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pebo va · 08-20-2013, 06:21 PM

Do halogen 6V tail light bulbs burn too hot for a '49-50 SW tail light and do they draw too much power causing other problems. I would like to increase the brightness of stop, blinkers, and running lights. I painted the inside gloss white but no real help.

TJ · 08-20-2013, 07:10 PM

Look for some 6 volt LED's. You'll be a lot happier. They don't get hot and are brighter.

OLD...BILL · 08-20-2013, 07:41 PM

Try " superbrightsleds.com " thay make LEDs in twist lock base, fir you show box. ...OLD...BILL

JT FORD · 08-20-2013, 08:42 PM

I have two halogen bulbs I would like to sell. The wiring would not handle them!

Old Henry · 08-20-2013, 10:52 PM

I tried halogen, I tried LED, and neither compared to the super brights from Sacramento Vintage Ford here: http://www.vintageford.com/part_sear...3-6sb&Category

Their bulbs do not draw the current halogens do and they shine all directions unlike the LEDs. They look and fit just like the original bulbs but are just a whole lot brighter. And they're cheap compared to either of the others. I'll never use anything else.

See photos to demonstrate the differences between all bulbs in my 47 here: https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67558

cabrioletgalaxie · 08-21-2013, 12:53 PM

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I use 6V halogens in my headlights, parking lights and tail/brake lites on my Model A Ford. Never had an issue with heating and never burned out a bulb. These bulbs are used with my OEM generator, not an alternator.
I will check out Sacr. Ford though to see what they have.

mralternator · 08-21-2013, 01:02 PM

A 6 volt Alternator supplies more than enough to keep all new lights very bright, and No fluctuation that is sometimes found with other devices

Just saying

Old Henry · 08-21-2013, 01:42 PM

When I put in halogens with stock wiring they worked but the brake lights lit slowly and not much brighter than the tail lights. I then installed 9 ga. wire and they worked fine but quickly burned out my brake light switch. I then added a relay but the bulbs soon died. That's when I tried LEDs that were too directional and didn't even light up my whole lens and was looking for something else when I was put onto the super brights from Sacramento Vintage Ford that have worked great - bright as halogens but a lot cheaper, last longer, and don't draw as much juice.

08-20-2013, 06:21 PM	#1
pebo va Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 67	Halogen 6V tail lights Do halogen 6V tail light bulbs burn too hot for a '49-50 SW tail light and do they draw too much power causing other problems. I would like to increase the brightness of stop, blinkers, and running lights. I painted the inside gloss white but no real help.

08-20-2013, 07:10 PM	#2
TJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Napa,California Posts: 6,566	Re: Halogen 6V tail lights Look for some 6 volt LED's. You'll be a lot happier. They don't get hot and are brighter.

08-20-2013, 07:41 PM	#3
OLD...BILL Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northern California,coast Posts: 552	Re: Halogen 6V tail lights Try " superbrightsleds.com " thay make LEDs in twist lock base, fir you show box. ...OLD...BILL

08-20-2013, 08:42 PM	#4
JT FORD Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: N.W. Iowa Posts: 306	Re: Halogen 6V tail lights I have two halogen bulbs I would like to sell. The wiring would not handle them!

08-20-2013, 10:52 PM	#5
Old Henry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 5,762	Re: Halogen 6V tail lights I tried halogen, I tried LED, and neither compared to the super brights from Sacramento Vintage Ford here: http://www.vintageford.com/part_sear...3-6sb&Category Their bulbs do not draw the current halogens do and they shine all directions unlike the LEDs. They look and fit just like the original bulbs but are just a whole lot brighter. And they're cheap compared to either of the others. I'll never use anything else. See photos to demonstrate the differences between all bulbs in my 47 here: https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67558 __________________ Prof. Henry (The Roaming Gnome) "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” Ursula K. Le Guin in The Left Hand of Darkness Last edited by Old Henry; 08-20-2013 at 10:57 PM.*

08-21-2013, 12:53 PM	#6
cabrioletgalaxie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Maine Posts: 377	Re: Halogen 6V tail lights Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I use 6V halogens in my headlights, parking lights and tail/brake lites on my Model A Ford. Never had an issue with heating and never burned out a bulb. These bulbs are used with my OEM generator, not an alternator. I will check out Sacr. Ford though to see what they have.

08-21-2013, 01:02 PM	#7
mralternator BANNED Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Rolesville NC Posts: 91	Re: Halogen 6V tail lights A 6 volt Alternator supplies more than enough to keep all new lights very bright, and No fluctuation that is sometimes found with other devices Just saying

08-21-2013, 01:42 PM	#8
Old Henry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 5,762	Re: Halogen 6V tail lights When I put in halogens with stock wiring they worked but the brake lights lit slowly and not much brighter than the tail lights. I then installed 9 ga. wire and they worked fine but quickly burned out my brake light switch. I then added a relay but the bulbs soon died. That's when I tried LEDs that were too directional and didn't even light up my whole lens and was looking for something else when I was put onto the super brights from Sacramento Vintage Ford that have worked great - bright as halogens but a lot cheaper, last longer, and don't draw as much juice. __________________ Prof. Henry (The Roaming Gnome) "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” *Ursula K. Le Guin in The Left Hand of Darkness