Aftermarket tail lights

This is a comparison of the new LED 1157 with the std 1157. I'll post the difference when lit up this weekend. I got mine from Brite Lights

those bulbs are pretty cool..

Kinda like a pineapple :laugh:

riverroad wrote:

Fossil, what does "e marked" mean?
OnkelB, that is one sweet looking 650! What kind of seat is that?
I think I'll go with the shotgun light and some LED bulbs.

E marked is European legal, same as DOT or SAE in North America, meaning it isn't cheaply made aftermarket junk.

Thanks for that Fossil.
I went ahead and ordered the twin cateye model, but I decided against the LED bulbs for now, opting for some HID blue 1157's.

Just wanted to say that my stuff arrived, 2 days after I ordered it. So 10 points to FlyNCycle for that

Hopefully ill get around to installing the stuff tomorrow and can let you know how it looks.

OK I did a comparrison, and the stock bulbs are brighter than the LED Bulbs, both braking and parking light. Hmmmm! :S


LED Braking


Standard 1157 Bulb Braking


One of each Braking

Yes I swapped them around for any possible bad connections, and the same result occured

Bet you are real happy you shelled out 28 bucks a pop for those. :sick:

Post edited by: The Gringo, at: 2007/03/11 12:10

You bet!!!

I look at it like a learning experience. Experience comes from poor judgement, and poor judgement comes from experience.

Onward I go.

Corey, I have to say I admire your PMA, me, I'd be royally pist . I guess everyone here should be grateful to you for posting the pics. Any possibility of emailing the seller your pics and asking for a refund? Seems to me it would be only fair.

I have bought alot of LED lights in a few years of testing, and NONE except two have ever been even close in brightness to regular bulbs:

RED DIRECT 1157 BASE 3205-17 from Radiantz from Custom Dynamics
...and...
3 Watt Luxeon 1157 bulbs from superbrightleds.com

All other LEDs I've found are much dimmer, especially in sunlight. DO NOT BE FOOLED by the lies of most LED companies...

...oh, and by the way, I also have one of those license plates with the dual cat-eye lights. The light sockets DO NOT accept normal-sized lights (not enough room behind the red lense), and you can only used the limited-watt (I think 12 watts?) lights that come with them. That's pretty crappy too....

Biquetoast wrote:

I have bought alot of LED lights in a few years of testing, and NONE except two have ever been even close in brightness to regular bulbs:

RED DIRECT 1157 BASE 3205-17 from Radiantz from Custom Dynamics
...and...
3 Watt Luxeon 1157 bulbs from superbrightleds.com

All other LEDs I've found are much dimmer, especially in sunlight. DO NOT BE FOOLED by the lies of most LED companies...

...oh, and by the way, I also have one of those license plates with the dual cat-eye lights. The light sockets DO NOT accept normal-sized lights (not enough room behind the red lense), and you can only used the limited-watt (I think 12 watts?) lights that come with them. That's pretty crappy too....

Yeah that IS crappy!
You mean the sockets themselves will hold an 1157, but there's not enough room in the lens housing?
My twin cateyes should be showing up today.
Biquetoast, do you think those 3 watt Luxeons will fit in the lenses? Or are the sockets different?

Biquetoast wrote:

...oh, and by the way, I also have one of those license plates with the dual cat-eye lights. The light sockets DO NOT accept normal-sized lights (not enough room behind the red lense), and you can only used the limited-watt (I think 12 watts?) lights that come with them. That's pretty crappy too....

Biquetoast, apparently you have different model twin cateye light than the one shown on the above website. I just recieved mine yesterday and it does take 1157 bulbs. Seems to be fairly well built except for the chrome plastic housings. But for 25 bucks, not too shabby.