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bradley4567
 Post subject: ef/el turning lights.
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:10 pm 
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has anyone fitted or know of any brighter globes to install into the turning lights on the front bar?

 

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MAD
 Post subject: Re: ef/el turning lights.
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 7:36 pm 
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I wouldn't go fitting higher wattage globes unless you want to start melting them.
They're cornering lights, they're never going to be 'driving' or 'fog' lights.

 

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bradley4567
 Post subject: Re: ef/el turning lights.
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 7:44 pm 
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i understand they are cornering lights but surely they can handle more than the flimsly 21w

 

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SWC
 Post subject: Re: ef/el turning lights.
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:06 pm 
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If you put anything bigger in they will probably melt.
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bradley4567
 Post subject: Re: ef/el turning lights.
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:15 pm 
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what about led's
what you guys reckon about them, having less heat and all, feasible or not.....

 

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SWC
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:27 pm 
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All you are going to do is light up the side of the road. Thats why they are called Cornering Lights.
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bradley4567
 Post subject: Re: ef/el turning lights.
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:35 pm 
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SWC wrote:
All you are going to do is light up the side of the road. Thats why they are called Cornering Lights.


yeah i suppose your right

 

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FordFairmont
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i drilled out the centres in mine and modded them to fit some blue/white LEDs, but was only to match the narva white globes in the headlights

wouldnt say they were any brighter, just did it for looks
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xr8185
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:29 pm 
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i also put an led strip inside the light, i must say they do look good

 

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bradley4567
 Post subject: Re: ef/el turning lights.
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:36 pm 
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do you have any pics?

 

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xr8185
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Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:18 am 
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bradley4567 wrote:
do you have any pics?

not yet but ill put some up tomorrow for you

 

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xr8185
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Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:56 pm 
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bradley4567 wrote:
do you have any pics?

this is how mine turned out, excuse the dodgy camera

 

 

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Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:04 pm 
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i dunno man, looks like you indicators are permanetely left on......
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SWC
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Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:06 pm 
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He's talking about Cornering lamps.. as fitted to the Fairmonts/Fairlanes... not indicators.
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SWC
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He's talking about Cornering lamps.. as fitted to the Fairmonts/Fairlanes... not indicators.
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