RE: led light bulb vs red bulb in clear tails....

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Aug 06 2001 - 18:32:03 EDT


I didn't say one way or the other about my like/dislike for the Caddy
lights. Matter of fact, I like 'em too, and have thought about what it
would take to do a similar thing on a Dak.

yllwdkta wrote:

> yes, but i love those caddy lights...by far wurth the money! Can you
> beleive the argument you would have if someone would rear end you! Just
> like when someone pulls out in front of me and says "I didn't see you"
> WHAT
> I AM SOLAR YELLOW!!!! :-)
>
> Tim Althoff
> http://www.angelfire.com/oh3/yellowdakota/index.html
> 99 Solar Yellow RC V-6 Manual
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of Andy Levy
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 12:44 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: led light bulb vs red bulb in clear tails....
>
>
> That, or have a much larger array of LEDs like on the new Caddys, which
> fills up
> the entire taillight. This would likely require an entirely new taillight
> assembly
> (thus being much more expensive).
>
> "Tom (Silver89)" wrote:
>
>> Hey Tim! Its a shame you didnt mention the LED bulbs earlier - or at the
> Ohio
>> meet - I coulda told ya to save your money! I tried them a long time ago
> and
>> was seriosuly dissapointed. They only light up that small patch. The
> idea is
>> not bad - the product is. LED technlogy is superior to that of the
> incandesant
>> bulbs... however they need to be designed to emit light in the same way
>> an
>> incandescent does. some sort of reflector or lense design to throw the
> light
>> in all directions - thus lighting up the entire tail lamp.
>>
>> I bought mine from Jegs and returned em the same day they arrived!
>>
>> yllwdkta wrote:
>>
>> > OK I got my led light bulbs for my cleat tail lights over the weekend.
> I
>> > put on with the regular red bulb and the other with my new led
> light...Well
>> > the led light was brighter but it only illuminated about a coin dollar
> size.
>> > The regular bulb was not as bright but it illuminated the whole lense.
> From
>> > the side the led bulb showed nothing. It was like no light was on,
> while
>> > the regular bulb illuminated the lens. I have to say that the led
>> > light sucks!!!
>> >
>> > Has anyone else thought the same thing??????
>>
>> --
>> -------------------------------------------------------------
>> Tom S.
>>
>> http://www.SaveChrysler.com
>>
>> http://members.aol.com/silvereightynine
>>
>> 1989,V6,Auto,8 footer,4x2
>> 1989,V6,Auto,8 footer,4x4 w/snowplow (non-operable)
>>
>> "Cry HAVOC!... And let slip the dogs of war!"
>> -------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>

-- 
-andy
andylevy@yahoo.com
Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/
http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/
'99 CC 4x4 318 auto



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