LED Tail Lights
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Racer
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From: Palm PA
LED Tail Lights
I bought some LED tail lights for my 68 and they are BRIGHT. I won't post a link for the lights but if you "google" autolumination you will get there. Not being sure what lights I wanted I ordered 3 types. #1 Matrix II LED bulbs, little brighter than stock and fiber optics worked. #2 SMT Spider Lights W/ 40 LED's, had star pattern in tail light lens but fiber optics not that bright. #3 Eagle Eye Tower W/ 11 Super high Power LED's, tail light lens very bright and fiber optics are bright. With 4 LED tail lights and regular bulbs for the front turn signals a standard flasher "Not heavy duty" works great. If you go all LEDs front and rear an electronic flasher is needed. I can give the part # if anybody wants it. Now for the bad stuff: I used the Eagle Eye LEDs. 3 bulbs went right in, the 4th one had to be "coaxed a little". These bulbs in the front are hard to get in but with a little filing I got the bulbs in. In other years it might be harder or easier remember this is a 68. I have a video, LEDs are on driver side, regular bulbs on passenger side.http://s258.photobucket.com/albums/h...TailLights.mp4
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i liked your video .i would like to do the just the rear lights in my 82 .if i change just the back 2[left and right] would i still have to use the new flasher or will my old one work?i would like later on to change to both on each side lighting but i am trying to think of what to do for the back up lights.
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Racer
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i liked your video .i would like to do the just the rear lights in my 82 .if i change just the back 2[left and right] would i still have to use the new flasher or will my old one work?i would like later on to change to both on each side lighting but i am trying to think of what to do for the back up lights.
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If you put a regular bulb and a LED on the same side you can see a big difference in how fast the LEDs light up. Your lenses look like they will be super bright also. I don't know what year your lenses are for but Eckler's has a simular design for their tail lights. I was thinking of buying them but I didn't think the fiber optics would work.
68 Vetteman
68 Vetteman
I'm not sure because I bought them on the cheap on ebay, and they will end up in a '76 with a '80 rear bumper. Basically I'm doing the whole tail light : led housing and mounting plate.
For the fiberoptic, you could still cheat, and add another led, pointing in the fiber and powered by the same circuit as the other leds.
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Seems to me most rear lamps w/ incandescent bulb are bright enough.
I dunno about the above LED in a C3, but I've seen (in-person) some LED rear lamps that are too bright ... some create Quite a glare ... Not good for an approaching driver attempting to judge distance.
I dunno about the above LED in a C3, but I've seen (in-person) some LED rear lamps that are too bright ... some create Quite a glare ... Not good for an approaching driver attempting to judge distance.
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Just installed 4 spider LED's in my bubble lights. IMHO, there is no such thing as too bright. My bright yellow Corvette with 4 tailights got rear ended two months after paint by a driver not paying attention. Brighter is better.
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From: Henderson Nv-Rohnert Park/Sonoma C o. ca/born in NY Rockaway Beach.
can we see a pic of them installed and on..thanks
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From: Henderson Nv-Rohnert Park/Sonoma C o. ca/born in NY Rockaway Beach.
cool, that gives me a good idea on those for sure... thanks..
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From: Palm PA
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