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Old Jul 8, 2001 | 05:02 PM
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Brighter Bulbs for Taillights

I put a set of Blackouts on my camaro.. and i think the lights are a lil too dim during the day. Are there any kind of bulbs that wil fit stock specs but are brighter?.. I know i should just take them off during the day but then wat wood be the point of em

I drive around with the parkin lights on so that they will b as bright as possible... but i still wood like to know if there is anything better.

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Old Jul 8, 2001 | 08:38 PM
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Do a search...It seems like someone posted some brighter ones with part numbers.



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Old Jul 9, 2001 | 08:22 PM
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Use a 2057 instead of an 1157 (if you just have 1157's in there). They have a brighter 'brake' filament. There might be a halogen upgrade as well - I don't know (haven't looked into it).
An idea I did have, was to use just the blackout panel itself (remove the original taillight housing), and mount a boatload of LED's into them for the marker, brake and turn lights; but wasn't able to come up with a solution for the back-ups (mebbe a nice bright driving lamp or something). Still just an idea

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Old Jul 10, 2001 | 02:41 AM
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Your owner's manual calls for 2057 anyway, so I hope you're not using 1157. I use 2357.
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Old Jul 12, 2001 | 12:03 AM
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I saw at AutoZone they have LED brake light bulbs with standard #1157 bases....but that doesn't mean they are brighter.
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