rgaynor85

i have a black trans am and im blacking out all the side markers with nightshade lens paint but the mights are alot dimmer id like to put another coat to really black em out but i want them to still work at night, so do any of you know any brighter bulbs that pop right in.

WhiteBird00

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The stock bulb is 194 which is 2 candlepower. You could use a 168 which is 3CP (50% brighter) but that may not be enough if your tint is really dark. The brightest that will fit is the 3652 at 5CP - more than twice as bright as stock. However, the 3652 isn't a common bulb so you might have to do some shopping around to find them.

ZeeVert

There would have to be a limit on how much CP you could run in the sidemarkers, isn't there? More Cp, means more heat, might melt the lense?

WhiteBird00

iTrader: (4)

Yes, that's true but the amount of heat from a 5CP bulb is still pretty small. However, it is something to watch out for because adding the tint to the lens may make it retain heat more than stock. The other thing to watch out for is that the bulbs might eventually cause a bright spot in the lens - the red (or yellow) tinting kind of dissapears and you get a lens that is red around the outside and almost clear right above the bulb. This is more of a problem with red than yellow. It usually takes a long time (years) for that to happen but it's something to keep an eye on.