----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 4:16
PM
Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] LED
Taillights for '67 & '70 Chevelles
Dale,
Nice write-up
and pictures. From their website, it looks like you can tell that there
is an LED array when the lights are lit, but from your pictures it looks just
like the regular bulb. So, when you look at your car with the LED array,
can you tell?
If I were to
install these, it would be a lot more expensive than the $90! Since you
have to remove the housing and loosen the bumper, it would make sense to
replace the nasty looking parts. First, I would need new bezels ($150),
then my lenses would look like crap ($40), and I would need gaskets
($9). Assuming I could stop there, I would end up with almost $300 just
to replace $1 in light bulbs!
But I do see the
need for these. Before I had my car painted, people would complain and
tell me how dim my brake lights were. I tried the brighter bulbs, but
they did not last long and were a pain to replace every few months. So,
I added a 3rd brake light in the molding above the rear window. I'll
have to take a picture of this to better explain, but it is not at all
apparent that the LED bar is there until I step on the brakes. The shop
also fixed up the reflectors and now I have great
visibility.
Brad
Waller ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
'66 Corvette | 327/dead
| 4-speed | Wilwood Brakes | 245/45/16 BFGs
'67 Chevelle |
ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | '79 F-Body Brakes
Brad,
I put a set of these in my 67 Chevelle a few months ago
as a ~test~ subject for these guys. You have to remove the tail lamp
housing to remove the bezel and finally the lens. The LEDs mount
to the outside (not though a plug in socket like the bulb) via a simple
3/16" stud and grommet arrangement. I have some very ~unscientific~
before and after pictures in my blacked out garage for comparison, and steps
on what it took to install them in my car at my "dalesplace" link
below. On the home page is a link to LED Tailight
Installation. The pictures are not conclusive to view but the
lamps are much brighter especially in the sunlight.
Dale McIntosh
ACES #1709/TC #92 Gold
67 SS/67 Elky
http://www.dalesplace.com
http://www.team67.com
http://www.midwestchevelles.com
on 9/5/02 4:12
PM, Technostalgia at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello Chevelle
Owners,
Our company, Technostalgia, designs,
manufactures, and sells LED taillight conversions for classic cars.
We have just introduced two new models for the '67 and '70
Chevelle.
These LED assemblies (called arrays)
replace the old 1157 bulb in your taillights. The tail / turn /
stop function are handled by very bright LEDs. The arrays fit
under your stock taillight lens. Stock appearance is maintained
while the lights are off. These units are very bright, generate no
heat, and will last for the life of your car. The arrays bolt-in
to factory holes in your taillight housing.
The cost is reasonable; $89.95
for the '67 Kit and $99.95 for the '70 kit.
For photos and more
information please visit our web site at www.cool-leds.com
<http://www.cool-leds.com> If you have further
questions please e-mail us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call at
812-265-0062. The phone is open until 8:00pm
edt.
Thanks,
Todd
Sondles
Technostalgia
Very cool idea
(I had this about ten years ago before the LEDs were powerful enough), but
the price seems really high. Have you yet been able to crate a true
1157 replacement with equivalent brightness? How do you get the PC
board through the tail light housing, or do you have to disassemble the
whole thing?
Brad Waller
'67 Chevelle
'66 Corvette
