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Old Mar 2, 2018 | 02:37 PM
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Been looking at swapping out my brake light (3157) bulbs for awhile now but there are so many different kinds it makes my head spin. I'm leaning towards either Philips or Sylvania leds. They seem to perform well, at least according to reviews, but do not appear any brighter than stock bulbs. I'm sure Diode Dynamics and 4x4truckleds bulbs are good but they are also pricy.

Just curious if anybody has had or is having a good experience with Amazon or eBay led bulbs and if so, what are you using.
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Old Mar 2, 2018 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by madmatt83
Been looking at swapping out my brake light (3157) bulbs for awhile now but there are so many different kinds it makes my head spin. I'm leaning towards either Philips or Sylvania leds. They seem to perform well, at least according to reviews, but do not appear any brighter than stock bulbs. I'm sure Diode Dynamics and 4x4truckleds bulbs are good but they are also pricy.

Just curious if anybody has had or is having a good experience with Amazon or eBay led bulbs and if so, what are you using.
I used the Sylvania ones on my 2011. Still got the rapid blink so I had to add a load equalizer on the rear lights. I screwed the load equalizers into the steel. Since we're on to aluminum, you may want to use heady duty waterproof double sided tape... it should hold, despite the heat.

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Old Mar 2, 2018 | 03:18 PM
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I used the Sylvania ones on my 2011. Still got the rapid blink so I had to add a load equalizer on the rear lights. I screwed the load equalizers into the steel. Since we're on to aluminum, you may want to use heady duty waterproof double sided tape... it should hold, despite the heat.
I'm leaning towards those. They aren't expensive and they are name brand. I'm not worried about hyper flash since it will only hyper flash on the dash.
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