JEANNA'sJOURNEY Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 So I pulled the taillights off the vehicle to smoke them (no...not like a cigarette) - low & behold, the "inner" lenses have amber bulbs in them! WTF? The Brake / Tail - outer bulbs are clear, so why amber in a red lens? Makes no sense. I can see a visible difference in light output between the clear vs. amber. Has anyone else checked theirs? I have an appointment with the Dodge Dealer on Thursday to have them replaced. I have looked at many auto parts stores for a clear version of the amber bulbs with no luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burn Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 So I pulled the taillights off the vehicle to smoke them (no...not like a cigarette) - low & behold, the "inner" lenses have amber bulbs in them!WTF? The Brake / Tail - outer bulbs are clear, so why amber in a red lens? Makes no sense. I can see a visible difference in light output between the clear vs. amber. Has anyone else checked theirs? I have an appointment with the Dodge Dealer on Thursday to have them replaced. I have looked at many auto parts stores for a clear version of the amber bulbs with no luck. yeah i know ... i noticed that while installing my rear view camera ....it's not a mistake even in the user manual the Bulbs # match with amber ... i guess is for lower cost production ... they are the same bulbs as the front amber turn signals. Simply to not carry another part number in their inventory ... they have better price Vs quantity. I don't know if it was designed that way .. if so the dealer will say .. well it's from factory like this why i would replace them ? this section of the red taillight is only for parking light ... when you step on the brake nothing happen so did you notice that the amber bulb as 2 filament ?? one of them will never be used ... if you are really concerned about the color output just get a set of white bulb ,same as the Brake / tail and plug them in there .. it will do the same ... the white brake bulb and the amber you found is physically the same bulb except one is coated amber , hence the different part number ... the different part number is to tell that is amber .. so this is why you will never found a white bulb with the same part number ... hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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