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Review on πŸ”† Improved EverBright Amber 1156 LED Bulbs: BA15S 1073 7506 1141 RV Camper SUV MPV Car Turn Signal Bulbs Reverse Lights Side Marker Lights – 18SMD 5050Chips, DC-12V, Pack of 4 by Robert Lemons

Revainrating 3 out of 5

They're bright but interfere with my cruise control

I wanted to save battery life with the parking lights on so I needed to fit them to my Hyundai Elantra. In parking light mode, they consume 0.015 A, so about 0.2 W, while a conventional lamp consumes 5-8 W depending on the type. So you draw MUCH less and the brightness is about the same. Traffic light mode draws 0.14A, which is around 1.7W, but for some reason it doesn't look much brighter than when parked. It's a little brighter, but not by much (not 8 times). One thing I noticed is that when I apply the brake and turn on the brake element, the parking light also gets a little bit of voltage, which illuminates the tail light on my switch. It's okay, but I thought I'd mention it. UPDATE: Okay, I got her out of the car. Did I mention that part of the backlight comes on when you apply the brakes? Well, the opposite also seems to be true: when you turn on the headlights or parking lights, it apparently sends some current to the circuit that controls the brake lights. Normally this wouldn't be a problem, but if you plan to use cruise control at night (or if you have your headlights on), you're out of luck. The computer assumes you are applying the brakes (since there is voltage in that circuit when the headlights are on) and will not let you engage the cruise control. I also noticed that pressing the brake turns on the dash lights as if the parking lights were on. In short, they return to the seller. If anyone knows of bulbs that don't share LEDs between parking and braking modes please let me know.

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  • Sturdy construction
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