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Old 02 April 2017, 11:01 AM
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has anyone used LED bulbs as reversing lights...

I have LED sidelights and number plate ones and was thinking LED reversing lights would be nice and bright etc

thoughts !!
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Yes.

I bought this:

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/White-1156-B...%257Ciid%253A3

Much brighter, more uniform and 'whiter'.

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Originally Posted by joz8968
Yes.

I bought this:

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/White-1156-B...%257Ciid%253A3

Much brighter, more uniform and a 'whiter'.
I may get two then as I have 2 reversing lights on my hatch
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Double check the type, first.

- Yeah, obviously the Classics have a reversing lamp in each cluster too...... Just that, being a JDM, I've converted the O/S one to be a foglight (using a red LEDs version of that bulb).

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i have 2 reversing lights on my hatch as I have 2 red led clusters in the bumper...

I would pop into my local motor place as he does many bulbs anyway.




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