Marcos, I noticed on their site that the recommended colour for replacing lights WITH a red lens covering them, is white as they do give a higher output. Regarding the ones you purchased, did they fill the light reflecting area to NOT have a highly concentrated center area and a VERY dark outter portion of the overall lens? I and asking this as I am wanting to use LEDS in my 75. Merci, Æyn --- Marcos del Castillo <the_dusster@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: --------------------------------- I purchased the replacement 3157 dual-contact wedge-base bulbs with 25 LEDs. In red. These have 19 outward facing full size (5mm?) LEDs and 6 mini radially mounted ones. --------------------------------- From: aeyn <mr85000@xxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: IML: LED Bulbs Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 06:22:24 -0700 (PDT) Marcos, Which ones did you purchase? I noticed that there were a few different configurations with the radial mounted ones. Æyn --- Marcos del Castillo <the_dusster@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: --------------------------------- Hello all, I'm replying to the topic of replacement LED Bulbs from a couple of weeks ago. After reading the messages, I went to superbrightleds.com and ordered a couple of bulbs for my '89 lebaron coupe to try them out. Mind you, I'd tried the replacement bulbs from them several years ago and did not like them then. But, seeing that they'd re-designed them and added radially-aimed LEDs to light up the reflector portion, I decided to give them another try. They finally arrived yesterday and I was able to install them. Once again, I am disappointed and do not recommend them. They are simply not bright enough to be safe to use during the day. And the difference between the dim (parking light) and the bright (brake/turn signal) settings is not sufficient to distinguish. The quality of the bulbs' construction has improved in the past 2 years, and while the 6 radially mounted LEDs offer a slight improvement over the previous design, they are simply too puny, and too dim to do an adequate job of fully illuminating the reflector and filling-in the entire lamp assembly. Of course, this is based upon the experience with my LeBaron. They might be more adequate in a taillamp design that utilizes more bulbs or smaller reflectors that don't have as much surface area to light up. Also, my taillamps have black stripes painted across them as part of the design, which makes the fill light more important. Taillamps with unobstructed lenses that can better make use of the direct light from the outward-facing LEDs may be more suitable. Just thought I would post my personal experience in hopes of helping others here make their decision. Regards, Marcos del Castillo ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com -----------------This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for theAdministrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com -----------------This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for theAdministrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm