Dave
Halogen bulbs are great as long as they don't get too hot and start
melting plastic. LED replacements show promise but I still read about some
problems with them. I have not experimented with LED bulbs so I don't know
how good or bad they may be. Others on the list have worked with them some.
If your friend thought your brake lights were on then so will others
including the police but until they stop you your good to go.
Probably the main problem with the tail lights is the reflector cup
no longer reflects light well and the other problem is dirt on the inside of
the lenses.
I just cleaned the inside of my lenses with soapy water and a
toothbrush. There was a lot of dust on all those small surfaces. I also
noticed that the reflector cup was very dull. I'm not sure at the moment
what I'll do to increase the cups reflectivity. It's low priority on the
To Do list right now.
Ron Fraser
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Munroe [mailto:dave@munroe.ca]
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 2:46 PM
To: rfraser@bluefrog.com
Cc: Owain Lloyd; Jeff Holt; Tiger List
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tail Lights
Ron:
I have installed halogen bulbs in the "red" section of my rear lights
- brake and tail elements - and they are incredibly bright. the first time
out I was followed home after dark by a friend, who came right up my drive
to tell me my brake lights were stuck on!
Then I put my brakes on with him watching and he was dazzled. I'm not sure
this is a good thing, but I haven't changed the bulbs back.
These new halogen, and now LED replacements for standard bulbs, are
incredibly bright. Perhaps you have a better solution.
Dave
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On 2012-04-28, at 11:35 AM, Ron Fraser <rfraser@bluefrog.com> wrote:
> Owain
> When I indicate the 27 watt element lights up which is very visible
> - the tail light element is 8 watt.
> I like the Orange indicator lens too but it is not legal to have it lit up
> for a tail light. I think having both upper and lower red sections as
tail
> lights is more visible for night time driving.
>
> Ron Fraser
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Owain Lloyd [mailto:owain.lloyd@gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 10:12 AM
> To: rfraser@bluefrog.com
> Cc: michael king; Jeff Holt; Tiger List
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tail Lights
>
>
> So what happens when you indicate? The top light gets a bit brighter?
> I find that style of indicator very dangerous as its barely visible.
> It's not legal in the rest of the world which is why you only find it on
American
> cars. I changed to the british style orange lenses for the indicators.
It
> doesn't look as nice as all red tail lights but I just think
> indicators should be orange!
>
> On Apr 28, 2012, at 8:20 AM, " Ron Fraser" <rfraser@bluefrog.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Jeff
>> For Safety reasons and to be more visible at night; I collected
>> enough parts to convert the top turn lights to a double element bulb
>> so both sections light up for tail lights.
>>
>> Ron Fraser
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net
>> [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
>> On Behalf Of michael king
>> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 10:56 PM
>> To: Jeff Holt
>> Cc: Tiger List
>> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tail Lights
>>
>>
>> indicator lights go to the top, brake/tail to the bottom
>>
>> On 28/04/2012, Jeff Holt <jeff.holt7@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> So, what is the correct allocation for top and bottom sections of
>>> the taillights, as far as running, signals, and brakes?
>>>
>>> Jeff Holt
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