Thread: I couldn't build it for $3 K either!

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I have '39 tail lights on my '29 roadster that are dim at best, even with Halogen bulbs. I sprayed the inside of the buckets with "chrome" paint, and that improved them quite a bit. I also have blue dots in them - I don't whether that helps or hurts visibility, but I really like the look.

Thanks for the comments and suggestions on the lights.

I might have to try them. The regular 1157 bulbs look pretty good on the bench, but that doesn't mean they'll be OK on the car. I do know that the LED conversions Speedway sells for these lights might as well be invisible!

BTW J.R. How is your T project coming along? I may have missed a few of your posts. I've been kind of stretched thin lately.

Mike

That's surprising about the Pontiac lights being dim. Don has them on the back of his T and when we were following Dan driving it the other night, both Don and I commented how bright they are. They sell some "bright bulbs" but I have never used them, but I did paint the inside of the '47 Chevy lights on my '27 with silver paint, which helped a lot.

Don

Driving at night is not the issue - you want them to be seen when someone is behind you with the sun at your back. I've had the police do me a favor and stop me under those conditions to let me know that my brake lights weren't working. The lights were fine - they just couldn't be seen in sunlight!

As a result, I don't trust people to see my turn signals during the day, so I use hand signals for turns. I think that is still being taught in driver ed, even in the new millennium. In the 16 years this car (shown at right) has been on the road, I've not had any problems/accidents, or even close calls.