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Old 08-14-2013, 08:17 AM   #2
Sharps40
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Re: Parking lamp failures, is LED the fix?

I updated to 71 and up front turn signal sockets. They go in with a screw...no popping out. Course, ya get to remove the houseings to replace the bulbs but thats no issue...gives me a chance to clean out the houseing and lens when a bulb burns out. I can slam the snot outta the hood of my 65 and no popped out sockets. No ground faults....lights and signals work 100% every time....no more burned out bulbs lately either. Give me a minute, I'll insert the nuts and bolts from my thread on the conversion.

Cheeper than LEDs, no led flasher needed, works just dandy...and I just rewired the harness at the same time so no more faults for another 20 years or so. Totally reliable.

My hood is a bit bouncy and the suspension is too. But, since fixing up with the newer sockets, no burned out bulbes. Now the chinese bulbs don't last long, smooth or rough ride but good sylvanias will take quite a beating from bumps, jolts, vibration and no failiure of the filiments for a long long time.

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