What advantage is an LED Taillight/Brake light?
An LED produces more light from less amperage and voltage, comes on almost instantaneously, creates nil heat compared to an incandescent bulb and typically lasts 100,000 hours when used within its correct voltage range. That’s what makes them different and better. Less amperage use helps to relieve the strain placed on car electrical systems. An LED’s faster response time means that drivers behind us know more quickly that we are stopping. Their low heat allows them to be located in tight spots. And their long life costs less over the life of the car. O.K. There must be a catch. What’s wrong with LED’s? Well, it’s not that they have anything wrong but that they are different than an incandescent bulb, (like an 1157) and we have to realize that in order to use them properly. First, LED’s give out one color of light (one specific wavelength) – it’s part of that magic thing we mentioned. So they come in red, yellow, green, etc., but not in a true white which is actually not a light color
