LED vs RCR Tails

[pyreguy]

Yesterday I got rid of my EE LED tails. I had them for 2 years and for the last few months they have been shorting out and not working properly.

I really wanted the RCR look, so I bought some DEPO lenses from Khoalty. I noticed that that insides were darker than the outsides as well. It bothers me, but not as much as the huge DEPO stamp on them. I will be saving my money for something better, either from Turner or OEM if I can find them.

Now I have to find an amber bulb for the blinker in my stock housing. Search bar time...

[Avetiso]

I think Turner sells oem. Almost all rcr lights that are aftermarket are DEPO. Going to be the same wherever you buy them.

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[pyreguy]

Question: I pulled out a clear 7506 bulb from the blinker portion of my stock tails. I need it to be an amber bulb (no interest in stealth bulbs, sorry) and it looks like the only amber bulb I can find is a 7507. All of the 7506 bulbs are clear. My initial thought was that the only difference was the color, but when comparing the bottoms, the mounting nipples seem to be a couple degrees different. Will an amber 7507 fit? What do people normally do when they replace their stock RAR tails with RCR tails, and keep the stock guts?

I'm sorry if this is a thread jack.. I'm way out of practice

[danewilson77]

Question: I pulled out a clear 7506 bulb from the blinker portion of my stock tails. I need it to be an amber bulb (no interest in stealth bulbs, sorry) and it looks like the only amber bulb I can find is a 7507. All of the 7506 bulbs are clear. My initial thought was that the only difference was the color, but when comparing the bottoms, the mounting nipples seem to be a couple degrees different. Will an amber 7507 fit? What do people normally do when they replace their stock RAR tails with RCR tails, and keep the stock guts?

I'm sorry if this is a thread jack.. I'm way out of practice

Yes, it takes some finagling but the 7507's will work. I have them currently installed on mine. I installed mine after failing my last inspection for having clears, then left them in. Egg yoke is negligible imho.

[pyreguy]

You're the man Dane, thanks! What kind of finagling am I in store for?

[danewilson77]

You're the man Dane, thanks! What kind of finagling am I in store for?

You've got to start it a bit "cocked" (to counter the angle not being exactly correct) then seat it from there.

You'll figure it out.

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[pyreguy]

Thanks again. For the record, I'm very glad to have RCRs installed. I like the way it looks so much better than the LEDs. I will post some pics soon.

[pyreguy]

Done and done...

Pics as promised. This is the halfway point:

I got all ADD about the install and didn't do it in order, so the halfway point was all mismatched.

Final result, with amber bulbs for the turn signals:


I like this much better


edit: I did this in between huge rain storms.. so my car won't get washed again until Tuesday at the earliest. I feel like I need to mention that since fingerprints are clearly visible where I opened my trunk for the install....:P

[static667]

Done and done...

Pics as promised. This is the halfway point:

I got all ADD about the install and didn't do it in order, so the halfway point was all mismatched.

Final result, with amber bulbs for the turn signals:


I like this much better


edit: I did this in between huge rain storms.. so my car won't get washed again until Tuesday at the earliest. I feel like I need to mention that since fingerprints are clearly visible where I opened my trunk for the install....:P

Good to see you are still interested in making your ride sick as ever, Lance. Don't be a stranger.

Sent from my yet to be hacked GS3.

[johnrando]

Good to see you are still interested in making your ride sick as ever, Lance. Don't be a stranger.

Sent from my yet to be hacked GS3.

+1. But, pics are gone now.