bulbs for '68 taillights

[Mark McDonald <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

But Dick, aren't the locking posts on a 2 filament bulb staggered?  That is,
not at the same level?  I didn't think a 2 filament bulb would seat in a socket
designed for a single.

Again, hope I'm not boring everybody, just trying to learn something here.

MM

Dick Benjamin wrote:

> Some confusion seems to have crept in here.  The two 1157s on each side
> light the 6 watt filament for tail lights, and the 32 watt filament for
> brake/turn lights.   When the 32 watt filament is on, you cannot tell
> whether or not the 6 watt filament is on, because the light difference is
> very small.
>
> The inner two bulbs, to have the same brightness as the outer ones when only
> the tail lights are on have to be 6 watt filament bulbs also.
>
> In this case the second filament is not used (on the 68s) so a two filament
> bulb is not required in the center two positions.
>
> Putting a two filament bulb into a single contact socket will usually result
> in both filaments lighting (depending on the particular position of the
> contact button in the socket) which is probably what is wrong with Mark's
> car.
>
> Dick Benjamin