is the 1157 led bulb brighter then the regular 1157 brake light bulb
2007-10-25 01:43:35 · 10 answers · asked by connie.eilers 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Yes and No.
I put an early genration LED bulb on my bike and it was worse. It looked like two small dots in the brake light housing. I do not recomend them.
I switched to SMT (surface mount technoligy) bulbs. The kind I got have 27 SMT LEDs mounted on them. Six lEDs point to the rear and 21 LEDs around the side. Big difference. It looks brighter and fills the entire lense. I reccomend that if you are purchasing LEDs you get the SMT's with refractors.
2007-10-25 09:53:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOOOOO
ALSO the LED 1157 does not take advantage of the reflective ability that the taillight housing reflector itself offers. I`m talking about the shiny metal part inside the taillight housing that reflects the light of the sides of the bulb out to the lens.
So all you would see is the LED 1157 light shining thru your lens in a quarter sized circle...smaller than the stock bulb
If you want a brighter brakelight, build an aftermarket brakelight holder onto your bike and get the light from NAPA or a truckers outfit like this
http://www.buytruckstuff.com/ledlights.htm
If you are having a hard time keping them from burning out, get a heavy duty 1157 bulb, (or just convert to the trucklite LED housing, which is super bright!
2007-10-25 10:35:18 · answer #2 · answered by mdcbert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem with LED's is that they are very directional, while they can almost blind you straight out from the lamp they have very little light to the side making use of coventional reflectors in standard light fixtures. The better option I believe in LED are the new LED fixtures that are totally filled with LED emitters. You could judge yourself by riding down the highway and observing the different examples at night.
2007-10-25 02:47:45 · answer #3 · answered by vladoviking 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
prob about the same brightness, you just have to be sure the the viewing angles on the LEDs are correct. They tend to only have a viewing angle of ~25 degrees or less. If the bulb has leds which point sideways, and the bulb is going in a reflective housing, you should be fine
2007-10-25 05:04:09 · answer #4 · answered by wrcsubers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The light on bike is led and moves to give you more notice!! good maybe a little brighter???
2007-10-25 04:37:50 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I put one in the taillight of my panhead and it was no brighter. Switched to a halogen bulb and it is much brighter than either of the others.
2007-10-25 01:57:24 · answer #6 · answered by jrrysimmons 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, it has the same lumins .according to my light meter..
(i have tested this on my bike )
.but will last many many times longer..
make sure the reflector is clean and bright in the tail light..
some are a gray color inside, on bikes and cars..
i had that problem on my 55 Chevy..
so i painted the reflectors bright white .
.and now they glow like jack-o-lanterns..
that is a cheap easy fix for dim taillights
2007-10-25 01:51:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think so. I advise u to get on a site called bikerkiss to get more info. There are many professional motorcyclists there. I think they will give u some useful info.
2007-10-28 02:18:02 · answer #8 · answered by Tomas F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Any L.E.D is brighter than regular Bulbs...not sure though
2007-10-25 01:51:38 · answer #9 · answered by "/ J()€ 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Nope, but they come on quicker, and seem to get the driver's attention quicker. I like them.
2007-10-25 04:49:49 · answer #10 · answered by Jim! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