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Has anyone upgraded their taillights to LED's?

71RRHI said:
So there is a slight down hill slope going into my garage. But you can see there is a a cut off line in the light I would say about the same
as the original lights. Also note these are the classic white style.
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That appears to be effective and likely very friendly to other drivers. Thankyou.:thumbsup:
I a number of years ago purchased and installed this 5x7 Grote LED headlight in our truck fleet. They were priced higher years ago.
I was very impressed with the light output and it's beam control. I was uncertain whether the same beam control in the smaller round 4 lamp systems.
I have already purchased the bright white Holley's, but yet to install. Your pics allay it appears any of my concerns about beam control.
Grote 90951-5 Grote Industries Sealed Beam Replacement LED Headlamps | Summit Racing
 
Ron H said:
On the subject of LEDs, I’m looking at the Holley RetroBright led headlights, they simply plug in and look original. Has anyone installed these? If so would you recommend them?
Thanks
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71RRHI said:
I have used Holley Retro bright head lights on all three of my cars. Very happy with them. They are expensive but worth it. Shop around around prices vary.
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I put the Holley RetroBright headlights on my daily driver 69 Corvette. Yes, I think they are stupid expensive for a headlight bulb, but then again, if they save me from hitting one deer or help me see better and drive safer, then they are worth every dime.

On my Corvette, I only replaced the High/Low bulbs. The lenses are a bit more squared off than a regular bulb, so looking at them installed next to regular bulbs you can tell they are different. In my case, for the 'Vette with concealed headlights, I could give a crap that they look different - they are only up when on. If I installed the RetroBrights on my 70 Road Runner I would want to do all four since you can see them all the time. But I don't regularly drive the 70 Road Runner at night so I haven't yet felt like I want to spend that money on it.
 
Ron H said:
On the subject of LEDs, I’m looking at the Holley RetroBright led headlights, they simply plug in and look original. Has anyone installed these? If so would you recommend them?
Thanks
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Not sure if this has been put out there. I believe the Holleys are a plastic lens. Vintage Car LED (??) has glass lens headlights. More expensive, but IMHO glass lens is better
 
GreatOne34 said:
Not sure if this has been put out there. I believe the Holleys are a plastic lens. Vintage Car LED (??) has glass lens headlights. More expensive, but IMHO glass lens is better
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No idea about the Vintage Car LEDs ...
But... Note that the Holley retrobrights use a polycarbonate lens not glass or standard plastic. Polycarbonate is a type of plastic that is well-known for its strength and durability often used for power tools housings, and 10X times stronger than glass or standard plastic. It's also UV-treated to prevent yellowing and/or cracking over time. Though glass would be an enduring, lasting finish, but would likely shatter when hit and/or under stress..

Just my $0.02... :thumbsup:
 
I used the Phillips LED bulbs 1157 Red and 2 LED Flashers. The below picture is just the running lights.
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I bought LEDs from Classic Industries for my 67 Charger. Bought them for taillights, back up and front turn signal/parking lights. I also bought 2 led flashers for regular and four ways. For a couple of bucks more they offer polarity adapters, which I bought (and needed). Everything works great and they are much brighter.
 
DiamondT201 said:
I switched over to LEDs on a '73 Charger. I used the Digitails kit. Excellent quality,easy install, and no need to change the flasher. The front incandescent bulbs provide enough resistance to trigger the flasher. They work great, very bright; no issues. The only drawback is the wait time for shipping. It's about 6-8 months.one
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My first set I ordered direct from Digitails... 8 months...Second set? Classic Industries... One week...
 
Just finished installing Digitails in my '69 Coronet yesterday. Purchased from Classic as Digitails stated 8-12 weeks out. Got them from classic in a week. I gotta tell you I am VERY impressed with the results. Very good quality and instructions. I had previously installed just the LED bulbs and they were certainly better than the incandescent bulbs but nowhere near the Digitails. I highly recommend them.
 
Looks like Classic Industries has rebooted an older design of LED tail lights for the 69-70 Chargers. The wiring plugs right into the tail light socket. Non sequential.

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Put red Retrobrights in my tail lights today. First only one side, and made this video. They are slightly brighter (not so noticeable on video), but in particular the brake light comes on MUCH faster, and the flasher is much more distinct and visible. Very happy with this simple upgrade.
 
powertrip said:
Put red Retrobrights in my tail lights today. First only one side, and made this video. They are slightly brighter (not so noticeable on video), but in particular the brake light comes on MUCH faster, and the flasher is much more distinct and visible. Very happy with this simple upgrade.
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Post #68 and the one here I quoted don't look any brighter than stock to me.
 
powertrip said:
Put red Retrobrights in my tail lights today. First only one side, and made this video. They are slightly brighter (not so noticeable on video), but in particular the brake light comes on MUCH faster, and the flasher is much more distinct and visible. Very happy with this simple upgrade.
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Do have a link for the Holley Retrobrights LED tail lights? All I can find is their Holley’s headlights.
 
powertrip said:
Put red Retrobrights in my tail lights today. First only one side, and made this video. They are slightly brighter (not so noticeable on video), but in particular the brake light comes on MUCH faster, and the flasher is much more distinct and visible. Very happy with this simple upgrade.
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Never mind, I found them.
 
RR Fan Dan said:
How are we going to validate they are faster by watching a video? Serious question. You can’t tell by watching them light up. Seems like you would need a precision timer and a controlled experiment. You would need to measure both LEDs and incandescent bulbs.
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I noticed it when traffic lights went to LED around 2000. LED’s are solid state electronic. Incandescent bulbs are basically analog like vacuum tubes, meaning they have to “warm up” to start working.

Funny thing… I’ve noticed a few newer cars with a delay on the off sequence of the turn signals. It makes them appear like incandescents turning off.
 
djrupert said:
I bought LEDs from Classic Industries for my 67 Charger. Bought them for taillights, back up and front turn signal/parking lights. I also bought 2 led flashers for regular and four ways. For a couple of bucks more they offer polarity adapters, which I bought (and needed). Everything works great and they are much brighter.
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Polarity adapters, what are they and why do you think you needed them?
 
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