LED Taillights

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LED Taillights

April 08, 2016, 05:51:03 PM

Here is a short video of the LED taillights in my black bird. I had previously re-painted the reflectors a bright silver. I had thought about using some chrome vinyl wrap I have to make them brighter. Whatcha you all think? These bright enough or should I do the chrome wrap.

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=28412C1F39D26D27!572&authkey=!AGBX9vvU3vbR1C0&ithint=video%2cmp4

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Reply #1 – April 08, 2016, 11:57:36 PM

Little hard to say but they look bright enough to me. Any chance you can put stock bulbs on one side for a better comparison?

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Reply #2 – April 09, 2016, 12:52:52 AM

I can do that :)

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Reply #3 – April 14, 2016, 06:17:41 AM

Ok, so i reinstalled regular lights in the left taillight. To me, it appears just slightly brighter but not as red. I have red LEDs in the right side.

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=28412C1F39D26D27!574&authkey=!AJdgdTpXGITm0A4&ithint=video%2cmp4

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Reply #4 – April 19, 2016, 11:58:03 PM

Yeah, the regular bulbs seem to have a slight bit more intensity. The LEDs certainly seem like enough though.

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Reply #5 – April 20, 2016, 06:59:17 PM

Why not white LEDs? The lens is red anyway.

That's why the std bulbs look brighter, most likely.

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Reply #6 – April 21, 2016, 06:42:44 AM

Quote from: Chuck W;454947

Why not white LEDs? The lens is red anyway.

That's why the std bulbs look brighter, most likely.

White LEDs and the regular bulbs tend to make the lenses look pale. You can't see it in the video though. With red LEDs, the red is more brilliant, more red, more intense....

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Reply #7 – April 21, 2016, 11:23:51 PM

what bulbs did you use, so we can try to compare to others.....

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Reply #8 – April 22, 2016, 01:42:31 AM

Quote from: Chuck W;454947

Why not white LEDs? The lens is red anyway.

That's why the std bulbs look brighter, most likely.

Yes with leds you want to pick the color desired regardless of the lens color

Regular bulbs produce a larger range of wavelengths an the lens then filters out the rest

Leds produce a very small range of wavelengths, so a white bulb will be less bright after being filtered through a red lens compared to a red bulb in a red lens.

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Reply #9 – April 22, 2016, 06:51:42 AM

Quote from: jc10000rpm;454965

what bulbs did you use, so we can try to compare to others.....

I used regular silvania 1157 bulbs and the LEDs I picked up at my local Pep Boys, the brand is Pilot. I had another type of LEDs that only had the leds facing outward (when sitting in the socket) and they didn't work very good.

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Reply #10 – May 02, 2016, 03:32:07 PM

Please make a comparison during daytime. I bet your LEDs will be more dimmer, than the stock bulbs. If you want to use LEDs, use the bright ones with CREE chips.

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Reply #11 – May 02, 2016, 04:45:22 PM

Or the "plasma" leds. Plasma doesn't mean anything, just marketing bull .