[66#3]

I changed out my tail lights to LED and am pleased with the increased brightness. I was thinking of swapping out my backup bulbs from incandescent to LED. Anyone have personal experience with that? Is it a waste since the lens is sort of frosted?

 

[Havoc65]

I bought some led replacement bulbs from super bright leds. Made a huge difference and well worth the money.

 

[disquek]

I did a full set (front, tail, and backup) from vintage led. They're great. Very happy.

Their backup lights are: 64.5-70 Reverse Lights

I got the 700 lumen ones.

 

[Miging65]

I put the LED bulbs in the Bach up lights. In the rear tail lights I bought some chrome paint and painted the inside of the housing. I used standard bulbs because I like the old school look. With the painted housing the lights are alot brighter.

 

[lilalaric]

I have the 350 lumen back up lights for my 67, and will order them for the 69 when it’s closer to being finished. The vintageleds.com lights are definitely worth it.

 

[tx65coupe]

I have Vintage LEDs for tail lights and parking lights but have West Coast Classic Cougars bulbs for reverse lights. They're bright and work great, but I'd like it better if they were more of a natural or warm white color.

 

[myfirstcar66]

I have LED backup bulbs in all of my vehicles now. Makes a HUGE difference in seeing and being seen.

 

[JAG Sarge]

For those of you that like the old, oe look.

Go with a cooler led. Color is denoted by Kelvins, a unit of heat measurement. 5000+ Kelvins is more pure white - ie. daylight, in the 6000s - your getting that blueish glow (the blue part of a flame is the hottest part, right?)

But in the 2500-3500 Kelvin range, I would think the color would be comparable to an incandescent bulb.

Brightness is measured in Lumens (1 Lumen = 1 candle I believe)

And Wattage? Don't worry about it, the LED will draw sooooo much less power, that's why you have equivalent wattage, at least in your home bulbs.

 

[66#3]

Thanks to all that weighed in. I appreciate you sharing your experiences. Looks like a no brainer to me!