Tail light bulbs
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Mar 21, 2016, 08:28 AM
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Am I the only one that thinks $120 for bulbs is a little much???
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I'm very happy with these. I have them in both of my C5s.
They are very bright!
http://shop.radioflyerinnovations.co...t-of-4-033.htm
They are very bright!
http://shop.radioflyerinnovations.co...t-of-4-033.htm
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I could be wrong, but I think a red bulb in a red housing is not as bright as a regular bulb (clear?) in a red housing. Something about red bulbs have a shorter wavelength so it's not as bright.
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Don't know why those LEDs (in white) wouldn't work well as long as you have a hyperflash bypass, but best to check with the radioflyer.
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Compare the OEM bulbs to our red LED bulbs where 100% of the light emitted by the LEDs is transmitted through the lens. Both cars have parking lights on, but the one on the left has our LED bulbs:
Here they are on the same car. Driver's side is our LEDs, Passenger side is OEM bulbs....and this is in FULL SUNLIGHT
These are bright enough to even use with a tinted tail light and still be plainly visible.
Order a set here:
http://shop.radioflyerinnovations.co...t-of-4-033.htm
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More than that correct? If I have to buy a harness for "hyper-flash". Now we are getting to where ya might as well pony up for Halos and just slap 'em in. Not sure I want to mess with a harness etc. More research/options needed. Good info. though.
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I assume the harness will work for all the lights, tails included??
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Price is based on both quality as well as the market demand, however I agree, we can do better. Price has been adjusted as well as on all the other 3157/1156 bulbs we carry. 
Yes unless you install a hyperflash harness or load resistors. (We recommend the former)
Yes unless you install a hyperflash harness or load resistors. (We recommend the former)
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I do have a hyper flash harness. I don't remember what I paid for the bulbs, but with the euro set up you need a total of 8 bulbs. If it was $120, that works out to $15 per bulb which is not bad.
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I installed LED replacement bulbs behind my tinted OEM taillights. While the lights WERE brighter, I was not happy with how little they increased in brightness when applying the brakes as opposed to the standard bulbs. In other words, if it wasn't for the third brake light, I wasn't confident that someone behind me would know I was braking. I ended up putting standard bulbs back in.
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I thought so too.
After purchasing 2 sets from other manufacturers that were not bright enough
I bought a set from Radioflyer. I sure wished I would have started there in the the first place. Brake lights at night will cause the people behind you to squint their eyes.
Same thing happened with his headlights. I spent over $500 on HID headlights/ballasts/projector housings from different manufacturers and was never happy.
Once I sat in a car with the Radioflyer ACA projectors at night, I couldn't get my credit card out fast enough.
I'm an extreme do it your selfer, always looking for a way to save a few bucks doing it myself. But when I find products that exceed my expectations, I don't hesitate break out the cash.
I very rarely recommend a product or company as most have disappointed me in some way or another.
Radioflyer is the exception to my rule.
After purchasing 2 sets from other manufacturers that were not bright enough
I bought a set from Radioflyer. I sure wished I would have started there in the the first place. Brake lights at night will cause the people behind you to squint their eyes.
Same thing happened with his headlights. I spent over $500 on HID headlights/ballasts/projector housings from different manufacturers and was never happy.
Once I sat in a car with the Radioflyer ACA projectors at night, I couldn't get my credit card out fast enough.
I'm an extreme do it your selfer, always looking for a way to save a few bucks doing it myself. But when I find products that exceed my expectations, I don't hesitate break out the cash.
I very rarely recommend a product or company as most have disappointed me in some way or another.
Radioflyer is the exception to my rule.
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I installed LED replacement bulbs behind my tinted OEM taillights. While the lights WERE brighter, I was not happy with how little they increased in brightness when applying the brakes as opposed to the standard bulbs. In other words, if it wasn't for the third brake light, I wasn't confident that someone behind me would know I was braking. I ended up putting standard bulbs back in.