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LEDs in Older Cars
I'd like to replace the tail light/brake light bulbs and front turn signal bulbs in my 64 Chrysler with LEDs. Do they make LEDs that just plug into the same sockets or do I have to make changes? Any web site I can visit to see these LEDs? |
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You can get 1replacements in various envelope sizes/LED counts at truck
stops and some auto-parts stores. They come in various colors, and sometimes a colored LED appears clear when turned off, so examine the label carefully to make sure you're buying the right thing. Some of them carry fine print that says they aren't Department of Transportation approved, for what that's worth (guess it depends on how nitpicking a cop or a safety inspector feels). This may be different for the replacement bulbs than for whole sealed units in standard truck sizes and shapes -- *those* seem to be just taking over the world lately, probably because of greater reliability. Maybe Daniel Stern can comment more on these matters. Prices seem to be coming down some but are still in the range of $6 a bulb, and if memory serves a '64 Chrysler has a fair number of bulbs, so this isn't going to be a cheap exercise. I'm thinking about buying one for my retrofitted center high-mount stop lamp, so that I (or, more to the point, people behind me) can get the benefit of its very fast risetime without the three-figure price tag of re-lamping a whole '66 Thunderbird with them. If memory serves, the difference in current draw is in your favor not as great as you might intuitively expect. --Joe |
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Can you get them in 6 volts
"tranch728" > wrote in message ... > > I'd like to replace the tail light/brake light bulbs and front turn > signal bulbs in my 64 Chrysler with LEDs. Do they make LEDs that just plug > into the same sockets or do I have to make changes? > Any web site I can visit to see these LEDs? > > |
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Pretty unlikely, as you are paying for a direct replacement package: i.e.
and LED w/ the proper resistor mounted in the correct socket. The good news is that you only need ~ 1.2 volts to turn on an LED. So, it can be done. Dog wrote: > Can you get them in 6 volts > "tranch728" > wrote in message > ... >> >> I'd like to replace the tail light/brake light bulbs and front turn >> signal bulbs in my 64 Chrysler with LEDs. Do they make LEDs that just >> plug into the same sockets or do I have to make changes? >> Any web site I can visit to see these LEDs? >> >> -- FXS_at_beechhurst.com |
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