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Philips Ultinon LEDs have been engineered to provide the proper light beam focus demanded by automotive applications. Many other automotive LED lights use a large number of low output LEDs and hope that enough light gets to where it should be. Philips Ultinon LEDs employ a few, high-powered, automotive-grade LEDs, arranged so that their light output is focused in the same way that light output from a conventional filament-based bulb is focused by the reflector.
Getting optimum beam output from an LED light is not based on the number of LED chips mounted on the device, but rather it’s about directing the light output where it needs to be: on the road.
 

The unique shape of the Philips Ultinon LED signaling lights enable light to be directed into the reflector to maximize optical focus and beam shaping. This gives Philips Ultinon LEDs unmatched performance and a bright, legal beam. Other LED lights may have many more LED chips, but they don’t necessarily shine their light where it’s needed. In addition, due to their unique design, Philips Ultinon LEDs are extremely robust, shock- and moisture proof and capable of handling routine voltage surges without failure.

Philips Ultinon LEDs are direct replacements for conventional bulbs. Just follow the instructions on the package or contact us through Facebook if you need support from our Product team.

Regular incandescent bulbs can draw current in either direction, there are no ‘positive’ or ‘negative’ sides on the bulb. The bulb will work regardless of which direction it is inserted. LED bulbs, however, only draw current in one direction. So if the LEDs are inserted incorrectly, they will not work. The solution is to simply flip the LED.

Some CAN-bus systems treat low power consumption from bulbs as a sign of a burned-out bulb, which causes a warning on the dashboard. Since LED bulbs consume much lower power than the original incandescent bulbs, they can trigger this warning in some vehicles. If your car has a dashboard error message after installing an LED light, you’ll want to install a Philips Ultinon LED CAN-bus Enabling Adapter (CEA). Installing the Philips CEA in the circuit eliminates this problem. Installation takes only minutes and requires only a pair of pliers.

Error messages can appear because the LED bulb wattage is much lower than conventional bulbs, which can make some outage warning systems unable to detect the bulb.

If your car shows fast flash after installing an LED light, you’ll want install a Philips Ultinon LED CAN-bus Enabling Adapter (CEA). Installing the Philips CEA in the circuit eliminates this problem. Installation takes only minutes and requires only a pair of pliers.

After installation of LED bulbs, some cars may go into ‘limp home’ mode. The car's computer is looking for the resistor value of the incandescent bulb, but the LED has a different resistor value than the incandescent bulb. This difference in resistor values can cause car to go into ‘limp home’ mode, and the driver will usually receive a message that the car has a problem. Thankfully this happens rarely and the issue can be resolved. First, verify that the limp mode is being caused by the LEDs by replacing them with the incandescent bulbs. If the ‘limp home’ mode clears, it was most likely caused by the LED bulbs. This means that you’ll want install a Philips Ultinon LED CAN-bus Enabling Adapter (CEA) to provide the resistor value that the vehicle computer expects to see.

No, Philips Ultinon LED products fully comply with RoHS / REACH and do not contain hazardous materials.

Yes, the Philips Ultinon LED range is first to market exterior LEDs as a direct replacement for exterior incandescent bulbs. The light output of Philips Ultinon LED lights is not only bright, but also creates a well-focused light beam on the road. Thanks to their beam pattern, Philips Ultinon LED lights are legal to use on the roads in the United States.

Some LED lights appear to be bright, but they do not produce a well-focused beam of light when they are used in your vehicle. As a result, their light output is poor and even potentially dangerous - definitely not street legal.

The light output of Philips Ultinon LED lights is not only bright, but also creates a well-focused light beam on the road. That is why ‘street-legal’ matters and why Philips made sure that the Philips Ultinon LED lights have a street-legal beam pattern.

Philips Ultinon LEDs are all guaranteed to last at least 12 years. We back Philips Ultinon LEDs with our 8-year limited warranty.

Yes, Philips Ultinon LEDs contributes to environment protection by:

Significant energy saving, consuming less overall resources, and emitting less CO₂

Fully compliant with RoHS / REACH, which means no hazardous materials that are harmful to the environment.

Long service lifetime which means elimination of unnecessary replacement related waste and system costs, while reducing overall resource consumption.

Yes, Philips Ultinon LEDs have a 12+ year service life, which means you save the cost and hassle of frequent bulb replacements which on average occur every 1-3 years. In addition, a LED bulb uses substantially less energy (1W vs 20W) which translates into better gas mileage over the lifetime of the vehicle.