Re: [Chevelle-List] LED Taillights for '67 & '70 Chevelles

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Easier doesn't mean better.  You'll be disappointed in the brightness.  Also, LEDs are very directional.  This means the light travels straight like a laser.  LEDs do not take advantage of the reflector in your taillight housing.  With the "bulb replacement" as shown in your link, you will get a very small lighted area that looks like a hot spot on your lens.  The entire lens will not light-up.  We solve this problem by matching the LED array to the specific car lens and filling most of the lens with light.   You get what you pay for.    Good Luck   Todd Technostalgia ----- Original Message ----- From: John Butler To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 2:13 AM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] LED Taillights for '67 & '70 Chevelles You have to check this out...........looks a lot easier than the array type!     http://www.painlessperformance.com/lamps.htm#leds -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of 396guy Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 12:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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?    The pictures didn't do the installation justice but I wasn't about to reinstall the bulbs for a fairer test :*).  The LEDs are brighter and give a ~fuller~ light as opposed to the ~single spot~ of the bulb.  I've been told they are easier to see when being followed in the rain as well.  Not being in the trailing car however, I can't vouch for it, just what I was told.    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!    Isn't that the way it always happens? LOL!    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.    I've had a third brake light for some time. Originally I had a $19.95 special from AutoZone.  When I had the interior done a couple of years ago, I had an LED unit installed in the console unit that goes up and over the package tray.  I don't have any pictures of it specifically, but it's in the raised section of this photo - http://www.dalesplace.com/images/chevelle/backseat1.jpg   Dale