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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 02:30 PM
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LED Tailight options

OK more on my lighting dilemma...go with the red lenses or the clear lenses...my wife doesn't like the clear (whoopy doo right)
I thought with more LED's they would put out more light:

tail light, 4 come one:

brake light:

brake light output:


red lense w/ 6 LED:

taillight:

brake light:

6 LED brakelight output:


so I am gonna do this LED conversion...which one do you guys think?
Red or Clear?

seems like from an output standpoint the 6 LED has more...

I guess I can try one and swap to the other if one doesn't work/look that well. the other set will either go on a trailer project or just be used as spares
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 02:59 PM
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I like the red better..
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 03:06 PM
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If you're a fan of Chrome, get the clear...unless they're for your reverse lights of course. You should install all three lights back there. This mod for me will come in time, gotta finish my OBA first.
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 05:26 PM
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back up light will be a Hella 550 converted to HID
No chrome on this one...
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 05:37 PM
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chrome dont get ya home
do the red lenses!!!
just dont take the red pill
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 05:38 PM
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I would go with the red one.
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 05:42 PM
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I like Red, since it's a tail light...Red is a warning color...
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 06:10 PM
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Red is my vote.
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 06:50 PM
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red rum red rum
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 07:01 PM
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think of how bright 24 leds would be and yes go red clear looks tacky unless in the front then its ok
http://www.iowa80.com/DirectionsWEB/...2824+diodes%29
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ocdropzone
back up light will be a Hella 550 converted to HID
No chrome on this one...
I thought about doing this but the constant on off of the reverse probably wouldn't be good for the bulb plus it wouldn't have time to warm up.
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by elblako91
I thought about doing this but the constant on off of the reverse probably wouldn't be good for the bulb plus it wouldn't have time to warm up.
Guess I can leave the 55W halogen in it...
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 09:20 PM
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that 550 dont sound like a good backup light id want more of a flood type beam

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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 05:51 AM
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red today red tomorrow so ummm i say red!
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Old Oct 16, 2010 | 07:34 PM
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I would go with the red lense. Where did you get your lights from? Truck lite or grote? If you're interested, I work in a warehouse that deals with a TON of these types of lights, and we have some that are 54 bulbs and other such ridiculousness as that, I have never seen them turned on, but I will here pretty soon.
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