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**TR65** · 05-05-2008, 05:05 AM

Hey guys,

Has anyone used these EarlyClassic.com LED tail lights in our trucks? They have the highest density of any I have seen, they claim 84 LED's each but I don't count but 78 each.

I am running clear rear lenses and the red incandescent bulbs just don't cut it.

Thanks for any input.

TR

joe231 · 05-05-2008, 06:29 AM

how do those mount and what do they get for them? look cool, ought to be bright.

joe231 · 05-05-2008, 06:42 AM

never mind I found them. $169 a set...

i will stick with these
linky
they have 40 LEDs a piece and only $27 bucks each

**ChiefRocka** · 05-05-2008, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joe231

never mind I found them. $169 a set...

i will stick with these
linky
they have 40 LEDs a piece and only $27 bucks each

Yeap, those are the ones I have (the Linky above)....and let me tell you they are 'blindingly' bright !!!

Is that a word ?
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**TR65** · 05-06-2008, 02:57 AM

Thanks guys,

For the price difference I will definitely try the ones you suggest.

TR

joe231 · 05-06-2008, 04:45 AM

and as an added plus, musclerodz is a vendor on here

**TR65** · 05-23-2008, 03:55 AM

Hey guys,

Here is the comparison between the Musclerodz clear lens red LED lights like the Chiefs on the left and clear lens and red bulb lights on the right.

The first pic is the parking lights, the second is the brake lights.

The LEDs are even better than the pictures show.

Anyway thanks for the recommendation. Worked out good.

TR

joe231 · 05-23-2008, 03:58 AM

cool!

hewlett2002000 · 05-23-2008, 04:14 AM

when i get that far in my truck ill just make my own. its easy.
John

joe231 · 05-23-2008, 04:18 AM

ok, make me some, please

TimE · 05-23-2008, 04:28 AM

yeah, me too, please.

salazar44 · 05-23-2008, 05:17 AM

for $27 bucks you will spend more in parts. I have the musclerods ones also. They are pretty good quality and sealed solid with some type of crystal clear epoxy. Comes with lenses attached as one single housing unit. Love em!

**ChiefRocka** · 05-23-2008, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by salazar44

for $27 bucks you will spend more in parts. I have the musclerods ones also. They are pretty good quality and sealed solid with some type of crystal clear epoxy. Comes with lenses attached as one single housing unit. Love em!

Exactly....your better off just buying them...sometimes some things are better just left to someone else.

Now, are those LEDS not killer or what ?? They light up all the traffic behind you when your cruising the strip at night !!!!

Later...

joe231 · 05-23-2008, 07:48 AM

yeah man, I need to get me a couple sets, I think I will go with the red lenses though.

dallas77 · 05-23-2008, 07:52 AM

They Look really nice may have to break down and get some myself

Woogeroo · 05-23-2008, 01:33 PM

TR65 - a pal of mine had a '68 Ford Fairlane once... and he had a similiar problem with the brake lights not lighting up as bright as he wanted. I think he still had the original lenses on there.

His solution was that he painted the light buckets, where the bulb plugs in with silver paint. Then, he plugged in the yellow blinker bulbs... which gave out a lot more light.

He did this on two different cars and never had any problems.

-W

Tim64 · 05-23-2008, 01:58 PM

I bought a set for my stepside off ebay, and while they're bright as hell, I did notice they signal flashes a little slower. Any ideas why this would be? I've been using them for months now with no other problems. I had a guy hit my model A truck when I was stoped one time because he said he didn't set my tail light. When I get that put back together it will have a set of LEDs too.

**ChiefRocka** · 05-23-2008, 02:50 PM

That is because the LED's do not draw nearly as much current as the conventional bulb.....so they won't "heat" up the flasher and make it 'trip' or 'flash'.

In my case, since I have no hood (which means no front signals), it would not flash at all.

So you need to wire in some resistors, this will load the flasher and bring the 'flash' back up to speed.

I picked mine up at Kragen, right in the bulb isle. Two in the package, one per side. Radio Shack has them too.

You ground one side, then run the other end into the L/S turn wire and R/S output wires.

It shows to wire them at the taillights, but you can do it right under the dash...it's a hell of a lot easier.

Once my hood goes back on, and I have that 1156 back in the circuit, I will probably remove the resitors....the front bulbs should be enough to make it flash. Besides I would like to have the "slow" blink anyway....

Later....

joe231 · 05-23-2008, 03:11 PM

would using an electronic flasher solve the low resistance issue in the circuit?

**ChiefRocka** · 05-23-2008, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joe231

would using an electronic flasher solve the low resistance issue in the circuit?

