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What Bulb for rear lights?
Hey guys,
Couple of quick questions about the rear taillights I bought from Finishline. First, I must have misplaced the bulbs for the rear, are they the same as the ones used in the front turn signals? Second, the headlights and front turnsignal provide a ground wire, the rears do not. Do I attach a ground wire to the mounting screws and then to the chassis??? Thanks an advance David |
The rear bulb is an 1157. It may or may not match the front.
Ground the stud. |
Thank You strictlypersonl
David |
We use 2057. Same base as 1157, but brighter.
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According to the spec's listed at donsbulbs.com, the 1157 and 2057 are almost identical, except the 1157's parking filament is slightly brighter.
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I put a 2057 on one side and an 1157 on the other and stood behind the car to note the difference---couldn't tell any difference! Got a second opinion from the wife---same thing.
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If you have Lucas assemblies, there are three loops to tie wires to: running or parking lights, Stop and/or turn and ground. The large brass looking loop is the ground. With the assembly face down and the ground loop at 12:00, the loop to the right is Stop/Turn.
All of the assemblies take 1157 bulb and have glass lenses. If you run 2057 bulbs on plastic lense cars, you may have a thermal event where the lense disorts or melts. But, if they are lucas and glass, the 2057 will give a marginally brighter ( viewed straigh in ) illumination. Wire color codes are for the rear as follows: White is ground, Yellow is left stop/turn, brown is running/parking and green is right stop/turn. |
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