LED Taillights?
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LED Taillights?
The description of the sport package says it includes LED tail lights (included in sport package on both the E500 and 320). How much of a difference is there between the two types of taillights? I read somewhere that the only difference is in how fast the lights activate when you step on the brake. Is that all? Does it increase interior trunk volume at all (supposedly LED lights are much thinner and don't require a big bulb housing)?
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If you look at the brochure there is a small picture on the sports package page showing the LEDs. It sort of looks like a Lite Brite for those who remember what that is. Instead of a single bulb lighting up the red plastic shell ,there are several small LED lights that together fill up the illuminated red part.
The speed at which the bulbs come should be the same. the signal from the brake pedal to the lights travels at the speed of the electricity in either case and that is VERY fast.
The speed at which the bulbs come should be the same. the signal from the brake pedal to the lights travels at the speed of the electricity in either case and that is VERY fast.
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I think the LEDs are really cool, i just saw the back of an E240 sport at night and the LED's look state of the art. I think LED's dont burn out, so you can be sure that you wont get a ticket for a busted brake light.
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LED lamps are cool because they "pop" on the way true Xenon headlamps "pop" on (as opposed to halogens.) Watch the brake lights on the S-class, as well as the turn signals on some of the late-model cadillacs. I personally think the "popping" look of LEDs are really nice and distinctive.
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There shouldn't be a problem putting the LED tailights on a non-sport E class. But there might be a voltage issue though. As far as I know LEDs require much lower voltages than regular bulbs. That might be a problem if someone tries to swap them out.
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Last edited by rrubino; Sep 5, 2002 at 05:59 PM.
