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Old 08-30-2010, 03:07 PM   #98 (permalink)
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I used Superbright LED multidirectional bulbs for my brake lights to replace the stock bulbs when I did the VW 5 brake light mod. They seem very similar to stock brightness. I didn't change the turn signal bulbs because I didn't want to mess with adding resistors to keep the car from mistaking them for a burnt out bulb or blinking too fast. Do you plan to reuse the stock Insight taillight housings? If you are adding side marker housings it shouldn't be a problem to use LED. I have LED "marker lights" in my grill as Daytime Running Lights.
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.

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