Thats the first thing I tried...didn't work. Mabey a different type/brand ??

salazar44 · 05-23-2008, 04:35 PM

I do recommend going with the red lens. If I purchased over, I would get the red. for one... at night, yes they are really nice looking and bright. But in the day... I think they are harder to see when you brake. I have people *****ing behind me like if they never seen my brake lights or turn signal. Also, they clear you can see too much of the electronics that Im not too crazy over. They should of printed all the board info on the back side as well as the non LED electronics. Anyway... red would solve my issues with this lens.

Tim64 · 05-23-2008, 04:42 PM

Cool Chief.
Thanks

**ChiefRocka** · 05-23-2008, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by salazar44

I do recommend going with the red lens. If I purchased over, I would get the red. for one... at night, yes they are really nice looking and bright. But in the day... I think they are harder to see when you brake. I have people *****ing behind me like if they never seen my brake lights or turn signal. Also, they clear you can see too much of the electronics that Im not too crazy over. They should of printed all the board info on the back side as well as the non LED electronics. Anyway... red would solve my issues with this lens.

I hear you on that man...Although, it doesn't bother me too much...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim64

Cool Chief.
Thanks

Your Welcome

salazar44 · 05-23-2008, 08:17 PM

yeah chief... i mean its not horrible, but just saying if I were to do it over again.

rickf · 05-23-2008, 10:29 PM

These guys have some interesting reading and products for LEDs:

http://superbrightleds.com/carbulb-notes.htm

If you want to do a relatively cheap conversion, they appear to have 1157 style plug-in LED "bulbs", a 12-count LED for $4.99 and a 30-count LED for $8.99.

At one time I was considering making my own LED-based system by using some NAPA LED trailer lights, and a couple Yamaha 100 headlight buckets I have laying around. But those trailer light LED counts are pretty low compared to the ones purpose made for our trucks, and the overall operation would not come out much cheaper since those trailer lights are about $24.00 each last I checked.

05-05-2008, 05:05 AM	#1
TR65 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 873	Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? Hey guys, Has anyone used these EarlyClassic.com LED tail lights in our trucks? They have the highest density of any I have seen, they claim 84 LED's each but I don't count but 78 each. I am running clear rear lenses and the red incandescent bulbs just don't cut it. Thanks for any input. TR Attached Images __________________ 1965 C10 SWB Fleet Two owner LS2 Swap Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=413880

05-05-2008, 06:29 AM	#2
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? how do those mount and what do they get for them? look cool, ought to be bright. __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

05-05-2008, 06:42 AM	#3
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? never mind I found them. $169 a set... i will stick with these linky they have 40 LEDs a piece and only $27 bucks each __________________ *CHEVY ONLY* Last edited by joe231; 05-05-2008 at 06:43 AM.

05-06-2008, 02:57 AM	#5
TR65 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 873	Re: Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? Thanks guys, For the price difference I will definitely try the ones you suggest. TR __________________ 1965 C10 SWB Fleet Two owner LS2 Swap Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=413880

05-06-2008, 04:45 AM	#6
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? and as an added plus, musclerodz is a vendor on here __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

05-23-2008, 03:55 AM	#7
TR65 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 873	Re: Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? Hey guys, Here is the comparison between the Musclerodz clear lens red LED lights like the Chiefs on the left and clear lens and red bulb lights on the right. The first pic is the parking lights, the second is the brake lights. The LEDs are even better than the pictures show. Anyway thanks for the recommendation. Worked out good. TR Attached Images __________________ 1965 C10 SWB Fleet Two owner LS2 Swap Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=413880

05-23-2008, 03:58 AM	#8
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? cool! __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

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hewlett2002000 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cleveland, Tx Posts: 1,619	Re: Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? when i get that far in my truck ill just make my own. its easy. John __________________ Respect: 1. A feeling of appreciative, often deferential regard; esteem. 2. The state of being regarded with honor or esteem. 3. Willingness to show consideration or appreciation. When you fail to show consideration to others values you are showing disrespect.

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joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? ok, make me some, please __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

05-23-2008, 04:28 AM	#11
TimE Hey Y'all!! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Minette, Alabama Posts: 1,755	Re: Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? yeah, me too, please.

