The bulbs themselves work fine (didn't break) The concern was if the extra
current it takes to light them affected the brake light switch.
Thanks
Tom
> [Original Message]
> From: Blue One Hundred <international_investor@yahoo.com>
> To: tom felts <tomfelts@earthlink.net>; healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 4/21/04 12:29:39 AM
> Subject: Re: Question on Rear Tail Lights
>
> Tom -
>
> Your brake light switch is going bad. You need to
> replace it. That's why you have to stomp on the pedal
> to make the brake lights work.
>
> Halogen rear tail lights always break, they are too
> sensitive to handling with fingers. I've gone through
> half a dozen myself to find a couple that work.
>
> There are now LED tail lights available which I have
> been looking into. There is even a chap in England
> who makes high intensity LED 1157's in positive ground
> if you can believe that! I'd suggest going that way
> if you want to improve light coming out the back of
> the car...the only thing with the LEDs is they may not
> work with a standard flasher... you may need to keep
> standard incandescent 1157s on your front turn
> signals... unless you switch to a solid state flasher
> like I have on my BJ8.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Alan
>
> '53 BN1 '64 BJ8
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