Does anyone know where I can get those special bulbs that dont fade in and out for blinkers and brake lights? Is there a special name for these bulbs?

 

I believe you're referring to LED bulbs, though in general, they do not work very well in housings that were designed for standard incandescent bulbs. That being said, I think many people order from http://www.superbrightleds.com.

 

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It's the same bulbs that you find in newer cars, the blinker just goes on and off for blinkers, no fading. Same with brake lights.

Thanks for the quick reply. When you say they do not work well, do you mean they dont last long?

 

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No, there are two main issues with them. One is that, unless they include some sort of built-in resistor, they often result in "hyper-blinkers" (blinkers flashing extremely quickly). The other issue is that they usually do not illuminate the reflector properly, and end up producing bright spots of light rather than uniform illumination of the housing. This has been overcome to some extent by different designs that include wide-angle LED's and multiple LED arrays, but the results are still seldom as good as the standard incandescent bulbs for which the housings were designed.

 

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It's the same bulbs that you find in newer cars, the blinker just goes on and off for blinkers, no fading. Same with brake lights.

Thanks for the quick reply. When you say they do not work well, do you mean they dont last long?

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I don't know what u mean man, I think ur car's messed up or something.

Newer cars?

My '67 camaro had brake lights that were either "on" or "off" - same with the turnsignals, they flashed, on, and off, no "transition period" between the two .

 

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If you compare an LED turn or stop lamp to a standard incandescent, you can note the instantaneous on/off nature of the LED's versus the short warm-up and cool-down time of the incandescent filament.

 

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If you compare an LED turn or stop lamp to a standard incandescent, you can note the instantaneous on/off nature of the LED's versus the short warm-up and cool-down time of the incandescent filament. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Oh, I know what u mean, ya, and it's exactly what u said, b/c of the cool-down time of the filament.

I don't know, I know what ur talking about, but iono about LED bulbs in the OEM housing (if they'll even fit in the socket).

PS @ OP:
I am willing to bet MONEY that NOBODY that sees your car is going to notice those taillights. You will NOT get more respect, you will NOT get more women, and everybody will NOT notice a difference.

You will not see somebody ogling your turn signals "because they blink so crisp." This isn't even a tech post - appearance forum here you come.