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Old 03-13-2013, 02:01 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Pale, Thank you for your detailed original post. I also experimented with red LED tail and brake light replacement bulbs. I tried yellow for the turn signals but got the dreaded hyperflashing. One of those bulbs is now the outside light on my pop-up camper (I can leave it on without running down my 12v deep cycle battery). I found the LEDs to be not as bright as the original filament bulbs and wanted a different look so I sprung for ebay Lexus style LED taillights. These replaced the whole taillight housing but still use filament bulbs for turn signals. They are very bright from the rear and I feel safer. Just my 2¢.

I ordered my replacement LEDs from the Superbright website.
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