On Thu, 27 Mar 2003 21:06:35 -0700 Dave & Marlene <rusd@velocitus.net>
writes:
> I have tried the H1157. From what I can tell,the problem is that
> although the stop/turn filament is much brighter, the apparent
> visual
> difference is not very great. The turn/stop filament gets so hot
> that it
> doesnt have time to go completely out between turn signal blinks &
> so
> appears to be on continuously. Not much contrast.
There's certainly some truth to this. The front turn signal, with a
standard
bulb, goes completely out during each flash, while the rears do not.
Perhaps
this could be corrected with a differnet flasher unit. Still, its so
much
brighter than the standard bulb was, that at least it can be seen in
daylight.
For the heck of it I popped the trunk lid open to see how bright it
looked
inside and discovered that another disadvantage of not having enclosed
lights
is that the bulbs gets really filthy. In fact the trunk area itself
gets pretty filthy
too because it's open to the outside. Years ago I drilled holes in the
trunk
bottom to let out the water that tended accumulated there.
On the other hand, if the tail lights are turned on, the trunk interior
is very
brightly lit!
Roland
> Randall Young wrote:
> > Roland, any comment on the complaint I've heard from others about
> the H1157,
> > that the brake filament is not much brighter than the tail
> filament, thus
> > it's still hard for a following driver to see your brake lights at
> night ?
> > life" variant, I paid about $4 for two of them at Pep Boys.
> >
> > Randall
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