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1157 LED - Harder Than I Thought
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1157 LED - Harder Than I Thought 3 Years, 5 Months ago  
I bought the Radiantz LEDs panels to replace the bulbs in my Run/Turn/Brake setup.

They work great, so bright I feel bad for people behind (sometimes..) and the brightness difference when going from run to brake/turn is quite a bit. Very happy with them.

Now I need a "more conventional" 1157 LED, in red. I need the ones with the LEDs all around, these will be for 90 degree lens in a tour pack so I need them to shine back and to the side, like a regular bulb.

I've seen them all the time, and jumped in to Amazon to order a pair. Reading the reviews though put an end to the order. There are ton on there, but there aren't any that have a positive review. They are all one or two stars. The only one that has more that is the case where only one person bought it and gave it five stars. That is the other part, usually you look and you find the item that has hundreds or thousands of buyers/reviewers. They must be swapping in new suppliers all the time here, because I couldn't find a single item that had 10 buyers. And the reviews were all what I didn't want to hear, they all said they were dimmer than regular bulbs, but they would put up with them for the increased life, or because it wasn't worth sending them back.

Anyone have any suggestions on this type of setup?
LED 1157
 
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Re:1157 LED - Harder Than I Thought 3 Years, 5 Months ago  
http://www.rivcoproducts.com/products/product.php?productid=57&cat=398&page=1

I've had these for years on mine,but don't know if these are what your looking for.
 
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Re:1157 LED - Harder Than I Thought 3 Years, 5 Months ago  
Thanks, but I'm looking for a direct replacement for an 1157 bulb. One that shines to the side too, not just to the rear like many of them do.

 
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