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My 38 has motorcycle fixtures for the turn signals, made by Stanley. They are a high quality assembly but the rear ones have trouble showing in the sunlight. They had the wrong bulb in them so I installed 1129s and that was an improvement. I have been looking for a good 6 V LED bulb to replace them with. I received two from Amazon today and they fit and perform amazingly. My rear blinkers are now very bright and vivid. They are small enough in size to be used in my original tail light and brake light sockets, so I have ordered more. here is some identifying information:
Rulandsion 6V Superbright 1156LED Bulb, White 5050 12SMD LED Replacement bulbs for backup reverse signal and tail lights. Lights Non Polarity.
Manufacturer Guangzhou Ruxin Technology Co. Ltd
My 1951 1 Ton is now on the road! My 38 Master 4 Door is also now on the road .
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Thanks for sharing your success. It is difficult to separate fact from fiction with respect to LED bulbs in these classic cars.
What flasher unit are you using? Is it solid state?
The reason I ask is that most mechanical flashers will not work with LED bulbs. Those bulbs do not draw enough current to properly heat the bimetallic strip that breaks and makes the flashing circuit.
If you kept the front turn signals as filament bulbs they will probably draw enough current to make the flasher work.
Rusty
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Yes the front ones have 1129s in them and they are bright enough as they are a different design, sort of like a large orange disc. I have done a lot of searching and bought some ones on EBay which were junk.
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Rusty,
I know that you enjoy technical details, as I do so here is some more. My front signal lights are bright and they also have sockets with a very tight rubber ring around the top to seal the bulb in there. It takes quite a bit of force to get the bulb into the socket. A glass bulb can usually withstand that. These LEDs have the array immediately above the metal base so they are quite delicate. Because of their design they will fit in my tail lights for that function and also the brake light function. So I have ordered more for that purpose.
By the way I had anticipated replacing front and back signal bulbs. Accordingly I purchased some 3 ohm resistors. They have kits for 12 volt setups that use 6 ohm resistors.
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Thank you for the details. You added a load with the resistors to make the flasher work properly. I figured that you were staying ahead of the curve!
Rusty
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