bigmike69ss
Apr 15th, 06, 4:54 PM
Does anyone know who sells the led tailight conversion kit that will fit in the 69 Chevelle? They are Supposed to be much brighter and illuminate much faster than conventional 12volt bulbs.
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JWagner Apr 15th, 06, 5:01 PM Try a search on the LED topic, as it has been discussed here before. There are apparently a variety of LED retro fit products, with some being better than others. And, you will probably need an electronic turn signal flasher because the load of the LED lamp will not be enough to turn on the flasher. Same might go for the 4-way flasher, too. Xtreme70SS396 Apr 15th, 06, 5:44 PM Autozone has direct plug-ins, no "conversion" necessary. They do light up quicker - but not much brighter. John D Apr 15th, 06, 7:18 PM PM sent "Big Mike"! Trust me on this one, the LED "bulb" replacements won't do cr*p on a '69 - the taillight area is just too big. bigmike69ss Apr 15th, 06, 7:52 PM My daily driver is a 2000 Caddy Deville and it has the LED tailights and they are great, they light up super bright in an instant. I know many of the newer cars have them now and the theory behind them is to get the message ASAP to the brain of the the sleepy, hungover, coffee drinking, cigarette smoking, make-up applying, late for work, cell phone yacking front end smashed dingle-berry driver behind me so he/she wont crush my back end. Cost is always a concern but try to find the correct mint parts to rebuild your 69 SS rear trunk area. That can be high dollar costs and frustration. Hal_396 Apr 16th, 06, 10:56 AM PM sent "Big Mike"! Trust me on this one, the LED "bulb" replacements won't do cr*p on a '69 - the taillight area is just too big. I run them on my 69 also. They are an improvment but a very slight one at best. John D Apr 17th, 06, 11:53 PM "Hal" - pictures sent to your email. Hal_396 Apr 18th, 06, 6:28 AM Thank you! Xtreme70SS396 Apr 18th, 06, 9:09 AM John, Do you have those made for a '70? Need donor rear lenses? Mark John D Apr 18th, 06, 6:00 PM Nothing for '70 yet. I need to get hold of the complete assembly - lens, housing/bucket, etc,. to mock one up. No-one in my club has a "spare" out of the bumper. Condition of these parts really doesn't matter, as long as they're whole and a complete assembly. Xtreme70SS396 Apr 18th, 06, 10:36 PM Well, I'll volunteer a lens if someone else has a bucket/housing. b-man May 17th, 06, 7:49 AM I have seen the 70 led lights in the "Trim Parts" catalog. They have them for 67-72 89.95 www.trimparts.com * I have a 70.. but have not tried them. | ||