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Re: [Tigers] Bulbs

To: michael king <michael.s.king@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Bulbs
From: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:52:20 -0600
michael king wrote:
> I would be careful about switching to LEDE bulbs in the tail/brake lights
> for a few reasons. A friend did this on his MKI cortina..
>
> Our lenses have that radial pattern in them thats designed to have a light
> fire at the centre of it, the LEDS have a christmas tree layout with bulbs
> all round.. so while brighter they dont aim correctly and ultimately look
> dimmer (if they stocked 1 big LED that faced out that would be great)
>
> Also the lights are instant which is good.. but dont give that classic look
> of fading in and out.. ok.. thats a bit picky and silly.. but combined with
> the brightness issue.. i think its worth sticking with stock bulbs.. or
> someone make the 1 BIG LED.
>
>   
I have some LED bulbs that have one central LED and a circle of eight 
smaller ones surrounding it, all of them firing straight out. It works 
OK in the stock taillight housing.

Theo
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