Here's some pics of my custom 1 ultra bright white led reverse lights.


All pics taken with camera phone no flash.

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looks great

 

That looks really nice. How did you do that?

 

looks sweet, let's get some more info
would be great for people with tinted windows for night!

 

yeah man.. how to deff, i tinted my tails and it is so hard to back up, somehting like this would be a life saver to me considering i back up into my driveway late at night

 

Agreed... Lets see a how to!

 

Did you notice any actual improvement in the light projected out the back? LED's are notorious for increasing the light when looking directly at it, but not having the ability to properly project it to a distance...

 

I did this to my car a while ago and actually it doesn't make it easier to see. It makes it worse because the blueish tint of the led doesn't reflect off things as well as the stock bulbs. Here is a pic of my car with the leds lights. But even though it doesn't light up the back as well as the stock ones it looks x1000 better.

 

hey all, this might sound like a really dumb question but on my other car i have a reverse lockout and my old car would grind if you shifted to reverse while in motion. i was curious to see if my new cobalt had a reverse lock out and was surprised that it just went into reverse, now i didnt release my clutch (talk about engine damage) but seeing as there wasnt no grinding sound i guess its ok to do this? basicly with super bright reverse lights it would be the ultimate "back off" to the anoying tailgater

 

An easier less risky way would be to wire a button in parallel with the reverse light ckt.

 

By the way, it is a huge fine and typically a court appearance if you flash someone with lights from the rear of your car (other than your break lights). A guy did it with his truck lights (rear mounted spots) to an older couple that was tailgating him and he was convicted of a suspended license, $1,600 fine and community service.

Be very careful if you want to do something like that...

 

don't shift to reverse while in motion. kthx. even if u dont let the clutch out, what if you were to slip off of it??? it's just a bad idea man.

 

They are 35+ Times brighter than standard 5mm LEDs! Using the latest technology they consume 1 Watts of power and give light output comparable to a 13-18 watt light bulb! It sends the light everywhere in a 150 deg angle, which definitely increase viewing for backing up with my tinted windows.

I think mine are brighter!

These led's are about 3 time brighter than the stock bulbs.

straight view.

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thats insane nothing i would do to my car though but it is awesome!

 

Where do you get them from

 

Where did u get them? I am also interested, especially if anyone knows where to get a full LED bulb replacement that just plugs in. My reverse lights suck now with the niteshades completely over them and I'm looking for something brighter to try and light up the back better.

 

superbrightleds.com is where I get all my LED stuff. they have almost any type of bulb you can think of.

 

I get the 1 watt ultra bright led's through my company $20 a piece.
They come in a red, blue, white, green, & amber. These are custom mounted, so it is not like a normal plug in bulb for those of you who can't fabricate or customize.

 

You paid $40 for two LED lights and everybody says the new 40-LED taillights sold by CobaltPerformanceParts are too expensive

40 LED lights! 10 in each light!

 

how many LED's are in each housing?
and can you get a picture with the reverse lights on, showing the light output at night?

 

10 LEDs in each housing. Large LEDs in outside housings and small ones in inside housings. Don't have one with the reverse lights but the light output is the same -- uses the original reverse bulb.

https://www.cobaltss.net/gallery/fil...eLights001.jpg

 

Mine have 1 LED in each housing.

 

that's awesome, you should make a how to:

p.s., reply to my pm

 

Does anyone have LEDs for their running lights? I bought the white ones but they're just not bright enough. superbrightleds.com says that they wont work because of the low current draw. anyone know anything about this?

 

I have amber ones.
All you need is a Lamp Load Resistor: 25 Ohm, 25 Watt load resistor.




This will take the extra current and allow you to use the leds.