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Old 08-08-2009, 03:06 PM
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what do you guys think the brakes are on in the pics. i was thinking of going with led setup to get brighter light ?



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You're gonna die....

I'd either sand it down and get less coats on there or make it brighter somehow, that cant be safe driving in sunlight....maybe okay at night but I'd be scared during the day.
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Where did you get that third brake light?
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Originally Posted by zdc590
You're gonna die....

I'd either sand it down and get less coats on there or make it brighter somehow, that cant be safe driving in sunlight....maybe okay at night but I'd be scared during the day.
iam going with a led set up for it for alot more light when i get done i will post it
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Originally Posted by dhowdy
Where did you get that third brake light?
i did that myself
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Looks nice
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if i do that im leaving the backup lights white.. i think it makes the rear of the car look something like thist


IMO ne ways... makes the car
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Originally Posted by Ocala93TA
i did that myself
Close up pic please...and make a write up or just do me one :-p
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Definitely go with LED's but that might not be bright enough to make them stand out like stock. Might have to sand a coat off to make them easily visible again like they were before.
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If your hp or Pd is anything like Texas I would def go LED.
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Go with white leds red leds make them darker than stock ones. Ive been down that road before. superbrightleds.com have a good selection of bright led lights. I have no affiliation with them just use there products.
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Originally Posted by penningta
Go with white leds red leds make them darker than stock ones. Ive been down that road before. superbrightleds.com have a good selection of bright led lights. I have no affiliation with them just use there products.
which bubls would we need for the taillights and backuplights?
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I went with the 3157 and the was i think a 194 back on the sides of the tail lights. the part # was 3157-w25
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ordered the led lights as soon as they are in i will post a pic , i really dont want to take any coats of black off if i have to i will add more lights to each side
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Originally Posted by chrisdacarnut
looks nice ! do you get alot of light out of them ? they look as dark as mine and iam going to need to go with led lights
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They are pretty dark, I put 2 coats of VHT Nightshades, and 4 coats of clear and color sanded and buffed. They look so deep I love it. They are still very bright at night. No complaints whatsoever. I've been doing body work for a while, so they look better than any other set i've seen. I spent a lot of time getting them perfect.



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