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    I want to have a better lit up area behind me for when I back up. Plus, I want to male sure people see me good. I was wanting to do this. I would take a stock lowbeam bulb and put in for my back up lights. Anyway this is possible? I want to do this and plus, I have the time now to do just this. I think it would be awesome too.

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    Re: low beam headlight bulbs used in our back up light housing on taillight housing?

    Why not just get led bulbs

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    • #3
      Re: low beam headlight bulbs used in our back up light housing on taillight housing?

      I got some bright ones from v-leds. Plenty bright to see through tint at night

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        low beam headlight bulbs used in our back up light housing on taillight housing?

        Yeah, LED bulbs are the best way to go for reverse lights and tail lights.
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          Re: low beam headlight bulbs used in our back up light housing on taillight housing?

          I did LED's....got the brightest and I sure wish they were brighter.
          Parts of my driveway are very dark and it is hard to see.



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            Re: low beam headlight bulbs used in our back up light housing on taillight housing?

            I did LED's....got the brightest and I sure wish they were brighter.
            Parts of my driveway are very dark and it is hard to see.



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              Re: low beam headlight bulbs used in our back up light housing on taillight housing?

              Why not get a set of small aftermarket fog lights and mount them low/near the plate? They would give you more light than adding larger bulbs to the reverse, which could melt the housing since they are not meant to be in that small of a space.
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                Re: low beam headlight bulbs used in our back up light housing on taillight housing?

                Originally posted by jimmyfloyd View Post
                Why not get a set of small aftermarket fog lights and mount them low/near the plate? They would give you more light than adding larger bulbs to the reverse, which could melt the housing since they are not meant to be in that small of a space.
                I was wanting to do something just like that. I can cut out holes to mount fogs. I could do something like that. Plus, who wants to melt the housing. Huh, not me! I've already melted on thing that is plastic on my g6. Lol

                Originally posted by Lampoon View Post
                I did LED's....got the brightest and I sure wish they were brighter.
                Parts of my driveway are very dark and it is hard to see.



                and here is an oldie but a goodie:
                http://www.g6performance.com/forum/showthread.php?t=444
                Awesome Robert aka Lampoon. I'll check those links out.

                Originally posted by CruisinG6 View Post
                I got some bright ones from v-leds. Plenty bright to see through tint at night
                I will check out v-LEDs out to see what they have CrusinG6 . I have an issue with seeing behind me when I back up. So, you being able to see through tint, should do the trick

                Originally posted by Siloge View Post
                Why not just get led bulbs
                I got me some LED backup lights, But they were not doing the job Siloge.

                I will try me those brighter LEDs. I also want to do like the grand prix's reverse lights down on the lower ends of the rear bumper. But I'll just mount them to the lower valance.

                Thanks for all the tips and preventive suggestions.

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                  Re: low beam headlight bulbs used in our back up light housing on taillight housing?

                  I have a gif of my LEDs somewhere.
                  I think it was an interest or wanted thread for sedan LED tail lights

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                    Re: low beam headlight bulbs used in our back up light housing on taillight housing?

                    Originally posted by CruisinG6 View Post
                    I have a gif of my LEDs somewhere.
                    I think it was an interest or wanted thread for sedan LED tail lights
                    Please post a picture. I want to try your brand first. I'm still reading through Lampoons thread he posted on here, to see what was said.

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                      Re: low beam headlight bulbs used in our back up light housing on taillight housing?



                      It starts at post 14 with daytime shots, Then further down nightime shots, which includes the reverse light.
                      Tonight I'll snap a picture with my dslr of the light output on the ground or against a building, try to give a better idea of light output with lightly tinted tails

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                      • #12
                        Re: low beam headlight bulbs used in our back up light housing on taillight housing?

                        Originally posted by CruisinG6 View Post
                        http://www.g6performance.com/forum/s...l=1#post537908

                        It starts at post 14 with daytime shots, Then further down nightime shots, which includes the reverse light.
                        Tonight I'll snap a picture with my dslr of the light output on the ground or against a building, try to give a better idea of light output with lightly tinted tails
                        I seen the v-LEDs website. My God they are expensive. But worth it. Thanks again. The thread photos will do fine if you don't want to take a photo tonight. Thanks CrusinG6

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                          Re: low beam headlight bulbs used in our back up light housing on taillight housing?

                          Former member here used HIDs in his reverse lights.

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                            Re: low beam headlight bulbs used in our back up light housing on taillight housing?

                            Lol, LEDs run cooler than the stock incandescent bulbs, so how would they melt the housing?
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                              Re: low beam headlight bulbs used in our back up light housing on taillight housing?

                              Originally posted by D0M1NIX View Post
                              Lol, LEDs run cooler than the stock incandescent bulbs, so how would they melt the housing?
                              Could just be a misconception because many high powered LEDs have heat sinks on em.

                              V-Leds, while expensive, are worth the cost IMO.
                              when driving home at night I'll tap my brakes and see my brake lights reflect off street signs incredibly far away. I've stood behind my car with the hazards on, it gets nauseating lol

                              I did snap some pics of them tonight, but they came out awful. I forgot I need a tripod to make this work right. Thing is too the camera makes adjustments for it.

                              Anyways I got their $50 sets for the front turn signals, rear tails and reverse lights, So over $150 in LEDs alone when you take into account the smaller bulbs and interior lights.
                              All for the best though, EVERYONE sees me now haha

                              I'm sure there's other companies and lights available. But I've never had a single problem with mine, where as the cheapo amazon bulbs I used before were just not bright and some leds stopped working.

                              I looked into the HID reverse lights too, but I decided I didn't want to wait for them to brighten up before backing out lol

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