Philips 7440 Ultinon LED Bulb (Red), 2 Count (Pack of 1)

Very impressed with these bulbs. I’ve purchased Philips Ultinon LED’s as well as Sylvania in the past but the shape and design of this pair is far superior. They no longer have that odd shape and they relocated the diodes which improved the light output and they also added a lens cover. Only downside is because these bulbs draw way less current they will cause a bulb out warning on majority of newer vehicles which can only be solved by splicing in a load resistor. My lights still work great without the resistors even though the bulb warning is there but it doesn’t bother because they still work and function as normal. I’ve considered installing resistors but do to the location of reverse lights being on my lift gate I’d have to remove my liner just to be able get to a location to mount the resistors to which is the only way to mount them because they’re extremely hot and will burn plastic. Hopefully one day Philips creates bulbs with built in load resistors!

Only 1 star for brightness because it's not really any brighter than the yellow color oem bulbs that's installed with my Outlander 2011, probably even dimmer directly behind the car when reversing. My red brake lights are even brighter directly behind the car.And there's no way I can adjust orientation of led installation because it will only go one way into the bulb slot of the reversing lights. Illumination is brighter to the sides of the car than to the rear of the car. The only thing I like is the color of the beam which is white and not yellow.5 stars to easy installation because it's simple to put in and with regards to longevity, I only assumed it will go the distance because it's a Philips.

The 7440WLED works and fits perfectly in 2022 Nissan Rogue, no hyperflash, no error. Unfortunately I needed the amber color for this purpose. Unfortunately, It doesn't seem that Philips is selling the 7440 in amber.

Clear or white bulb for backup lights:The color temperature is certainly higher than the standard incandescent bulb that it replaces (7440). However, it is not as bright. There is not as much scattered light to see to the sides. I thought that going with the brand-name would get a better quality bulb, but I am VERY disappointed in the brightness.Note that these bulbs are polarized. If you plug them in and they don’t work, unplug it, flip it over and put it back in.

About car bulbs, I always believe in the quality and brightness of Philips.

2015 vw gti works well, no error codes and the brightness between brakes and normal are noticeable.

Don't expect to have "Brighter" lights with this. This bulb just turned the color to white. I returned mine and went with some non dot bulbs and they are alot brighter.

I was most concerned about these bulbs having hyper flash and needing to add a resistor. Not the case for my 2012 Subaru Outback. Plug and play and they work just fine. They might be somewhat brighter, but not much. I just hope they last longer than the incandescent bulbs that I've had bad luck with.