dave123456789 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 hey guys how to I go about getting brighter tail lights and brake lights? I had a little test during the day and they are barely visable in the daylight. my indicators are red too and can barely see them also. want to get this sorted before I get it on the road to avoid people bum rushing me when they for some reason cant understand why they are rapidly getting closer to my car. its running 12v system. could I just smash higher w bulbs in there and be happy or do I need some rewiring? some other sort of wizardry? im pretty clueless when it comes to electrics but if I could be pointed in the right direction me and my multi could prob just wing it. cheers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 clean all the contacts clean the insides of the lens and bulb holder/reflector clean the grounds run new wires if its in bad shape you wont need to run anything stronger 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Depending on how old the car is it may be worth looking into adding relays into the circuit, on some cars those alone can make quite a difference. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4nd Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Are the reflectors white or silver? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuel Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 What car is it? Turn signals and reverse lamps should have 21W bulbs while if the tail/stop lamps are combined should be 5/21W dual filament or if separate close to 5 and 21W respectively. I would clean out the lenses first and then check voltages going to the bulbs and investigate any drop. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave123456789 Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 clean all the contacts clean the insides of the lens and bulb holder/reflector clean the grounds run new wires if its in bad shape you wont need to run anything stronger I had a look and there's a couple of twist tape connections and a random wire floating around with a circle connector thing on the end. Will look into that this weekend.Inside of lenses was sweet but my reverse lamps have heaps of real tiny cracks all over as they are pretty old. Can't tell if brake ones have them too. The reflector is a bit of polished metal that could definitely go for a good polish, will get some autosol and give that a go. My bulbs are all 5w. Is that fine? Cars a 66. Will get googling about relays. Ill take a photo with it before and after this weekend and see what makes a difference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangbug Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 See what makes a difference with your terminal voltages. We're sick people and would welcome knowing what worked for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Brake/indicator should be 21w, park/tail 5-10w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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