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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 09:56 AM
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Does anyone use leds in their taillights? Pics?
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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 10:00 AM
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don't have pics yet,but the leds do not "flood" the area full of light as the stock bulbs,kind of looks like a quarter sized light beam from behind and you have to use the resistors to prevent your third brake light from being slightly turned on when NOT using the brakes
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There are plug-in LED lights, but they dont light-up the taillights well. Since LEDs are highly focused and directionaly, the center will be a bright spot but the rest of the housing will either not be light or be lit dimly. This is, of course, unless someone makes a proper replacement with LEDs facing all directions to properly light up the housing.

There was a discussion a while ago about making a custom unit.

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https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...&highlight=led
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Has anyone tried one of these?

What leds are best to use for the sidemarkers?, i've seen alot of different leds.
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Originally Posted by D_Run
Has anyone tried one of these?

What leds are best to use for the sidemarkers?, i've seen alot of different leds.
Dunno. I havent actually put any LEDs in my car yet. They're still a bit expensive. Cheap APC units are only $20 but they are crap. The Jam Strait and other brands (the good stuff) are $40-$50 each.
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