LED Turn Signal and Stop/Tail Light Bulb Replacement

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I have successfully replaced my stock rear turn signal bulbs and my stop/tail light bulbs with LED without modification, after a little research. The LEDs were much brighter than the stock filament bulbs! I was surprised that the turn LED flashes at the same rate as when the original bulbs were in. I was going to look at the possibility of replacing the front turn signals as well but I don't think I will do it because I think there's so much to remove to get to the bulbs up front!

I bought the LED bulbs from Amazon with the links below. I have attached (I hope I can attach) a picture of the stop light with the LED bulb on the left and still with the original bulb on the right. As you can see, the LED bulb really shines brightly.

Stop/Tail Light LED replacement: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DGM2JKX/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Rear Turn Signal LED replacement: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075MXQM7X/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
White LED Bulbs are not recommended for use with colored lens. It is highly recommended to use Red with Red Lens and Amber/Yellow with Amber Lens. This due to the lens color acts as a filter and only let certain wavelengths through the media. I did mention this to you before. Perhaps the image below will illustrate my point.



Another import thing I must warn you about with the LED Bulb that you selected for signal bulbs. That particular unit will not fit in the front signal housings. Also that I had a one these units go bad in less than a year. Then there are the front signals will not operate as running light with simply installing LED Bulbs into these sockets. You will also need to install Load Stabilizer Resistors across each bulb and to get rid of the hyper-flash when the turn signals are used.
 
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