LED Tail lights

[Geek's 65]

Anyone here tried these? I would think they might make the brake lights a bit brighter which would not be a bad thing.

http://www.chevychevy.com/pages/Bulb_Page.htm

Work good? No good?

Thanks,

Geek

 

[stepinwolf]

Anyone here tried these? I would think they might make the brake lights a bit brighter which would not be a bad thing.

http://www.chevychevy.com/pages/Bulb_Page.htm

Work good? No good?

Thanks,

Geek

I bought a set of these from " StreetWorks " a year ago at the hot rod show in Burlington VT. When I got home I installed them along with a set of regular bulbs in my tailamps and turned them both on. Guess what, as it turned out the regular bulbs were brighter. I called the reseller, and was told if they were not satisfactory, to just send them back for credit.

Stepinwolf

 

[John Mcgraw]

There is a higher output bulb that you can get at your FLAPS that will burn much brighter than the original 1034 lamps, I believe that it is 2057, and it will make a big difference. They are not near as expensive either!

Regards, John McGraw

 

[Tom Bryant]

I have seen some advertised with a much higher LED count that are supposed to be real bright. I'll look for them agaiin. The 2057 is the higher cp bulb that will replace the 1034 and 1157. It is used in new cars now.

 

[ChuckG]

J C Whitney sells hi candlepower tail light bulbs. Check their catalog. Chuck

 

[67HEAVEN]

For what it's worth........
http://www.theherd.com/articles/bulbs.html

Two paragraphs from that link:

This data was taken from a Wagner Lamp Specification Guide, other brand bulbs may vary slightly in specs, but not by much. As you can see from this table, I have listed the bulbs roughly in order from dimmest to brightest. For example, comparing the 2057 that comes in the stock Impala taillight with an 1157 replacement, you can see that they are essentially the same bulb, except the 1157 would be 50% brighter on the low (parking light) filament.

I have gone the next step and installed 2357 bulbs in my taillights, backup lights, and cornering lights, which are 50% brighter on the low filament (parking lights) and also 25% brighter on the high filament as well. This makes the brake lights, turn signals and cornering lights that much brighter. There is a slight tradeoff in bulb life, but 400 hours is the average life of a headlight bulb anyway, and brake lights and turn signals are not on continuously anyway. Note that the super bright 2357 bulb was already factory issue in the CHMSL.

Interesting, if true.

 

[paul67]

Re the 2057 and 2357, the cars (light housings) they are used in are designed for that bulb. In a C2 would they not generate too much heat in the light pod confined space?

 

[Tom Bryant]

Re the 2057 and 2357, the cars (light housings) they are used in are designed for that bulb. In a C2 would they not generate too much heat in the light pod confined space?

That's what I have been wondering. Most new car lamps are big and have a lot of area inside. The street rod companies sell halogen bulb replacements for the 1157 but you must use them with glass lenses.

I guess we need someone to be the r&d man on this. Anyone have an old sacrificial lens that you could install with this bulb for a test of several yours?

Tom

 

[Viet Nam Vett]

I bought a set of these from " StreetWorks " a year ago at the hot rod show in Burlington VT. When I got home I installed them along with a set of regular bulbs in my tailamps and turned them both on. Guess what, as it turned out the regular bulbs were brighter. I called the reseller, and was told if they were not satisfactory, to just send them back for credit.

Stepinwolf

Yeah....I tried the L.E.D.'s......The stock lamps looked better. Heh...No PS ...No.. PB.... No...A/C.. No....Cruz Control......

LED Tail Lamps.........We Don't need No Stinken LED Tail Lamps...!!

 

[67HEAVEN]

 

[67HEAVEN]

I went and purchased some 2357 bulbs and installed one in the driver's outboard position.

After five minutes of signal-flashing, I felt a moderate increase in temperature between the outboard (2357) and the inboard (1157) lenses.

I had trouble detecting much additional brightness on either the signal or the taillight function. Perhaps in complete darkness from 100 yards or so away, it would be more evident. :confused

I took some photos. If there's anything useful, I'll post them in this thread.

 

[67HEAVEN]

Left is the new 2357 bulb - right is stock 1157 bulb.

Here is how they look under left-signal from about 20 feet, at "almost" dark. The most obvious difference is the 2357 appears to light in a complete circle, whereas the 1157 has a definite pattern. Also, I think you can see more brightness (on the body) around the 2357 than around the 1157.

I'd need to see it in full darkness from at least 50 or 100 yards back to know what the difference really is.

The photo I took of the taillight function didn't seem to show any difference.

(Reminder - these 2357 bulbs are not LEDs.....just an update of the old 1157)

 

[paul67]

They look the same to me.