Black_Z28

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I was on auto illumination and saw that they have a new product. A LED socket which uses 120 leds. Has anyone used these yet? I'd like to put these in my tail lights to get a little brighter output from my tail lights, since I have them tinted a bit. Is a 120 LEDs starting to get to the maximum amperage for the tail light wiring? Not sure what these thing pull, but I was just curious.

WhiteBird00

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120 LEDs won't pull anywhere near the current that one standard incandescent bulb does. Each will draw mere milliamps so even 120 will not be close to the limits of the wiring.

Danny2tek

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^Exactly

Darkreign2049

What socket type do these come in?

Black_Z28

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I was kind of thinking they wouldn't be anywhere near the voltage draw, but I just wanted to make sure.

Anyone know if there would be any advantage going with these 120 LED sockets vs. a 60 LED socket? Will there be that much of a noticeable difference in output?

They're the 3157 socket.

Since we're on the subject. Vled has a few different styles of 3157 sockets. Like SACK and SRCK....what's the real difference in these? I was under the impression that all 3157 sockets where the same.

WhiteBird00

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DO NOT use SACK or SRCK bulbs in our cars - they will short and blow fuses or worse. Those 3157 bulbs are wired differently from normal 3157 bulbs. They have both ground connections on one side of the bulb base rather than having both grounds at one end of the base like a standard bulb.

Black_Z28

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No problem.

I'm still trying to decide if I should go with the 120 LED, 60 led, or the 7watt version of these bulbs. I've been reading and it seems the 7w version has a better light output even though the 60 or 120 puts out more lumens.

WhiteBird00

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I have the 7 watt bulbs in my motorcycle for use with a strobe flasher and they are very bright - brighter than stock incandescent bulbs and easily visible from a great distance even in bright sunlight.

Black_Z28

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Cool, I'll probably just go with the 7watt versions.

Thanks for the advice.