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Xbob
Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2007 - 09:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

anyone know if a chevy 1157 bulb will work in the brake light of an XB?
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Ulyssesguy
Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2007 - 10:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yes 1157 is the tail light and 1156 is the turn signals...
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Xbob
Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2007 - 10:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

so a l.e.d. 1157 bulb would work in the tail light, right.?

and then you could have an l.e.d. tail light for about 10 bucks.

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Ulyssesguy
Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2007 - 11:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yes, i would recommend that you get one of the newer led tail bulbs that has the most # of leds in it for greater visability... im in the process of changing out my turn signals on my uly for 1156 led ones so i dont have to worry about them burning out... 18 led facing back and 24 around the side, i bought them off of ebay...
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Xbob
Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2007 - 11:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

yea, i saw the clear ones on ebay and red ones at the local autozone. cheap easy upgrade.
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Duff24
Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 09:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

the only bad thing about using the LED bulbs is that no light shines on the license plate (if you've got a firebolt that also uses the taillight for a license plate light).
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Pokinatcha
Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 10:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

led lights also will not utilize the reflector portion of the housing in the tail light lens so it will not be as bright, at least so i was told. the light will only appear as big as the led bulb instead of being as big as the entire light lens. I know someone that has them in his signals and they are much brighter but for the tail light it is not so.
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Cmm213
Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 11:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Pokinatcha most of the new brake light led's have side surrounding light too like ulyguy explained. For the reason of throwing light off of the stock reflector also.
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Pokinatcha
Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 11:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yeah, I had those spinning ones in mind until someone explained to me the reflector thing. I didnt know they had some with lights around the outside edge and I'm probably not the only one who didnt know. Thanks for the input.
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Perry
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 01:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

LED lights are also much more directional - they are very bright if you are directly behind, but the light is much less bright if you are off to the side.

I added a "back off" license plate frame with LEDs around it (that works as a second taillight), and it is much brighter than the stock taillight if you are straight on, but from even a bit off to the side the stock taillight looks brighter. That's why I have BOTH now!

Better safe than sexy!
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Cityxslicker
Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 07:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I had to laugh, I was thinking about the Yosemite Sam double gun mudflap design that I see on redneck trucks all the time. Spit Mt Dew out my nose... ouch
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