Re: LED Tail Light bulb
Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 6:20 pm
Still hoping to get an answer for this, as I am just about ready to pull the trigger on an LED bulb.
I just need to know which one to get.
I have the current parts manual, the Service manual, and a brand-new Owner's manual, all for the 2013 I have.
None of them give any specific information about the bulb itself, other than to say things like "12v-5w/21w Stanley" which doesn't tell me if it's a single-point base (1156), a dual-point base (1157) or explain what the correct operating conditions have to be in order for it to work properly. There's some electrical mumbo-jumbo, but I don't savvy that kind of talk.
I read in this very thread that Sh3p put a bulb in, (the 1157-x45-T-CAR from Superbrightleds) and it stayed bright, even after he installed a resistor.
I do not understand why it doesn't work, and I don't like things I don't understand. Problem is, when I try to get explanations from people off this board, they explain it to me as if I already understand what they're talking about, and in a way they understand it, not the way I understand it.
So, I'm coming back to this thread, once more, to try to find out what bulb to get, so that my brake lights work as intended: moderately-bright when not braking, and very bright when braking.
I'd like for someone to try to help me get the right bulb.
I just need to know which one to get.
I have the current parts manual, the Service manual, and a brand-new Owner's manual, all for the 2013 I have.
None of them give any specific information about the bulb itself, other than to say things like "12v-5w/21w Stanley" which doesn't tell me if it's a single-point base (1156), a dual-point base (1157) or explain what the correct operating conditions have to be in order for it to work properly. There's some electrical mumbo-jumbo, but I don't savvy that kind of talk.
I read in this very thread that Sh3p put a bulb in, (the 1157-x45-T-CAR from Superbrightleds) and it stayed bright, even after he installed a resistor.
I do not understand why it doesn't work, and I don't like things I don't understand. Problem is, when I try to get explanations from people off this board, they explain it to me as if I already understand what they're talking about, and in a way they understand it, not the way I understand it.
So, I'm coming back to this thread, once more, to try to find out what bulb to get, so that my brake lights work as intended: moderately-bright when not braking, and very bright when braking.
I'd like for someone to try to help me get the right bulb.