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Originally Posted by ScottB5

You'd be surprised what heat does to the LEDs.

I've repaired a couple of flickering sidelights resoldering the resisters back on and they worked fine.
Its the resisters that generate the heat and causes issues.

I don't get the point of LED or high powered fog lights, surly that kills the point of fog lights?
Bright lights don't work well in fog, the light just bounces off the fog and you can't see anything.

Let me rephrase it.
I know how much heat leds produce, trust me, many burned finger tips.
I assume he would notice a hanging off resistor.
I've tested several 501 leds which flickered straight from the beginning before they got hot and some after few hours even if resistors were still in place, and that's what seems to be happening here.

The link for 501s I posted is something I've got for 2years now and no issues, first they were on 10w resistors and now without after coding DRLs and Sidelights together, no issues.
Another example why cheap **** can be ****, as Johnny said they are not branded or anything like that so I assume they are cheap.
So another reason why its worth spending 15quid on a pair of decent 501s, one, they will last no matter what heat they generate, two, you wont have to constantly fight with them (replacing), removing air intake etc.

In regards to fog lights, I agree, white light is almost pointless, that's why proper fog lights are properly yellow, more than a standard halogen.

For me it's purely the look as I did sometimes had fogs on during the day, mainly when traveling with speed of light (more lights on more visible I am) and occasionally just for .... I don't even know how to call it)

LED fogs are nice if you don't use them as fogs, if you driving around with them on at all times or most of the time.