led bulbs, 1157's Options

[FSX_Celica94GT]

i was looking on ebay and came across some 1157 led lights. in the ad it said they're great for tail lights, and i thought, hey, my car has 1157 bulbs in the tails, im gonna get some. well i finally got em in, and they dont fit because i didnt pay attention to the bottom part of the bulb

anyway, i was just wondering why it said they were great for tail lights, and they end up not fitting mine. Are there other tail lights with that type of bulb fittament?

[hunter_D]

those bulbs aren't that great.. they are too dim, i had them in my tails for a while only at nite you can see them in the day or rain they suck ... buts thats my 2 cents..

[FSX_Celica94GT]

so u were able to put them in your tails? how?

[hunter_D]

the head is big i know, i just jammed it in...

[forkee]

those bulbs aren't that great.. they are too dim, i had them in my tails for a while only at nite you can see them in the day or rain they suck ... buts thats my 2 cents..
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i tried those too. dim as hell. plus u can only see it from straight ahead. it sucked.

[Phat_99CeliGT]

those bulbs aren't that great.. they are too dim, i had them in my tails for a while only at nite you can see them in the day or rain they suck ... buts thats my 2 cents..
[right][snapback]343910[/snapback][/right]

i tried those too. dim as hell. plus u can only see it from straight ahead. it sucked.
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yup,
i used them in my clear taillights.
couldn't see them for crap during the day. night they were nice.

[FSX_Celica94GT]

are there any descent ones out there that would look good?

[forkee]

i think they have new ones that are multidirectional and are better visible from the sides....

[Galcobar]

Looks like 1156, which when in standard bulb form have one filament to the 1157's two filaments.

Try www.superbrightleds.com -- they've been mentioned as being pretty good.

[FSX_Celica94GT]

i noticed that the USDM tails have different bulbs than the JDM ones, but in the lighting guide, it says they use the same type of bulb. The JDMs have the wedge style bulb, like the 194's or 168's, and the USDMs have the kinda like the leds i bought.

This post has been edited by FSX_Celica94GT: Oct 13, 2005 - 9:53 PM

[Scott]

I ran into the exact same problem with my LED tail lights, the bulbs were about 1/4 inch too wide. The bulbs my dad ordered for his Sebring taillights fit in but were dimmer than incandescents and had a narrower beam. We returned ours to the site we bought them from - maybe the ebay seller will let you?