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'54 tail/stop light upgrade.
HappyDaze - March 22nd, 2020 at 03:21 PM

Just wondering if anyone has managed to improve the 'heart' stop-lights? In these days of extremely low standards of driving, I am concerned that the stop-lights on my '54 are a bit hard for the idiots to see.

Is there a 6v LED upgrade for these lights? I would prefer not to add extra stop-lights (last resort), and certainly do not want to change the appearance of the existing original tail lights. Any ideas?


AA003 - March 22nd, 2020 at 05:34 PM

I have sent an email to Chip Birks who made my led lights asking about 6v hearts. He should reply in a day or two.


HappyDaze - March 22nd, 2020 at 07:36 PM

Thanks Phill. Be interesting to see how that goes.


Bizarre - March 22nd, 2020 at 08:43 PM

DasDubber did this ages ago

See what I can dig up


Here - but pics are gone

https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=59579&page=10 


AA003 - March 27th, 2020 at 01:29 PM

He hasn't replied back but I found his ad.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1519884 

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/pix/5158983.jpg


vw54 - March 27th, 2020 at 03:20 PM

there nice


HappyDaze - March 28th, 2020 at 06:54 AM

Phill, do you know if these lights still function as tail lights and stop lights? They sure look bright in the picture - I wonder if that's on 6V or 12V?

It does not say whether the price is for one light set, or a pair. It could work out very expensive...


AA003 - March 28th, 2020 at 07:06 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by HappyDaze
Phill, do you know if these lights still function as tail lights and stop lights? They sure look bright in the picture - I wonder if that's on 6V or 12V?

It does not say whether the price is for one light set, or a pair. It could work out very expensive...


Don't know about the voltage. It's a bit hard to understand from his ad.

Mine cost around A$220 for the pair.


vw54 - March 28th, 2020 at 07:15 PM

Greg

JUST buy them i think you know someone who can make some brackets n spacers just sheet metal shield between the bulbs
so one dosent interrupt the other when applied