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[Guest]

Hi,

I recently received a bulb from superbriteleds.com, an 1157 replacement, their model 1157 R-30 with 30 LEDs. It fit into my tail light just fine and worked just fine. But it wasn't as bright as the normal Stanley bulb (1034). One good thing was that when I stepped on the brake, the headlight did not dim at all when using the LED tail light. But I didn't want to give up the extra illumination of the regular bulb.

I've just ordered one of their 1157-LX3 Luxeon LED bulbs that are supposed to be the brightest things out there, brighter than the filament bulbs. I'll let you know when it gets here.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[Jinkeez]

Thanks for the info, I've been wanting to grab some LED bulbs since I got my bike, but I wasn't sure what would happen Can't wait to hear how the Luxeon bulb works out.

[BassCliff]

Hi,

I've just ordered one of their 1157-LX3 Luxeon LED bulbs that are supposed to be the brightest things out there, brighter than the filament bulbs. I'll let you know when it gets here.

The Luxeon bulb got here today and I did a comparison test on my tail light right away. I got the red LED as suggested. (The red lens would block a lot of the white light but does not block red light.) I was impressed, the 1157-LX3 bulb was much brighter than the standard Stanley 1034. When I stepped on the brake, the brighter intensity was instant, no delay as with a filament. Now, I don't know if the Luxeon bulb was $28 brighter. In other words, the standard Stanley bulb is about $2 and the Luxeon 1157-LX3 was $29.95 delivered. But I'm thinking that the LED will last forever. If so, then I won't feel bad about spending that much for a single bulb. Plus I like the fact that when I'm sitting at a traffic light and hold my brake, the head light doesn't dim.

I'll let you know how it holds up and what my other riding buddies think of it. (Once in a while they let me ride in front.) :-D

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[runewolf]

Plus it's nice for the cars behind you sittinf at a stop light. They don't have to turn on their inside light to read their maps and the red allows them to keep their night vision