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Author Topic: Anybody using l.e.d. stoplight bulbs???? 02BestSSyet 1st Gear Member # 1998 posted                    Has anybody used "L.E.D. Bulbs" in place of their stoplight/rear turn signal bulbs? For those of you hearing about this for the first time, it is a regular 3057/3157 bulb with anywhere from 12-20 l.e.d.s on it in place of the glass part. They are available in white, red and amber. Are they worth getting? How do they look? Thanks! -------------------- 2002 Camaro SS #1941 Onyx Black, Hardtop, 6 Speed Bilstein Suspension Chrome 10 Spoke Wheels Chrome Plated CME Posts: 34 | From: Washington, D.C. | Registered: Aug 2003  |  IP: Logged MM 3rd Gear Member # 1247 posted                   Ive seen those on some imports running around. They don't project the light out... IE fill up the lens with light like a regular old bulb. I thought they were a lot dimmer and hard to see and definately not as bright as bulbs... I wouldn't get them for one simple reason... that someone might not see your brake lights and rear end you. I doubt they are street legal and if you got in an accident I'm not sure if you would be at fault at all... other driver could claim your lights were too dim? -------------------- 2002 SS #5973 Posts: 1045 | From: Seattle, WA | Registered: Nov 2001  |  IP: Logged 02BestSSyet 1st Gear Member # 1998 posted                    Good information and excellent points MM. Thanks -------------------- 2002 Camaro SS #1941 Onyx Black, Hardtop, 6 Speed Bilstein Suspension Chrome 10 Spoke Wheels Chrome Plated CME Posts: 34 | From: Washington, D.C. | Registered: Aug 2003  |  IP: Logged el ess1 2nd Gear Member # 1544 posted                    I saw one of those near the checkout counter at the auto parts store yesterday. I had no idea what it was so I picked it up to look. It was clear, but said it put out a blue light? Intrestingly enough, on the back of the package it had a warning sticker that said for off road use only, for show cars or other cars not on the road...yadda yadda. Then why sell them? For the ricers, of course. Probably because you won't be seeing their tail lights anyway. Posts: 577 | From: Aiken, SC | Registered: May 2002  |  IP: Logged Camaro_Woody 1st Gear Member # 1619 posted                    We sell many things at auto zone that is for offroad use only. Then they expect us to know all the laws of the road. If they help people see you stop, then I am all for it. -------------------- 2002, Navy blue, T-top, T56, Black interior, K&N air filter, CAGS, SLP lid, SLP Mass airflow, new SLP smooth billows, Borla exhaust, SLP strut brace, Panhard bar, SLP FAI, Power antenna, LE1 upgrade, SLP subframe connectors, 4.10s, Baer rotors, SLP Torque arm, Kooks Headers, and lots of Zaino. Posts: 237 | From: Yorba Linda California | Registered: Aug 2002  |  IP: Logged

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