright. Agree on the US vendor though. The lights all come from the same place but when you order from China they can take up to a month to get here. US vendor will get them there in a couple days tops

[Diode Dynamics]

Originally Posted by ka1

Yep they are plenty bright. Agree on the US vendor though. The lights all come from the same place but when you order from China they can take up to a month to get here. US vendor will get them there in a couple days tops

They don't all come from the same place. There are plenty of companies that sell LEDs without doing any research or knowing where their products actually come from.

We use the most advanced LED components from Epistar and CREE to ensure that you are getting the brightest and most reliable LEDs available. Their construction requires more elaborate techniques rather than being cheaply soldered in every which way.

Our LEDs are also selected from a much tighter "binning" range than your typical LED suppliers out there. It's more expensive to do so, but it ensures that the colors on your LEDs are consistent with each other. I could go into more detail, but I hope this bit of information helps.

Feel free to PM me if you want to learn more about LEDs, or lighting in general

Thanks,
Nick C.

[ctk1]

Try glowhut.com . I put them on my bike. Very cheap and have held up great.