Third brake light bulbs??
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someotherguy
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Original bulbs are larger - same size base as a 194, but the bulb is a 921. The globe is much larger. That means more room in there for a brighter bulb than an LED-replacement 194 size. The ones you posted may be bright, but I'll bet there's brighter. Also keep in mind for the CHMSL itself you want red LED's; a white one will look pinkish behind that red lens. Red LED for red lens, white for white/clear...
Not sure which post you're responding to? If you mean mine, they didn't break when removing. They broke on install, because the socket is very tight and the base of the LED was a little too thick. It forced the leads which go inside and solder to the circuit boards the LED's are on, so the leads broke off internally and shorted. *poof*
Richard
someotherguy
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Original bulbs are larger - same size base as a 194, but the bulb is a 921. The globe is much larger. That means more room in there for a brighter bulb than an LED-replacement 194 size. The ones you posted may be bright, but I'll bet there's brighter. Also keep in mind for the CHMSL itself you want red LED's; a white one will look pinkish behind that red lens. Red LED for red lens, white for white/clear...
Not sure which post you're responding to? If you mean mine, they didn't break when removing. They broke on install, because the socket is very tight and the base of the LED was a little too thick. It forced the leads which go inside and solder to the circuit boards the LED's are on, so the leads broke off internally and shorted. *poof*
EDIT - oh nevermind; now I see what you're responding to. The original post in this thread which is like 3 years old.
Richard
Not sure which post you're responding to? If you mean mine, they didn't break when removing. They broke on install, because the socket is very tight and the base of the LED was a little too thick. It forced the leads which go inside and solder to the circuit boards the LED's are on, so the leads broke off internally and shorted. *poof*
EDIT - oh nevermind; now I see what you're responding to. The original post in this thread which is like 3 years old.
Richard
Yeah no worries, I figured I might as well respond to it since its revived now
AbramF_496
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Yes I understand that 921 are bigger I had ordered a bigger size and the barely fit!! Plus they had a smaller 194 plug and didn't stay in as good as the new ones I posted. Lol so I got the smaller version and they r just as bright as the big momma ones and I don't think there's anything brighter than what I got since all I have seen in my city are cheapy crappy blue LEDs that are supposed to be white!!! So I shake my head when I see them in fords etc for cargo lights. Lemme know if u find brighter ones though for real lol I'll take a PIC I think you'll be impressed plus I have backup lights 3496 or whatever the number is n those r huge with a nice polymer lens on it
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AbramF_496
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Alright so I got some pics of the ones I posted 194 base just the cargo lights not brake light
I only have one cause I broke the other one lol sorry
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I only have one cause I broke the other one lol sorry
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Stepside_fever95
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AbramF_496
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The bulbs that have the metal wire on both sides shorts out the wires u need the ones I posted or ones that have the wire coming from the very bottom of the base n goes up instead of the wires coming out the cup of the bulb maybe I should draw it lol one sec
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Trust me, no matter what the bases look like it's pretty much luck of the draw. I tried three different types of bases in my factory housing, all of them tried to melt something. IMO you're better off sticking with standard bulbs or switching to a full LED housing. Those sockets are just not made to be messed with.
AbramF_496
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Bull
The plastic 194 bases are all the same the placement of the wires coming out is what's different
You know how the original bulbs have one wire on each side. Buy the ones like that like in my ebay picture it's legit.
The leds u don't wanna buy are the ones that have all four sides covered with wire that's the melting ones.
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The plastic 194 bases are all the same the placement of the wires coming out is what's different
You know how the original bulbs have one wire on each side. Buy the ones like that like in my ebay picture it's legit.
The leds u don't wanna buy are the ones that have all four sides covered with wire that's the melting ones.
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