[TR] leds for gauges and external lights TR6

[Roger Elliott]

I have a bit of a different take on Litezupp.   There LEDs do seem to be 
brighter than other tail lights, but only if you are in line with them.  
I followed a TR6 with Litzupps in his tail lights and they seemed dim 
unless you were directly behind them. Also, they lit up a spot in the 
lens, but did not fill the whole area with light like incandescent 
lights do.  I found some LEDs that had LEDs pointing to the side as well 
as straight out.  Maybe they have changed something as this was a few 
years ago.

Unfortunately, they don't seem to make them anymore.

I don't know about any of their other lights.

Roger

On 11/10/2021 9:53 AM, dave wrote:
>
> You really need to look at the www.litezupp.com 
> <http://www.litezupp.com> products.
>
> I have their headlights, tail light, and blinker bulbs.  You just pull 
> out the old bulb and drop in the new ones.  Really, really bright.
>
> Their headlights are drop in replacements for your existing ones.  
> They are so bright I don’t even bother with the highs.
>
> They also make replacement bulbs for the interior lights.  I didn’t 
> put those in because I like the atmosphere of the old, dim bulbs.  To 
> me it’s a contradiction to the wood dash and the general ambience 
> inside the cabin at night.  I know, sounds silly.  But lots of people 
> put in the LEDs and it really litezupp the interior.
>
> If you replace the blinker bulbs you will also need a digital blinker 
> switch.
>
> A nice bonus is that this stuff takes a lot less current than the 
> standard bulbs so its less drain on the car’s electrical system.
>
> *From:* Triumphs <triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Tim 
> Gaines
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 10, 2021 9:00 AM
> *To:* triumphs at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* [TR] leds for gauges and external lights TR6
>
> I have been away from the Triumphs list for awhile, so I apologize if 
> my question has been discussed previously. I had my TR6 up on the Blue 
> Ridge Parkway in NC yesterday (2.5 hr destination) and was stranded 
> for a time at the end when the oil pressure switch failed and spewed 
> all my oil away! After a tow the AAA Service Center in Asheville gave 
> me 4 quarts of oil, and a service guy watched under the hood as I 
> cranked the engine. He saw the problem, the engine sounded good still, 
> and I replaced the switch with a bolt and made it home, much of the 
> drive in the dark. By the way, great folks at AAA. They charged me 
> nothing, even for the oil. That brings me to my question.
>
> I could barely see my gauges in the interstate traffic, and I feared 
> that my external lights were very dim compared to the modern cars 
> around me. So now I'm online ordering the oil switch and looking at 
> LED bulb replacements. There are multiple bulb kits for some makes on 
> Moss, but I don't see one for TR6. Have any of you found such kits and 
> had success with the brightness? If not with kits, what individual 
> bulb replacements are good?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim
>
>
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