Thank you for asking. I am planning to replace most of the lights with the LEDs. I did some experimenting with LEDs when I was younger, but didn't see much future for them besides pilot lights or such. Now I see police cars with LED top lights, and semis that have had all of their lights converted to LEDs that use less power than just one incandescant bulb. The big thing to me is the brake lights. Using the LEDs at highway speed, when you step on the brake pedal, the LEDs come on 66 feet sooner than the old bulbs. There is no warm-up period, they are on instantly. In addition, LEDs last seemingly forever. I am sold on LEDs. I even hear that they are replacing even the new CFLs.

 

Nice man. I am gonna look into the brake light scheme now that you showed us the awesome site, rear brake lights and the 3rd high brake light

 

LEDs are the next big technology for backlit screens used in laptops, monitors, TVs. They use less energy and are brighter than LCD or Plasma...

The new MacBook Pros come with LED backlighting...my next purchase

 

Thats what I am curious about. I don't want to spend$20forthe pair and them not be as bright as the conventional. Definently going for the brake lightsthough

 

nope. the lense is diffused, which in turn diffuses the lighting of the LED bulbs. LEDs look brighter because the light is directional, however they aren't technically brighter, just different ways of emitting light. If you go with LED backup bulbs, I'd say get a separate pair of halogens for actually backup bulbs to help you see at night. when I got my rear flashers, I got external halogens to help me see...now I dont have those anymore, but I know they also make some that fit onto hitch receivers that are actually pretty bright.

 

Jimbo did you get the 3W high output LED's for the back ups or the lower powered ones? I have a 3W LED bulb in my Maglite and with as incredibly bright as that is I find it hard to imagine those wouldn't be brighter than the stock back up lights.

 

Well there's a difference between the 3w LEDs for your truck and the ones they make for the maglites. The ones for the truck have 3 individual 1w bulbs on them, and are manufactured differently. The ones in the maglite, would make a pair of bulbs for our trucks about $60/pair. They're two different types of LEDs. And yes I do have the high power ones on my truck.

 

Hi, again, everyone. Well, it looks as if I am not going to be using LEDs in our Dak. I received the 3157 bulbs, and ran into the oddest problem I have ever heard of. When the LED bulbs were plugged into the sockets, nothing was turned on, there should have been no current flowing anywahere. Right? The led bulbs lit up, at low intensity, and when I turned the parking lights on, there was no change. I had Krystal step on the brake pedal and then turn on the hazard flashers, and there was still no change. I am waiting now for a return authorization number so I can get a refund. Thank you all, anyway.

 

Shouldn't be that expensive, I think the maglite bulb was $15 or so, maybe less.

Also for the 3w bulb I was thinking of these: