installed blue dots in tails...not impressed

[cleansquare]

Had sewn these on a welders rig the other day and liked the blue purple light they put out. Didnt take into account that his tails were way smaller than mine. And probably led. They were aftermarket tails installef in a welding bed.

I ordered the glass ones which are supposed to be the good ones, and installed them today.

Put them in front of the bulb like you are supposed to do..they almost don't even light up lol. They look like black spots on the lenses at night even with brakes on.

Will be ordering new lenses tomorrow...don't have time for this crap lol. My only thought is that the bulb is too far away to focus much light into the dot therefore its not the desired effect. The idea is to have most of the light concentrated thru the dot which is what makes it illlegal lol. I didn't realize how big our tails really are.

With brakes on

[cool68]

lesson learned. usually used on older trucks/cars with fairly small glass lenses. but, even then can cause problems with people behind ride with blue dots not seeing a full red lens when braking, etc.

[nekkidhillbilly]

i hate those things

[DREAMER1]

Maybe you got a bad batch. We used to run them on squares back in the '80s and they lit up pretty cool. And that was before LEDs came out.

[TheBlueBomber]

What do they look like in the day time? I keep thinking of the blue dot lenses on 50s cars and I think it would be interesting to see how they looked on the squares.

[LONGHAIR]

They don't work as well with the larger "wrap-around" taillights of more modern vehicles.
haha, squares being called modern...even there newest ones qualify as antique in most states.

[TheBlueBomber]

Originally Posted by LONGHAIR

They don't work as well with the larger "wrap-around" taillights of more modern vehicles.
haha, squares being called modern...even there newest ones qualify as antique in most states.

My '79 is considered antique

Not complaining about not having to get it inspected though!

[CHROMAHOLIC]

Lense needs to be fully enclosed all around to get the right effect, like a 67-72light
glass ones shine better then the plastic ones. Also if you bend the tabs back out straight and then put a 1/4 turn on them so it will hold the blue dot in place and the ring in the Lense itself then you don't see the tabs

[GRX]

Those are illegal here in MD. Guy at work had me drill out the rear lenses on his '64 Impala. He got a ticket a few weeks later and had to chase down another set. Tried to warn him.

[cleansquare]

They are glass...

They are illegal here too...

[LONGHAIR]

Originally Posted by TheBlueBomber

My '79 is considered antique

Not complaining about not having to get it inspected though!

Yeah, here in Ohio, even an '87 is over the 25 year point. That qualifies as "Historical". That gets you a very low 1-time registration fee that lasts for life.

[meatwagon83]

if you stand back the light appears purple, it doesnt work up close with the big tail lights

[tlawre87]

Originally Posted by LONGHAIR

Yeah, here in Ohio, even an '87 is over the 25 year point. That qualifies as "Historical". That gets you a very low 1-time registration fee that lasts for life.

Well heck that is nice. In Oklahoma we don't get anything special for classic or antique cars.

To add...I Had never heard of this.

Correction on the registration...our registration allows for 10 years.

[cleansquare]

Saw an old 30s model restored ford coupe today and it had the blue dots. Ypu could see them a mile away. They looked awrsome! I pulled up behind him at the light and his tails were small, only around 4 inches across. I love the look and wish I had it!