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Converting blinkers to be running lights also

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posplayr said:
1157 style LED's don't have difference between High and Low. Also here is a comparison of various LED's to an incandescent. If you are running LED's I would run them on HI only if ON.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...50-Emitter-Bulb-Roundup&highlight=LED+roundup
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I was actually speaking of incandescent usage, and not LEDs/SMDs. I liked your vid...Thanks...but what you didn't say, or I missed it, was what the color was for those units....warm white...cool white?
Two things I'd toss at you next time your experimenting- maybe an added diffuser would aid in spreading the light out inside the signal housing...and set those up spread apart more {like a foot or more} and aim them down the street - take a walk and see how far you'd get for decent visibility, just for laughs.
 
I was advised to use amber colored LEDs when using an amber colored lens as it would be brighter than using a white LED (even though the white ones put out (a lot) more lumens). They seem pretty bright. But I hear you guys about drivers being able to differentiate between the tail light and the blinkers and when braking and not. I'll look at this more closely. Thanks for all your comments!
 
mnferwerda said:
I was advised to use amber colored LEDs when using an amber colored lens as it would be brighter than using a white LED (even though the white ones put out (a lot) more lumens). They seem pretty bright. But I hear you guys about drivers being able to differentiate between the tail light and the blinkers and when braking and not. I'll look at this more closely. Thanks for all your comments!
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I bought a bunch of amazon/ebay amber LED's as well based on teh same recommendation however as a general rule the white LED are much brighter(through the amber lenses). I have a whole bunch of amber LED to show for it.
 
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