Cleared Tail Lights with PIC's - #1
01-25-04 | 01:18 AM
#33
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TrboDANDEE
you cannot do this to the 92- 94 tailights but if you like that style better than you can buy these from www.takakira.co.jp but they are like $800 + shipping 
10-22-09 | 04:50 AM
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Cleared Tails
I am wondering what if I remove the diffuser @ the bottom for 95-96 tails...
Would it be legal? I saw Evergreen(?) tails which had them all removed...
I really like the clean look without diffuser..
Thanks in advance for your opinions.
Steve
11-02-09 | 01:22 PM
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From: New Jersey
I bought a sheet of plexiglas that's used in flourescent lighting fixtures. It comes in 2 x 4 foot sheets, and it's only a couple of dollars. I got mine at Home Depot, but Lowe's or any hardware store should have them.
Good luck!
07-21-10 | 06:23 AM
#45
Hey Dan,
Sorry I wasn't clear. I'll try again.
There are LED's available as direct replacement plugins for the standard incandescent bulbs. In the case of the '96 SC, the rear brake lights, turn signal, and backup light are all 1156 (bayonet base with single filament). The rear "driving lights" and side marker lights are 194 (wedge base). The front turn signal is an 1157 (bayonet base with two filaments) for reasons unknown since, the SC only uses one filament in it?!? The 1156 and 1157 are not interchangeable as the base is different.
There are lots of places on the web (and even eBay) to get LED's, but the quality and output of light varies considerably from brand to brand. I can recommend the place where I got mine as being reputable and having good quality bulbs (as well as the resistors - more on them in a minute), as well as fast shipping. Check out DirectAuto.com (NOTE to Moderator - I'm not affiliated with this company, just passing along info about what I consider to be a reliable merchant!). They carry all the types and colors of LED's for auto use, 1156, 1157, 194, etc., etc., etc. They also carry the resistors you need to make the blinkers work properly.
The problem with using LED's is they have a VERY low resistance. This confuses the blinker and the circuit that senses when a bulb burns out. For the blinker, merely wiring one of these 6 ohm resistors ACROSS (one side to +, the other side to -) the blinker LED will take care of it. I expect this would fix the bulb out sensing circuit for the tail lights as well, but have not tried it yet. What I'll probably do is just unplug the light bulb in the dash. The LED's will probably outlast the car anyway
One last note. Don't buy the 1156 or 1157 with less than 15 LED's or they won't be bright enough. And for the 194's, get the 4 LED bulbs, NOT the two LED ones. If this is confusing, check out the web sight and it should all become obvious.
Hope this helps!
PS- Still don't have pics yet, but hopefully soon!
Sorry I wasn't clear. I'll try again.
There are LED's available as direct replacement plugins for the standard incandescent bulbs. In the case of the '96 SC, the rear brake lights, turn signal, and backup light are all 1156 (bayonet base with single filament). The rear "driving lights" and side marker lights are 194 (wedge base). The front turn signal is an 1157 (bayonet base with two filaments) for reasons unknown since, the SC only uses one filament in it?!? The 1156 and 1157 are not interchangeable as the base is different.
There are lots of places on the web (and even eBay) to get LED's, but the quality and output of light varies considerably from brand to brand. I can recommend the place where I got mine as being reputable and having good quality bulbs (as well as the resistors - more on them in a minute), as well as fast shipping. Check out DirectAuto.com (NOTE to Moderator - I'm not affiliated with this company, just passing along info about what I consider to be a reliable merchant!). They carry all the types and colors of LED's for auto use, 1156, 1157, 194, etc., etc., etc. They also carry the resistors you need to make the blinkers work properly.
The problem with using LED's is they have a VERY low resistance. This confuses the blinker and the circuit that senses when a bulb burns out. For the blinker, merely wiring one of these 6 ohm resistors ACROSS (one side to +, the other side to -) the blinker LED will take care of it. I expect this would fix the bulb out sensing circuit for the tail lights as well, but have not tried it yet. What I'll probably do is just unplug the light bulb in the dash. The LED's will probably outlast the car anyway
One last note. Don't buy the 1156 or 1157 with less than 15 LED's or they won't be bright enough. And for the 194's, get the 4 LED bulbs, NOT the two LED ones. If this is confusing, check out the web sight and it should all become obvious.
Hope this helps!
PS- Still don't have pics yet, but hopefully soon!
Question about the bulbs - what is the total count of bulbs in the 95-96 tail-light? It looks to me like EACH tail light has the following:
(2) 1156 - Red in the top of the tail-light. Bright when braking, and lightly illuminated when the lights are on.
(1) 194 - Red in the top of the tail-light - lightly illuminated when the lights are on, but does nothing different under braking. "Rear Driving Light"
(2) 1156 - Amber for turning
(1) 1156 - White for reverse
Yay? Nay? Ordering LED's for my tails, but at ~$20 a bulb I want to make sure I'm ordering the right stuff. I don't have time to pull my tail-light to check before ordering the bulbs.
EDIT - Looks like I'm a bit off...
Last edited by High PSI; 07-21-10 at 06:34 AM.