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Old Henry · 03-23-2012, 05:55 PM

I'm afraid that I have searched long and hard for 6 volt LED lights and have not found any. That is why I also run halogen bulbs in my tail lights. If you're not getting enough light from them you may need larger wire. I did. I figured to light up the two halogen brake light filaments together I needed 9 gauge wire so ran such from the starter solenoid through a circuit breaker and relay switched by my brake light switch (current for the halogens is too much for the brake light switch - burned out my $35.00 Ron Francis switch in two months.)

I'm not sure what you mean by the "bulb and halogen" combo you're running. I just put this combo tail light and brake light halogen bulb in my single socket and works fine (with the heavier wire explained above, of course.)

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03-23-2012, 05:55 PM	#3
Old Henry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 5,781	Re: Where to Find LED Tail Lights for '46 Truck ? I'm afraid that I have searched long and hard for 6 volt LED lights and have not found any. That is why I also run halogen bulbs in my tail lights. If you're not getting enough light from them you may need larger wire. I did. I figured to light up the two halogen brake light filaments together I needed 9 gauge wire so ran such from the starter solenoid through a circuit breaker and relay switched by my brake light switch (current for the halogens is too much for the brake light switch - burned out my $35.00 Ron Francis switch in two months.) I'm not sure what you mean by the "bulb and halogen" combo you're running. I just put this combo tail light and brake light halogen bulb in my single socket and works fine (with the heavier wire explained above, of course.) Available here: http://macsautoparts.com/early-v8-fo...0R3CHL1113361/ __________________ Prof. Henry (The Roaming Gnome) "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” Ursula K. Le Guin in The Left Hand of Darkness Last edited by Old Henry; 03-23-2012 at 06:00 PM.*