Rear bulb upgrade??

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Rear bulb upgrade??

Post by c13amb » Thu Dec 03, 2015 3:48 pm

Hi all..looking to upgrade the rear bulbs on my TF and was wondering what other people are using...any links would be useful too.
Im changing over to tinted rear lenses soon the type that B&G sell..so there quite dark.It was suggested to put brighter bulbs in because of the weather and the time of year..thanks in advance.
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Re: Rear bulb upgrade??

Post by talkingcars » Thu Dec 03, 2015 5:50 pm

Regular or LED?
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Re: Rear bulb upgrade??

Post by c13amb » Thu Dec 03, 2015 7:23 pm

talkingcars wrote:Regular or LED?
possibly LED as i believe its a better,brighter light for less power! But it could come down to just a more powerful light in the end so would appreciate any better options!!
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Re: Rear bulb upgrade??

Post by adrianclifford » Fri Dec 04, 2015 9:15 am

If I'm correct, from many years ago when I sat the DoT inspectors course for work, the maximum wattage on tail lights should not exceed 10w (2 X 5 ). The same rule for tail lights too but 42w (2 X 21 ). In those days 3rd or high level brake lights didn't exist and no you didn't need a man walking in front with a red flag, I'm not quite that ancient :lol:

I had the B&G black set on the F, I loved them and kept standard bulbs so why don't you look at them on your car in the dark and then make your decision.
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Post by fatbaldingoldgit » Sat Dec 05, 2015 11:54 am

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Re: Rear bulb upgrade??

Post by c13amb » Sat Dec 05, 2015 12:32 pm

Thanks for the link... :thumbsu:
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Re: Rear bulb upgrade??

Post by adrianclifford » Sat Dec 05, 2015 3:32 pm

I took this in 2008 of Pascal's car in Luxembourg, it will give you an idea of what led's look like, initially they were so bright he removed some.

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