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springoflife
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Jul 10, 2015

LED Bulb Replacement for Taillamp - Possible Snag

I intend to replace the 1157 bulbs in the rear of my camper with LED's. The 1157's aren't very bright, especially in sunlight. And when turning, the delay for when the brighter filament actually ill...
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springoflife
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Jul 13, 2015
The 1157 LED replacement bulbs I bought cost more than the entire Optronics assemblies in Choochooman's link. Guess I should've went that route.

The light/lens assembly is similar in style to the Optronics, but is not exactly it:
http://kcatalog.kellermarine.com/kcatalog/details.php?ProdClass=Lights&ITEM=3204576&MfrNum=30150

At this point, I like GordonThree's advice about gluing a white LED to shine on the License Plate. I can tap into the "marker" and "ground" wires inside the housing.

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