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Triumph TR6 - Small halogen bulbs (tail lamps/ instruments)

The distance between the back of the car and the back of my seat has concerned me on more than one occasion, so I would like to give those short-sighted dreamers with the slow reaction times as much notice of my presence as possible!

The reflectors on the tail-lamp assemblies could be better, but it's tricky to do. A solution may be to use halogen stop/tail lamps (LBC Car Co (again!)) to increase the light output.

Any experiences or comments regarding these? - meltdowns, lamp life, real effect etc? - also, bulbs for the instruments are available.

Cheers
Roger
Roger H

If illumination is the issue, I would go with an LED setup over the Halogen. Cheaper to construct, brighter, last longer, and will draw less amps than you do now.
D.L. Laray

Roger,
I have read comments on the MGB BBS (in a previous life!) addressing halogen bulbs. you might want to check this: http://www.webbikeworld.com/Motorcycle-technical-articles/halogen/index.htm

I had seen an ad recently for LED conversion replacement bulbs, will post it if I find it again.

Rod
Rod Nichols

For those into minutiae, LED's light faster, too! But would a milli-second or two matter? The average person cannot distinguish intervals less than 100 milliseconds (1/10th of a second).

Charlie
EC Smith

Roger
Another consideration is to add another red light to the back. I have done this for exactly the reason you talk about ( I also drive with the lights on during the day). It is a small rectangular light with a screw as its' mount. Not wanting to drill any holes in rear valance or bumper, I got a chrome bracket that clamps onto the bumper and the light is attached to it. I got power from the bumper mounted plate illumination (1971). It has an ordinary bulb in it but you have me thinking now.
Rick C
Rick Crawford

I got some halogen bulbs for my tail lights in my '74. JCWhitney.com was my source. They work pretty well but those tailgating monster trucks still make me nervous!

Tim
Tim Brand

Thanks guys - I remember reading a while ago that heat may be a problem with the halogens but wasn't aware of the LEDs.

Rod - that's a handy link - I clicked around a bit on that site and found this http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=CAR which seems ideal if they are bright enough. I may risk a few bucks and get a couple to try.

Rick - The extra light would make me feel better but I think part of the problem is that the TR's lights are so low. A couple of years ago I saw a nicely done LED strip set into the top rail of a roll bar which is what I would ideally like but that's a way off for me at the moment.

Roger
Roger H

This thread was discussed between 16/07/2004 and 17/07/2004

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