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Re: Replacing a front clearance (marker) light bulb - replacement bulbs
Reply #25 –
 I didn't say to use the white bulbs behind the red and amber marker light lenses, but you could do that, after all the original incandescents are white. It is more efficient, and a more pleasing color match, to use the red and amber LED lights matched with the corresponding colored lenses.       In my post, reply #22, I didn't see Parusskys prior post; he recommended the exact replacement bulbs that I used.    The two links I provided, show a red for one, and an amber for the other as recommended bulbs. I apologize for not seeing Parussky's earlier comment. (must have been on a previous page)  RonB
RonB (Bostick) living in San Diego
Original owner of "Bluebelle" a '99 TKB
 
Re: Replacing a front clearance (marker) light bulb - replacement bulbs
Reply #26 –
Quote from: parussky  - 
RonB said to use white bulbs behind the amber and red lenses.  However, the techs at superbrightleds said to use amber and red lights specifically.  They said that it would make the lights brighter. That is why I ordered the amber and red colors and the appearance is very good and bright.  Just fyi.
Incandescent bulbs coated with a clear transparent color are very broad spectrum, with a broad peak at that color. You could put a red bulb behind an amber lens, and it would remain pretty bright - if somewhat off-color. LEDs, on the other hand, have very narrow peaks. A red LED behind a clear or red lens will look bright, but behind an amber lens will look very dim. A white LED has a broad range of color peaks to produce the white color, and behind a colored lens will also lose a lot of brightness as the other emitted colors are suppressed.

Steve
2004 FL
2013 Honda Fit