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Sylvania ZEVO Posted by Larry West [Email] (#1140) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Larry West) on Tue, 5 Dec 2017 13:04:36 In Reply to: LED tail lights and brake lights, ryan [Profile/Gallery] , Sat, 11 Nov 2017 12:36:02 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I've been using Sylvania ZEVO LED lamps on my 9-5 Aero Wagon for about a year. I have them as taillights, brake lights, rear fog (evil grin...), license plate, and "city" lights (small lights in the headlamp housings).
Easily the brightest thing on the road. the taillights on this 9-5 are brighter than the brake lights on my 9-5 sedan with incandescents. When I hit the brakes, everyone notices.
For brake & taillights, get the ones that emit a red light. This puts all your lumens in the red area of the spectrum, and nothing will be lost in the red filtering of the taillight lenses.
The 9-5 uses wedge base lights for the license plate & city lights. These are polarized, so if you get them, test & reverse the bulb in the socket if it doesn't light.
Fortunately, the 900 doesn't have a computer telling you your lights failed because they use less current. A bit annoying on the 9-5...
_______________________________________ Current: 2002 9-5 Aero Kombi Cosmic Blue 2000 9-5 SE sedan, Imola Red 1990 900S Rose Quartz, Auto Past: 1999 9-5 LPT Combi 1999 9-5 LPT sedan 2002 9-5 Arc 1990 900 5-speed 1986 900 turbo Convertible 1991 9000 turbo 1980 99 GLi 1986 900 turbo 1986 900 S 1991 900 turbo 1984 900 turbo 1976 99 GL
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