Grendel lives...resurrection of a 1970 Charger 500

[Coelacanth]

I got more electrical testing done tonight. I wasn't happy with how the white LEDs in the hood signal indicators looked; they shone more white than amber, even though the lenses are amber...and as is common with many LEDs, they made a straight-on light that wasn't very diffuse, so you really only saw a dime-sized circle of whitish-yellow light when the indicators are flashing. I took a chance on these amber LEDs that looked like they have diodes arranged to shine more on the sides than just the top, and what a difference!

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0C3H1G72T

Keep in mind the pic shows the driver side white LED much brighter than it is, bright LEDs tend to get washed out in digital pics...but you can see the color isn't good compared to the amber LED I put on the passenger side.

Other minor issues I took care of: the LED I put in the glovebox light socket wasn't working; I swapped it out for one of the amber LEDs.

The high beam indicator was barely visible with a blue LED I installed; I swapped that out for a red LED. My L/R turn indicators and high beam indicator in the dash are all red now. They contrast quite nicely with the green lighting everywhere else in the dash. Strangely, the light behind the red "Brake System" lens doesn't work. I've tried different LEDs but no result yet. It's a bit different in that it's a 2-wire socket unlike all the other 1-wire sockets everywhere else in the instrument panel...

 

[Kern Dog]

The 3D printed hood lenses I bought shine much brighter than stock too. I wish that they were more amber in color but they are better than nothing. My RH one had a rusty socket that sometimes didn't allow the light to blink so this is a partial win.

 

[Coelacanth]

Here's a short video showing a comparison of the original white LEDs and the amber ones linked above. The white one is bright but not diffuse at all...though the overbrightness in digital makes it look more diffuse than in reality.

 

[Kern Dog]

Yeah, it isn't ideal. Mine are similar.

 

[Coelacanth]

Mine looked just like yours. Try those LEDs I linked, you'll really like the improvement...and $16 CAD for 10...you'll always have plenty of spares.

 

[Canadian1968]

Mine looked just like yours. Try those LEDs I linked, you'll really like the improvement...and $16 CAD for 10...you'll always have plenty of spares.

The new lights you got are a nice 360 design. They will definitely help alluminate to the side, unlike my orginal which are much more if a " flash light " design .

@Kern Dog . Clean up the socket and thin smear of dielectric grease to stop the corrosion!

 

[Kern Dog]

The ones I got from you have no corrosion, I have no problems with their function.
Maybe these 3D printed ones would benefit from a lower wattage bulb? They overpower the amber lens and flash an off white color, not amber.
I'm not dissatisfied, I just would have preferred a bit more of the amber shade to come though.

 

[Canadian1968]

The ones I got from you have no corrosion, I have no problems with their function.
Maybe these 3D printed ones would benefit from a lower wattage bulb? They overpower the amber lens and flash an off white color, not amber.
I'm not dissatisfied, I just would have preferred a bit more of the amber shade to come though.

Absolutely. An amber bulb would / will really bring out the color your looking for.

Nice thing is that mine use the very generic ba9 bulb size. Where as the orginal bulbs for the 70 turn signals were some odd ball size that were not as easy to find !