Re: LED Tail Lights

Posted by HH56 On 2017/5/7 20:25:44

One of the biggest culprits in dim lights is poor grounds. The socket connects to pot metal which in turn connects to body metal which may or may not have a good connection to the battery ground because that is connected to the engine instead of the frame and body. Bolts, tubing and moving linkages provide the connection to the body No solid wire connection anywhere for the tail lights so rust or corrosion at any of the connecting points can really do a job and cause high resistance.

I am not familiar with those particular lights but several have converted to LEDs. The general consensus is they do seem to be brighter at a straight on look from a distance but when looking at any close angles can appear to be considerably dimmer. Another of the issues with LEDs is the turn signals may not work. Sometimes a resistor is needed to get the resistance up in the range the thermal flashers can use and other times, the thermal flasher has to be changed out to electronic.