Tail light burned out, time for LED ;-)

patthesoundguy · Post by **patthesoundguy** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 4:24 pm

$8 at the local auto performance shop B-)

I have had one in the aero for a while, they light up so much quicker

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curtis966 · Post by **curtis966** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 4:37 pm

What's the brand and model number of that bulb? I could use one of those.

kingearwig · Post by **kingearwig** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 5:54 pm

Is this auto performance shop a chain store that we all may have heard of if so please share the name.

martynkim · Post by **martynkim** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 6:23 pm

kingearwig wrote:Is this auto performance shop a chain store that we all may have heard of if so please share the name.

You can find LED 1157 bulbs on Ebay for less than $8 I have them in all my bikes and cars.

patthesoundguy · Post by **patthesoundguy** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 6:51 pm

kingearwig wrote:Is this auto performance shop a chain store that we all may have heard of if so please share the name.

Nope just a local high performance automotive supply. Its true that they are cheaper online direct from China, but it was nice to walk into a store and buy one with out waiting 2 or 3 weeks. I order a ton of stuff from China and its nice not to have to wait once and a while.

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cruzingratiot · Post by **cruzingratiot** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 8:20 pm

just my opinion
and what I have learned about leds

I have used led bulbs in the past
but if you compare the brightness of a regular bulb to a led
the regular is easer to be seen on a sunny day because the light spectrum
of a led closely matches the sun

try bolth bulbs in the sun if you have time
I need to take pics but I keep forgetting

now if you want to use a regular bulb
don't use a 1157
use a 2357

1157 Candela 3w running 32 brake
2357 Candela 3w running 40 brake
which makes your brake light a lot more visable than a 1157

I don't dislike led lights they work like they are designed to do

it is just that your lights are not as visable as a regular light

wattage & candela chart in link below
http://www.run-n-lites.com/bulbspec.asp

Paul

patthesoundguy · Post by **patthesoundguy** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 5:29 pm

Thanks for the better bulb number I'm going to try the led version of that 2357. My led bulbs seems fine for now in the sun shine but I will upgrade it.

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