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LED taillight bulbs

Old Jun 6, 2018 | 11:46 AM
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LED taillight bulbs

I did a search for these and didnt see anything but I could have missed it. I apologize in advance if I did. Has anyone installed the funky looking led taillight bulbs that are available now and if so how did they perform? Thanks!
Old Jun 6, 2018 | 11:47 AM
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IPCW??
Old Jun 6, 2018 | 11:54 AM
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No these are actual led bulbs that fit into the stock taillights.
Old Jun 6, 2018 | 11:56 AM
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Nice HHR by the way!
Old Jun 6, 2018 | 12:24 PM
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Spider lights? For some reason you have to open up the hole a touch because the bulb body is a shade bigger then 1 inch




Not much brighter and lasted only 1 1/2 years, I’m back to incandescent
Old Jun 6, 2018 | 12:30 PM
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Thanks for the info. Their promo says they should last life of car!
Old Jun 6, 2018 | 12:35 PM
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Maybe the light is in inches and the hole is in cm. And they are assuming exactly 2.54cm = 1 inch
Old Jun 6, 2018 | 12:48 PM
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If your going to install just an LED bulb for turning/braking, it needs a resistor, otherwise you get "hyper flash". When using a LED bulb, match the color of the bulb to the lens.
Old Jun 6, 2018 | 01:01 PM
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The Spider lights had a built in resistor, I didn’t have any hyperflash
The newer led bulbs are Canbus compatibile
Old Jun 6, 2018 | 10:14 PM
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Thanks for the warning on the 'spider' LED lights. I was thinking about a pair of those..

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