05-23-2008, 05:17 AM	#12
salazar44 65 - Chevy C10 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 625	Re: Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? for $27 bucks you will spend more in parts. I have the musclerods ones also. They are pretty good quality and sealed solid with some type of crystal clear epoxy. Comes with lenses attached as one single housing unit. Love em! __________________ VIC One Repair Leads to Another! http://vix65chevyc10.blogspot.com

05-23-2008, 07:48 AM	#14
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? yeah man, I need to get me a couple sets, I think I will go with the red lenses though. __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

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dallas77 64' Chevy C10 Join Date: May 2008 Location: torrance CA Posts: 97	Re: Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? They Look really nice may have to break down and get some myself __________________ 64' C10 350/350 LWB

05-23-2008, 01:33 PM	#16
Woogeroo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: tool box Posts: 3,115	Re: Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? TR65 - a pal of mine had a '68 Ford Fairlane once... and he had a similiar problem with the brake lights not lighting up as bright as he wanted. I think he still had the original lenses on there. His solution was that he painted the light buckets, where the bulb plugs in with silver paint. Then, he plugged in the yellow blinker bulbs... which gave out a lot more light. He did this on two different cars and never had any problems. -W

05-23-2008, 01:58 PM	#17
Tim64 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Vandalia, Ohio Posts: 396	Re: Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? I bought a set for my stepside off ebay, and while they're bright as hell, I did notice they signal flashes a little slower. Any ideas why this would be? I've been using them for months now with no other problems. I had a guy hit my model A truck when I was stoped one time because he said he didn't set my tail light. When I get that put back together it will have a set of LEDs too.



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05-23-2008, 02:50 PM	#18
ChiefRocka Hollister, CA. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hollister, Ca. Posts: 6,147	Re: Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? That is because the LED's do not draw nearly as much current as the conventional bulb.....so they won't "heat" up the flasher and make it 'trip' or 'flash'. In my case, since I have no hood (which means no front signals), it would not flash at all. So you need to wire in some resistors, this will load the flasher and bring the 'flash' back up to speed. I picked mine up at Kragen, right in the bulb isle. Two in the package, one per side. Radio Shack has them too. You ground one side, then run the other end into the L/S turn wire and R/S output wires. It shows to wire them at the taillights, but you can do it right under the dash...it's a hell of a lot easier. Once my hood goes back on, and I have that 1156 back in the circuit, I will probably remove the resitors....the front bulbs should be enough to make it flash. Besides I would like to have the "slow" blink anyway.... Later.... __________________ John What the Heck is that ?? CURRENT BUILDS: 62 BurbMaster Other Builds: My '63 C-10,LWB,CC,BBW '06 HD StrAight Axle Swap Father/Son '67 C-20, LQ9,4L80,Bagged,8-Lugger !!Good Friend Richard's Build AMERICAN CUSTOMS & CLASSICS (831) 630-1965 www.ACCHOLLISTER.com ACC on FACEBOOK "Rest in Peace, Mom & Dad ... I will see you again someday!" Last edited by ChiefRocka; 05-23-2008 at 02:51 PM.

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joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? would using an electronic flasher solve the low resistance issue in the circuit? __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

05-23-2008, 04:35 PM	#21
salazar44 65 - Chevy C10 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 625	Re: Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? I do recommend going with the red lens. If I purchased over, I would get the red. for one... at night, yes they are really nice looking and bright. But in the day... I think they are harder to see when you brake. I have people ***ing behind me like if they never seen my brake lights or turn signal. Also, they clear you can see too much of the electronics that Im not too crazy over. They should of printed all the board info on the back side as well as the non LED electronics. Anyway... red would solve my issues with this lens. __________________ VIC** One Repair Leads to Another! http://vix65chevyc10.blogspot.com

05-23-2008, 04:42 PM	#22
Tim64 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Vandalia, Ohio Posts: 396	Re: Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? Cool Chief. Thanks

05-23-2008, 08:17 PM	#24
salazar44 65 - Chevy C10 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 625	Re: Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? yeah chief... i mean its not horrible, but just saying if I were to do it over again. __________________ VIC One Repair Leads to Another! http://vix65chevyc10.blogspot.com

05-23-2008, 10:29 PM	#25
rickf Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lake Oswego, OR Posts: 318	Re: Anyone use EarlyClassic LED tail lights? These guys have some interesting reading and products for LEDs: http://superbrightleds.com/carbulb-notes.htm If you want to do a relatively cheap conversion, they appear to have 1157 style plug-in LED "bulbs", a 12-count LED for $4.99 and a 30-count LED for $8.99. At one time I was considering making my own LED-based system by using some NAPA LED trailer lights, and a couple Yamaha 100 headlight buckets I have laying around. But those trailer light LED counts are pretty low compared to the ones purpose made for our trucks, and the overall operation would not come out much cheaper since those trailer lights are about $24.00 each last I checked.

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