LED tail lights or brake lights?� I think if the BRAKE lights are
bright enough to get your attention NOW then they do their job - also LEDs
turn on *much* faster than traditional bulbs.� If you install LEDs in
a vanagon housing they are these annoying points of light you see on all
the new cars, just a bright, fast switching light which is what you
want.

David Marshall
VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure
Rider
 
http://www.hasenwerk.ca

On Mon, May 25, 2009
13:23, Jeff wrote:
> 
> The LED brake lights on the new
cars can be really annoying, especially
> the
> new
Cadillacs.  I get really pissed when I get stuck behind one of those
> in
> a traffic jam.  Way too bright.
> 
>
Cheers,
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
>
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>
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> David
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> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 4:04 PM
> To:
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> Subject: Re: high wattage light bulbs
- A caution
> 
> I also find it annoying as hell following
someone with mega bright tail
> lights.� I think it is real
danger.� Tail lights should be
> normal brightness.� By
all means have the brake lights mega bright to
> get someone's
attention, but if the difference between tail lights and
> brake
lights is small and someone is already POed about the bright tails
> and now isn't looking directly at you as it is too bright, they
might not
> notice the brake lights when they go on.
> 
> LED lights for brake
> lights work fantastic!
> 
> Just my two cents worth!
> 
> David Marshall
> VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider
> 
>

> http://www.hasenwerk.ca
> 
> On Mon, May 25,
2009 11:34, John
> Rodgers wrote:
>>
>> I
write this as a separate topic from
> Tom Stones current thread
of
>> similar subject. I do this for the
> archives.
>>
>> The high wattage bulbs that get installed
> as back-up lights, turn
>> signals, brake lights, and
tail lights -
> produce a lot of heat. The
>> plastic
materials used in the
> fixtures for these lights soften and
>> distort at the temperatures
> the bulbs produce. How do
I know? BTDT!!
>> Yup! melted my tail
> lights.
Actually distorted the plastics and rendered
>> one of them
> unusable and I had to replace it. Maybe could have started a
>>
> fire - but it didn't, and I'm grateful for that. I
first realized there
>> was a problem when one night I was
looking at a tail light and saw
> the
>> distortion in
the pattern in the plastic. It was clearly
> distorted. Next
>> day I removed the fixture and took a look and
>
discovered the damage. I
>> went back to the old bulb for
all
> except the backup lights. I kept the
>> 50 bulbs
there, because
> those bulb don't stay on long enough to do any
>> damage, but to
> use them you must understand that. Put
it in revers, back
>> up,
> take it out of reverse.
Don't dilly-dally - you will over heat the
>> plastic. If you
get on with the business of backing up then get out
> of
>> reverse quickly, you can enjoy the benefits of the brighter
> light
>> without the hazard of over heating. But that
backup light
> is the only
>> one I would use in a 50W
bulb .
>>
>>
> Regards,
>>
>> John Rodgers
>> 88 GL Driver
>>
>