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Old 01-02-2011, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by j69shep View Post
You might want to get new sockets wire them in and just use the 1156/1157 LED bulbs instead of the 1156/1157 stock bulbs, much brighter and a direct swap. LED bulbs will last much,much longer than standard lights too. Available online or at any parts store.
Be careful on what LED 1157s or 1156s you get. Some that come from China are no good. A friend that owns a MGB found that out just before Christmas. With some of these Chinese LED bulbs, they have too much ground resistance and you might need a ground wire from the socket to the body.

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