As many of you know, I have a
1960 Bugeye in parts, that
will one day see the road
again. One if my concerns is
being rear ended by some Ford
Extrusion driving idiot on a
cell phone. I have purchased a
red Raydyot brake lamp to
match the amber and clear
Raydyots on the front. The
other day, a friend that works
at Ft. Worth Freightliner
brought me home a neat gift.
Two of those bright multi-LED
tail lamps off an 18 wheeler
truck. I don't know if many of
you have seen the new lamps,
but they are much brighter
than the standard 1157 double
filament normally used. I was
able to fit the circuit board
from one of these into the
rear tail lamp housing of the
Bugeye. I have spare bezels
off of a parts car, so I
didn't ruin a part I was going
to need. Surprisingly, it fit
with little modification. I
still have to sort out how to
mount it AFTER I mount the
bezel to the car, but right
now, it looks damn bright
compared to one set up with
the traditional bulb in it. It
"looks" like the standard
lamp, but the entire top part
of the lamp lights up with 7
LED's, rather than a small
circle at the bottom of the
lens. When I get it looking
the way I want it to, I will
share photos with the list.
Just had to tell someone about
an experiment that actually
seems like it will work well.
Tequila
Brad
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