LED Dome light

[sphanna]

I found an LED 1156 bulb (two in pkg) at Walmart. My former 3 candle power incandescent bulb was not very bright. I wanted more light and found that the LED light labeled 1156 white was very bright containing 15 LED lights.With the translucent dome lens diffusion I got a soft but very bright light that uses a very small about of current. I'm very pleased with this as it has the same base as the original incandescent bulb so fits right in the socket.

[Gold Digger]

Is that a 12-volt or a 6-volt?

[sphanna]

12 volt

[JtownJoe]

Regular positive or changed to negative ground?

[sphanna]

My "A" has been converted to 12v neg ground

[DaWizard]

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Since my moniker is based on electricity, and this is my first post, I thought I would jump right in with both feet on something I know about.

The new LED lights, such as the 1156 mentioned above are indeed a 12v bulb replacement, but they do not require a full 12v to work. Most are able to produce some light at or above 8v. Now, where the Model A is concerned, because most dome lights are mounted on a block of wood, the polarity will not be an issue except to make sure that the positive lead into the light is the center pin of the light.

If I were to install a LED replacement into a stock car, I would as an extra precaution electrical tape across the backside of the light where it could touch the chicken wire of the roof and possibly short out because you will be making that portion of the light above ground as it were.

J.C. New owner of an early '29 Tudor, Old restorer of Model A