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<body><font size="2" style="font-size: 11pt;">After making a choice for the LiteZupp kit for the dash (awaiting delivery), I'm now zeroing in on the tail/brake lights that were too dim for my liking after my recent interstate drive at night. Roger expressed his concern with LiteZupps being brighter only when viewed from directly behind the car, and I have seen this issued mentioned for other LEDs in the past. I recently saw a couple of Youtube testimonials favoring the Sylvania 1157R red LEDs, and they do seem to be distinctive in that their design directs light down and to the side, which would seem to make maximum use of the reflector and mitigate against the directionality issue. Have any of you tried those bulbs?</font><div><font size="2" style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></font></div><div><font size="2" style="font-size: 11pt;">Before making any changes in bulbs I decided to take the lenses apart for cleaning. I found enough dust and soot to account for at least some of the dimness I had noticed, but cleaning them didn't improve brightness greatly. The tail/brake reflectors were another story. They were very dull and offered a poor reflective surface. Cleaning didn't help, so I spray-painted them with a white enamel paint that I had left from another project. The result was much improved visibility of the incandescent bulbs, so much so that I may just leave them in place. Nevertheless, the size of the brake/tail lens is pretty small and I may yet try out an LED replacement to get the visibility I want, so I am still interested in any information regarding the Sylvania 1157R and other LEDs that you have tried.</font></div><div><font size="2" style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></font></div><div><font size="2" style="font-size: 11pt;">By the way, in my opinion the amber turn signal and backup lights are plenty bright enough as is. For some reason the turn signal reflectors were still in very good shape. </font></div><div><font size="2" style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></font></div><div><font size="2" style="font-size: 11pt;">Tim </font></div></body></html>