[s-cars] lights

[Taka Mizutani]

Bob-
There is are a few advantages to LED taillights:

1. The life of LEDs is much longer than conventional filament bulbs

2. I've noticed better visibility with LEDs in bad weather- maybe they're
brighter, I don't know but they seem to work better.

Taka


On 4/17/06, Robert Rossato <r0ssat0_987 at att.net> wrote:
>
> Personally, I'm not a big fan of LED brake lights & turn signals.  Call
> me old fashion, but I prefer the warm glow of an incandescent bulb and
> how it ramps up and down.  LEDs just seem kind of, I don't know,
> unnatural.
>
> And spare me the safety czar statements that the LEDs light up a half
> second quicker.  If that 1/2 second makes a difference, you're following
> way, way too close.  What is arguably, IMHO, a safety improvement is
> switching to euro tail lights with the amber turn signal.  There is no
> decision to be made as to whether you just saw someone tapping their
> brakes, or a turn signal (I've lost count of how many cars I see with
> only one brake light).  Just say no to red turn signals.
>
> Bob
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
> > Eric_R_Kissell at whirlpool.com
> > Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 11:40 AM
> > To: Dave Ellis
> > Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com; Calvin Young
> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] lights
> >
> >
> >
> > Just out of curiosity, why do you feel you need better bulbs for your
> > lights?
> >
> > Have other drivers been reporting thst they cannot see you in
> > the dark or
> > something?
> >
> > Those new LED tail lights do look pretty cool on the
> > 18-wheelers, though.
> >
> > Eric
> > Tiffin, OH
>
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