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Old August 29th, 2018, 10:01 PM
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New LED Driving Lights / Turn Signals!

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Just thought I'd share some new LED driving lights I just installed, and I love them! I just hated how dim the OEM bulbs were, but I know they are the turn signals, too. So this vendor has a bulb that is bright white when turned on, but flashes amber when the signal is turned on. Thought I'd share.



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Here's a video:

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That's pretty cool, easy install, reversible, effective, a usable product available that will work in our cars.
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Did it affect the speed of the turn signals flashing at all ? I was thinking about switching my Wife's Riviera to leds too.
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those are pretty neat are these them?

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Hello there!

. So this vendor has a bulb that is bright white when turned on, but flashes amber when the signal is turned on.

The suspense is killing me! Who's the vendor?
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superbrightleds.com is one source for switchback lights.
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Old August 30th, 2018, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by bccan
That's pretty cool, easy install, reversible, effective, a usable product available that will work in our cars.
Agreed!

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Did it affect the speed of the turn signals flashing at all ? I was thinking about switching my Wife's Riviera to leds too.
It did, so I got new flashers. Easy.

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those are pretty neat are these them?

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Negative. These LEDs are a wide circle array that fills up the entire lens area instead of just a little bulb, turns out nice!

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The suspense is killing me! Who's the vendor?
Am I allowed to post a vendor name if they are not a sponsor on this website? (I'm not sure - but the old Camaro forum I used to be on had that rule.)

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superbrightleds.com is one source for switchback lights.
True.
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Originally Posted by 72GoldOlds350
Hello there!
Just thought I'd share some new LED driving lights I just installed, and I love them! I just hated how dim the OEM bulbs were, but I know they are the turn signals, too. So this vendor has a bulb that is bright white when turned on, but flashes amber when the signal is turned on. Thought I'd share.
As a point of information...... those were intended to be "parking lights/turn signals/emergency flashers" not "driving lights". They were not intended to be used for night time driving.
Do they flash amber when the emergency flasher is turned on ?



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I meant 'running lights'.

Yes, they both flash amber when hazards are turned on.
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Old August 31st, 2018, 09:27 AM
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I hope your LEDs last better than the LED low beams I put in my 2011 Impala (I know, I know, totally different beast). They lasted all of a week before the little transformer box on one of them melted. Pure chinesium. I'm not trying to rain on anybody's parade here; I like the concept a whole lot. I'm just a bit bummed over my LED experience.
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theres tons of vendor for these, its not uncommon to post a link even if its not a site sponser

heres another
click for vendor click for vendor

from my brief research there appear to be DRL types and std running light types w DRL types being brighter

the above link has some good images
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I hope your LEDs last better than the LED low beams I put in my 2011 Impala (I know, I know, totally different beast). They lasted all of a week before the little transformer box on one of them melted. Pure chinesium. I'm not trying to rain on anybody's parade here; I like the concept a whole lot. I'm just a bit bummed over my LED experience.
Usually you get what you pay for. I've converted to LED headlights/fogs etc in all my vehicles and not one problem over many years. The high quality ones usually have built-in fans for cooling.
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