Any thoughts/experience on LED indicator bulbs

[nurse]

Have fitted resistors and bulbs.  Resistors did the job perfect, flash rate is spot on.  I mounted then on the rear frame under the sadle, just where the recess is for you to strap stuff to.  i figured as it is directly open to the air outside as it would help keep it cool if needed.

Bulbs were superbright.  Please note the use of the past tense.  The side LEDs lasted all off five minutes before they packed up on the first bulb and the second bulb was even less than that.  I am not impressed.  I will post them back first thing Monday. The LEDs on the end of the bulb are very bright and continue ok but looking at the packet they are not cree LEDs as advertised. The writing I think is Japanese but it could be Chinese, I don't read either, but it didn't look like the normal Chinese you see. 

These bulbs are also on eBay described as Epistar bulbs.  Buyer beware!!

Have found and ordered some replacements not quite as bright or as expensive but hopefully an improvement over stock

[nurse]

Ok folks, quick update on this one.  Resistors are a huge pain in the back side and cost the same as a new LED friendly relay unit, it is really easy to swap and fixes all four indicators meaning no need to mess about trying to access behind the front fairing.  Also two resistors cost the same as one relay so its cheaper too!

The original indicator bulbs i first tried where the brightest, i have since been back to the vendor who swears blind mine have been the only set to fail and go back, so i may try these again.  At the moment i am using a pair of 37 smd LED bulbs (£8) which were great value for the brightness.  Not the brightest available but as far as lumens per pound goes they were good value.  If you are interested i will post up a link.  I also got some thin hobby-mirrored plastic sheet (the type of stuff you use in model dolls houses) and fashioned a pair of reflectors as the GIVI unit has no reflector.  This made a signifincant difference to the rear indicator brightness and for the sake of half hours fidling is well worth it.  The plastic was about £3 from ebay.

Tried taking pictures but they came out poorly so you will just have to take my word for it.  But the LED relay (loads on ebay is the easiest and most cost effective route).