The Halogens will definitely melt the plastic housing/lenses but you can
definitely tell the difference between the tail and stop. I have them on
my 40 Ford truck, with 47 tail lights and because of the relatively small
size of these assemblies, I wanted people to see them in daylight. People
nowadays are so used to seeing the back end of the vehicle light up that
the tiny 2 to 3 inch round lights seem to go unnoticed - the halogens
certainly are brighter, but MUST be used with metal housings, and glass
lenses!
I still haven't found an LED setup that is as bright...as even incandescent
bulbs at varying viewing angles required for vehicle lighting - they all
look OK straight on, but if viewed from different angles, as people will
sitting in various vehicles, the intensity varies greatly.
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Original Message:
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From: Randall tr3driver@ca.rr.com
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 07:32:26 -0700
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] 3A brake lights
> In addition to
> this upgrade, what replacement bulbs are recommended for
> brighter signalling to the rear?
If you want to stay with conventional bulbs, a 2357 is about 25% brighter
(on the brake filament) but draws only slightly more current than the stock
tail/stop bulb. I've heard bad things about halogen tail/stop bulbs, like
melted lenses and can't see the difference between tail and stop.
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