Brighter tail lights

[mrdonut12]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Tom Warner
wrote:
> George in most cases the cause of dim lights is low voltage. It was
on my
> 1982 FC35
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> Tom
> 1982 FC35
> Vernon Center,NY
Tom,
You're absolutely right. Low voltage and bad grounds
are the leading causes of dim lights.
In my case, the bulbs were of normal brightness with the
lens off. Bluebird used a brown background behind the bulb
and this didn't reflect much, so with the sun shining on the
rear of the Bird, it was hard to see the lights.
The chrome tape fixed that. On my front signal lights,
the silver backing had dulled considerably and the chrome
tape helped that as well.
Step one is being sure the bulbs are as bright as they
were designed to be, the chrome tape takes you past that.
Thanks for the observation.

George Witt
81 FC 35
Lincoln, Nebraska
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> At 09:25 AM 6/9/2005 +0000, you wrote:
> >My old 81 FC didn't have very bright tail/brake lights and
> >I'd read here about using aluminum foil (chicken pot pie)
> >dishes put behind the bulbs to make a reflector to brighten
> >them up.
> > Do you have any idea how hard it is to find aluminum
> >plates in a microwave world? I ate a bunch of pot pies
> >in search of the elusive metal plates. ;o) I finally
> >learned how to peek into the packaging to see if the plate
> >was the right one or not before I bought them (and had to eat it).
> > Armed with 4 new clean plates, I cleaned up the tail
> >light lenses, trimmed the pie plates and installed them.
> > Yes, it did brighten them up, but it greatly reduced the
> >lit surface area. Only part of the red lens lit up. It looked
funny.
> > So, I made a visit to my local glitzy auto parts store
> >(the one with the yard signs in front advertising a deal
> >on cashews). Cashews in a parts store?
> > I found a roll of chrome tape. Wooohooo. I took the lenses
> >off, cleaned everything again and installed the "custom, cut-to-fit
> >chrome tape" and it worked great.
> > The entire red lens now lights up brightly. It worked so
good
> >I did the front turn signal lenses as well.
> > Brighten up your life for only a few bucks. ;o)
> >
> > George Witt
> > 81 FC 35
> > Lincoln, Nebraska
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