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On 2 Sep 2003 at 13:00, hedge wrote: > I agree that the clear lens would look quite anemic when the lights are > off. Perhaps I can set it up so the rear red LED running lights are on > when the ignition is on. This would be a card -based 96 LED assembly - > not one of those cheesy bayonet bulb replacement types. It will be > quite red and close to 3 times brighter than stock when the brakes are > applied and 2x brighter than the stock tail light / running light. Sounds like you've thought this thru pretty carefully. Even with LEDs you want to make sure that the total power dissipation, including resistors, etc., doesn't exceed the OE amount by much, or you take the chance of melting the lenses. I've also seen examples where the LED chosen was the wrong red wavelength and just didn't make it thru a particular red plastic lens. This might be an argument in favor of the clear lenses. If you end up using the OE lens you'll want to experiment with a couple of different LEDs to make sure that you've chosen well, before you invest in a few hundred LEDs. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org