Got me some new tails, ditched the VHT's
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04-29-2012, 08:33 PM
Got me some new tails, ditched the VHT's
As title states. Had some tails professionally sprayed and took off the VHT tails that lightened up over the past 3yrs. I didn't feel like re-doing them to have fairly descent lights. I wanted show quality and there are! My VHT's looked good for the 3yrs I had them, but they started showing their age and need to be re-finished.
Light output at night is okay. My VHT's were brighter because they weren't as dark. I did notice the manual states 3057 for the taillight, but when I did my VHT's I installed 3157 which is the same socket, but has more wattage for the parking lights making them brighter. My tails already had these bulbs from the factory as they were Wagner bulbs and never been touched before.
I bought them off a Smoked_Lights for $235 w/3rd brake. Took 11days from payment to delivery for a request on the tails with reverse clear and matching 3rd. They are a little darker than I was thinking but you can request a lighter smoke than what comes standard(dark smoke).
Packaged pretty good and they were pretty much flawless. Only thing I notices was overspray inside my 3rd on the chrome reflective which dwindles light output even more.
Light output is so-so. The 3rd brake suffers alot. this is because the chrome reflective housing had overspray all on it because the guy never coverd and taped it off. Even the reverse chrome has overspray, but it's not that noticeable nor as bad as the brake light part. The output on the tails is a little darker than my VHT one's. Gonna have to put an LED tailgate strip on it or something.
That means....More Mods to come!!!
Light output at night is okay. My VHT's were brighter because they weren't as dark. I did notice the manual states 3057 for the taillight, but when I did my VHT's I installed 3157 which is the same socket, but has more wattage for the parking lights making them brighter. My tails already had these bulbs from the factory as they were Wagner bulbs and never been touched before.
I bought them off a Smoked_Lights for $235 w/3rd brake. Took 11days from payment to delivery for a request on the tails with reverse clear and matching 3rd. They are a little darker than I was thinking but you can request a lighter smoke than what comes standard(dark smoke).
Packaged pretty good and they were pretty much flawless. Only thing I notices was overspray inside my 3rd on the chrome reflective which dwindles light output even more.
Light output is so-so. The 3rd brake suffers alot. this is because the chrome reflective housing had overspray all on it because the guy never coverd and taped it off. Even the reverse chrome has overspray, but it's not that noticeable nor as bad as the brake light part. The output on the tails is a little darker than my VHT one's. Gonna have to put an LED tailgate strip on it or something.
That means....More Mods to come!!!
Last edited by dirtydog; 05-08-2012 at 08:42 AM. Reason: Updated info
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#6
05-01-2012, 10:36 PM
Thanks guys.
yeah, maybe a little too dark. i woulda asked for a medium smoke if i realized how dark they'd be. But they still look great and allow the parking lights and brake lights to shine through good so, I'm happy.
yeah, maybe a little too dark. i woulda asked for a medium smoke if i realized how dark they'd be. But they still look great and allow the parking lights and brake lights to shine through good so, I'm happy.
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05-02-2012, 05:29 AM
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