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By Danny - 5 Years Ago
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has anyone installed a brighter 1157 led bulb on their turnsignal and taillights without any modifications on a 1956 Fairlane?
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By paul2748 - 5 Years Ago
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I haven't, but you must use a special flasher with the signal lights.
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By MoonShadow - 5 Years Ago
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There is a special flasher for the LED's or heavy duty. I tried to convert to full LED but had a lot of problems with them working intermittently. I did find a set of brighter 1157 bulbs that have never given me a problem. Some say the old wiring has a problem with the low voltage of the LED.
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By seishank65 - 5 Years Ago
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I installed Sylvania Zevo 1157 bulbs only on the taillights of my 56 F100 without any flasher or wiring modification.
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By DryLakesRacer - 5 Years Ago
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I’ve tried a few different bulbs even LEDs and went back to Sylvania’s. The 56 has one of the best/brightest taillights of the era by far including the circular reflector.
In FOMOCO Times a person made a kit to add our above backup light reflector to a stop/turn and I decided to get them but he had quit so I made my own for $10. That little extra may help.
I changed the back up lamps to a “whiter” bulb that really helped. Been trying to find the same style for the interior but so far not found one.
I also use Halogen seal beams which are “whiter” in the front... Good luck.
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By 2721955meteor - 5 Years Ago
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i use led turn signals front and rear,had to install 2 cheap reg clearance lights 1 for each side, i put them under the hood, low and behold don't need the special expensive flasher. this has worked for 2 years,the load is enough to activate the old 12volt flasher
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By paul2748 - 5 Years Ago
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I got some led 's for the dash of my 54. Amazing difference. # BA9S - 4 led's around the perimeter and one on top. Got on ebay. Try this number 154014009988. Direct plug in
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