Date:         Wed, 11 Apr 2001 13:21:25 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Tail Lights
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At 12:21 PM 4/11/2001, Terry Kay wrote:
>I didn't have any of these bulbs in stock, so I put an 1156, single
>filament standard T/L bulb in it.
>WOW !!
>I had to change the R/H side, because in contrast it looked as though my
>brake lights were on on the R/H side.

That would be because the 1156 is a 32 candlepower bulb exactly like your
brakelight bulb.  In fact your brake light (and turn signal)  bulbs no
doubt *are* 1156.  So the problem is that in essence you'll be driving
around with brake lights on all the time.


>Any known problems with this?
>
>Am I asking for an eventual
>nuclear meltdown of my T/L lenses?

Probably not but that would depend on VW -- I can tell you that putting in
a 50-watt backup light will lead to melting/warping of the whole taillight
assembly. :(

david


David Beierl - Providence, RI
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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
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