LED Upgrade to Rear Rectangular Lights

[Got the Bug]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Too late. I ordered them.

If I can't use them, then I'll offer them here to those with 1157's.

I'll hold off ordering some (my existing LEDs are ok). If they don't work for your application, I'll just buy them from you.

[RodKnock]

I hear they don't make them anymore, immediately stopped making them after I ordered them. So as any commodity in limited supply, they've gone up in price.

Doug, you da man. Dave has an early Kirkham, maybe 180-something. I have 539. I would like this to be an easy upgrade for my car.

I have this problem of other cars following me very closely when I drive my car. Often times, they're driving and taking pictures with their phone at the same time. So I get worried.

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

I have this problem of other cars following me very closely...

Dude-you're driving a 600HP car WAY TOO SLOW!

-Uhh, do they ask YOU if that's James Bonds's car??

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

I have this problem of other cars following me very closely when I drive my car. Often times, they're driving and taking pictures with their phone at the same time. So I get worried.

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.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by patrickt

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.

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]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Flick what tail light switch? Is that an ERA only item.

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]

Originally Posted by patrickt

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.

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by patrickt

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]

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.

[ERA Chas]

Well one less roll bar and no HVAC foam tubes and there'd be A LOT less gawking.