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Strange that they used incandescent bulbs for the Left & Right brake lamps on the GL instead of LED brake lamps. Even my 2000 S-class has LED brake lamps for Left, Right, and Center.
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LED lamps offer extended life, and expensive looks (for now) but they're terrible in any climate that experiences winter. The incandescent models create enough heat to melt the snow that accumulates on the lamps when driving on snow-covered roads, but the LEDs emit no heat, so tail and brake lamps on these vehicles can be obscured. Very unsafe.
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2004 RX330, 2008 Scion xB, 2001 Honda Insight Hybrid, 2010 Toyot Prius v ATP
LED lamps offer extended life, and expensive looks (for now) but they're terrible in any climate that experiences winter. The incandescent models create enough heat to melt the snow that accumulates on the lamps when driving on snow-covered roads, but the LEDs emit no heat, so tail and brake lamps on these vehicles can be obscured. Very unsafe.
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LED lamps offer extended life, and expensive looks (for now) but they're terrible in any climate that experiences winter. The incandescent models create enough heat to melt the snow that accumulates on the lamps when driving on snow-covered roads, but the LEDs emit no heat, so tail and brake lamps on these vehicles can be obscured. Very unsafe.
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Next best thing to LED taillights might be fast-acting brake light bulbs.
See http://www.powerbulbs.com/product_detail.asp?prod=79
See http://www.powerbulbs.com/product_detail.asp?prod=79
Last edited by lkchris; 02-19-2008 at 02:05 PM.