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RodKnock 07-29-2010 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by patrickt (Post 1067840)
With your new LED rear lights, you'll be able to flick your tail light switch up and they will politely back off believing it to be your brakes.;)
Flick what tail light switch? Is that an ERA only item. :LOL:

Chas, it really doesn't matter how fast I'm going, they follow me like flies on...uh, I mean, white on rice. :)

Now I haven't really said "Goodbye and Goodnight" yet either.

patrickt 07-29-2010 02:51 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock (Post 1067843)
Flick what tail light switch? Is that an ERA only item. :LOL:
Don't you have a black toggle switch on your dash that if you lift it up one click your running lights come on (tail lights and front lights, but not headlights) and then if you lift it up to the next click your headlights come on as well?%/

RodKnock 07-29-2010 03:21 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt (Post 1067844)
Don't you have a black toggle switch on your dash that if you lift it up one click your running lights come on (tail lights and front lights, but not headlights) and then if you lift it up to the next click your headlights come on as well?%/
Honestly, I don't recall if I have the intermediate position or not. I haven't used my lights too often or at all. :rolleyes:

ERA Chas 07-29-2010 03:36 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt (Post 1067840)
With your new LED rear lights, you'll be able to flick your tail light switch up and they will politely back off believing it to be your brakes.;)

'Politely back off...?;)'

You got rear-ended while standing still (IIRC) and your (dim, old 1157) lights didn't stop that from happening. With the moron content out there you could be a bonfire and still get hit...

patrickt 07-29-2010 03:38 PM
Sad, but true. But I'm with Rod on this -- I, too, get nervous when morons are behind me trying to see the car, take photos, gawk, etc. And if you're in traffic and have someone in front of you, you're basically SOL.

RodKnock 07-29-2010 03:48 PM
I will go into cardiac arrest right here right now if someone mentions installing a third brake light.

Notwithstanding a brighter brake light is a brighter idea.

ERA Chas 07-29-2010 03:55 PM
Well one less roll bar and no HVAC foam tubes and there'd be A LOT less gawking.:LOL:

209 07-29-2010 06:56 PM
With all the glitches I'm having with my new SPF, you guys crack me up and make life livable! Hopefully one day mine will be sorted. 209

dcdoug 08-01-2010 01:55 PM
I put LEDs in the tail lights this afternoon. Big improvement - thanks for the push to get me off my arse to do it.

Definitely worth the investment of $50 and 5 min to make a pretty substantial safety upgrade. :)

patrickt 08-01-2010 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by dcdoug (Post 1068574)
I put LEDs in the tail lights this afternoon. Big improvement - thanks for the push to get me off my arse to do it.

Definitely worth the investment of $50 and 5 min to make a pretty substantial safety upgrade. :)
My real motive was to bait RodKnock in to making the upgrade himself. Somehow I know he's going to screw up the installation and it will be good for some laughs.:cool:

RodKnock 08-01-2010 04:19 PM
If you were a betting man, then always bet against anything going smoothly for me. :( :confused:

I'm sure the Kirkhams made the installation that much harder for me when they saw me coming.

w-lewis 08-01-2010 09:05 PM
Check the LED thread on www. uniquecobra.com. Mike Del's adaptor works very well.

PDUB 08-04-2010 11:40 PM
Replacement 1156 and 1157 right-angle LED lights
 
Replacement 1156 and 1157 right-angle LED lights are available from the same company, superbrightleds.com that will point all of the light out the back end. See the link below for photos and specs:

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...x30.htm#photos

I am not sure of how bright these are in comparison, but might be worth checking out if you are considering a simple conversion.

If you want the real deal, check out Mike Del's upgrade at:

http://www.uniquecobra.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7540

patrickt 08-05-2010 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by PDUB (Post 1069307)
If you want the real deal, check out Mike Del's upgrade at:

http://www.uniquecobra.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7540
I bet Mike's mod is brighter alright. I've seen motorcycles like that and thought to myself "dang, that is a bright brake light" and that makes for a pretty good safety feature -- clearly brighter and more noticable than the brake lights on your regular car. The "5-minute upgrade" in this thread just takes your Cobra up to the "normal" brake light level. I have also seen rear brake lights, usually on school buses or safety vehicles, that come on nice and bright and also have a subtle underlying "flash" to them as well -- nothing that actually irritates you, though. That would probably be the next step beyond.

RodKnock 08-14-2010 10:51 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt (Post 1068588)
My real motive was to bait RodKnock in to making the upgrade himself. Somehow I know he's going to screw up the installation and it will be good for some laughs.:cool:
Speaking of screwing up the installation. Nah, I haven't attempted it yet, but I did receive them in the mail. :LOL:

Now WTH do I do? :confused:

Reach up underneath and start yanking on things. And no, that's not sexual innuendo. Step one. Take car cover off. :p

I'll have to get to it one of these days.

patrickt 08-15-2010 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by RodKnock (Post 1071498)
Reach up underneath and start yanking on things.
The only thing I think you could possibly get in to trouble with is if the glass in the old bulb is kind of thin. It could break and slice up your finger if you squeeze/push on it too hard. So, at least use a modicum of care in that regard.:cool:

SF_SN888KE 08-15-2010 09:08 AM
Less to screw up: I used the square LED and dropped it into the lens ...

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...%2Fpcblamp.htm

Yes, I have the third brake light, but it's on the license plate frame. Billet Specialities:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/BSP-55520/
although I've seen others that are cheaper, clear lens with the new red leds ...

patrickt 08-15-2010 01:47 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by SF_SN888KE (Post 1071566)
Yes, I have the third brake light, but it's on the license plate frame. Billet Specialities:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/BSP-55520/
although I've seen others that are cheaper, clear lens with the new red leds ...
That looks interesting. Could you post a pic of the back of your car? A pic with the brake lights on would be even better.:)

SF_SN888KE 08-15-2010 09:57 PM
3rd brake light/license plate and tail light off

http://clubcobra.com/forums/picture....pictureid=3937

lights on (rectangle LED)
http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/pict...pictureid=3938

Brake lights on (rectangle LED) License plate 3rd brake light is standard bulb, not the newer LED models
http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/pict...pictureid=3939

Rectangle 1157 LED inserts from:
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...%2Fpcblamp.htm

patrickt 08-16-2010 05:14 AM
Thank you, Ron. I like the "look" and the safety aspect.


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