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07-09-2008, 10:46 AM #1
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Tailights not bright enough
Hey guys,
For 98+ Firebird/Formula/TA
Have you noticed on our cars when our tail lights are on, the lights don't actually wrap all the way around like the housings do.
I read a thread on a site before (can't remember if it was this board) where by using different bulbs it will actually light up the whole tail section.
Here's a picture of what I'm talking about. Don't mind my amazing ms paint skills.
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07-09-2008, 10:48 AM #2rapter34Guest
I gess i have not looked at my lightsw in a while i thought there was a erally small light that went on the sides? :
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07-09-2008, 10:13 PM #3
I'm pretty sure there's three blubs in there, it should light up all the way around....it's really easy to get....just start tearing into it
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07-09-2008, 10:45 PM #4
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79 T/A -91 Firebird- 1998 Trans Am -Oynx Black
I was wondering the same thing... All my bulbs are good but the side isnt brite at all.
Bump
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07-09-2008, 11:16 PM #5
man I'm going to look at next break......
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07-09-2008, 11:40 PM #6
auto and advance have a replacement LED bulb that is brighter than stock bulbs...and lasts longer
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07-10-2008, 12:14 AM #7
so I just looked at mine and I can clearly see three blubs in there and it lights up all the way around...?
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07-10-2008, 12:15 AM #8
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79 T/A -91 Firebird- 1998 Trans Am -Oynx Black
Maybe its a 98-99 thing??
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07-10-2008, 12:17 AM #9
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07-10-2008, 12:28 AM #10
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79 T/A -91 Firebird- 1998 Trans Am -Oynx Black
Brighter bulbs might help. Mine have a lot of fog
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07-10-2008, 02:23 AM #11
off subject but yesterday I changed the front right turn signal,....that almost sucked
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07-10-2008, 06:27 AM #12
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00 TA PWTR, 98 VertTA NBM- 80 TA BLK, 80 Formula NBM
well the problem could be that sometimes the reflective material inside the taillight fades/blackens/corrides. . . due to heat and moisture, i believe. i cracked a taillight on my 98 bird a few years ago and replaced it with a new one. within a year that new taillight looked dimmer than the original, looked inside it and the refective part was half black. the fix isnt easy after its already blackened. i just stuck chrome tape in, as best as i could through the socket holes. ive read of a few guys actually taking the lense off the housing and were about to chrome tape the entire reflective part of the housing. also. . ive drilled 1/8" holes in each "valley" of the taillight to release any moisture in the housing, as a preventative measure
2000 TA, A4, LS6 intake, Magnaflow, WS9 hood, BMR STB, UMI boxed SFC, Spohn LCA, 9" Ford
1998 TA Vert, NBM, M6, Flowmaster, WS6 hood, WS6 airbox, C6 wheels, UMI SFC, BMR STB
1998 Bird, Black, V6, A4, 18" 077's, Wings West Body Kit
1980 Formula, NBM, 402BB, cam, DR timing, LT headers, 3" TD w/ flowmasters, TH350
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07-10-2008, 09:28 AM #13
good idea about drilling the holes
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07-15-2008, 01:37 AM #14
led lights last longer
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07-15-2008, 01:37 AM #15
and are much much brighter
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07-15-2008, 01:42 AM #16
Never really looked at my car from the back at night and looked at the lights I was thinking about going the LED way with mine though
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07-15-2008, 03:27 AM #17
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1999 Formula WS6 M6-sold- 2001 Silverado Z71
Sounds like the little 194 side marker bulbs in the taillamps are burnt out.
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07-15-2008, 03:45 PM #18
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black- 99 formula firebird
wouldnt the leds produce more heat and potentialy burn the lense?
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07-15-2008, 04:40 PM #19
My tail lights are dimmer on the sides too. I have checked the bulbs and they are all working. I am going to buy some LED bulbs from E-Bay and while I am at it I want to get those circuit boards that makes the lights light up one at a time in a relay when I turn on that blinker
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07-15-2008, 04:42 PM #20
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