Best Amber DRL's

zo6freak · August 26, 2005

Which ambers do you guys use?? I moved my amber signal lights to my DRL light and they looked pretty bad ass but they arent as "amber" as they used to be. so which ones should i get? thanks alot

ak_sierra · August 26, 2005

I have the Sylvania 4157LL and they look great. I believe I've seen several other posts listing the same ones which are long life as well......

asepgrad98 · August 26, 2005

I have the Sylvania 4157LL and they look great

99silveradoz71 · August 27, 2005

I believe I'm running those bulbs as well. Definitely a nice change vs. the stock white.

Bish · August 27, 2005

3157NALL here.

lrymal · August 27, 2005

3157NALL here.

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For reference, I installed the 3157NALL back in spring of 2003 in my '03 Z71. They are still shining.

petemata · August 27, 2005

I recommend 3157A/4157AST High Performance Signal Lighting from Siverstar.

The buld is a blueish, but it produces an awesome Amber color.

later

Teal03 · August 27, 2005

I recommend 3157A/4157AST High Performance Signal Lighting from Siverstar.
The buld is a blueish, but it produces an awesome Amber color.

later

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I will give that a 2nd nod!!!! They look sooooooooo Coooooooool.

Rich G.

Rylandnc · August 27, 2005

Since I had a DRL burned out anyway, you guys peaked my interest with the Silverstar ambers. BUT...when I went to change out the OEM bulbs, the sockets were fried to a crisp. Blackend and very fragile. Anybody else seen this in there DRL bulb sockets?????? Should I replace the sockets? They do still hold the bulb in place and work. Wires are fine. Just the plastic socket itself. I did put in the Silverstar ambers and love the look.

The truck is a 2001 GMC Sierra 2500.

chevy4x4trucks · August 27, 2005

is it just on the one side or both? It's pretty common for the 99-02's to have the bulbs burn out early and the sockets fry.

Bish · August 27, 2005

Since I had a DRL burned out anyway, you guys peaked my interest with the Silverstar ambers. BUT...when I went to change out the OEM bulbs, the sockets were fried to a crisp. Blackend and very fragile. Anybody else seen this in there DRL bulb sockets?????? Should I replace the sockets? They do still hold the bulb in place and work. Wires are fine. Just the plastic socket itself. I did put in the Silverstar ambers and love the look.
The truck is a 2001 GMC Sierra 2500.

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My bulb sockets are toasted also. They still work fine though.

Rylandnc · August 27, 2005

is it just on the one side or both? It's pretty common for the 99-02's to have the bulbs burn out early and the sockets fry.

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One side burned out (rs) but both sides have the BBQ'd sockets.

toneman · August 31, 2005

is it just on the one side or both? It's pretty common for the 99-02's to have the bulbs burn out early and the sockets fry.

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One side burned out (rs) but both sides have the BBQ'd sockets.

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Wasn't one of the primary causes of DRL burned sockets due to the fact that the DRL circuit puts out slightly higher voltage (or was it wattage), and as such, the 3157 bulbs that were being used in those sockets weren't rated (I believe they are rated at a lower wattage than the 4157?)--hence, they were blowing prematurely...along with the fact that they were probably overheating the poor socket in the meantime.

In any case, I thought about the amber SS DRLs--I'm not much of an amber bulb kind of guy, but I guess amber DRLs would look much cooler than plain yellow-colored ones. How amber are the amber SS DRLs, BTW? Anybody with pics?

jchitwo · August 31, 2005

is it just on the one side or both? It's pretty common for the 99-02's to have the bulbs burn out early and the sockets fry.

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One side burned out (rs) but both sides have the BBQ'd sockets.

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Wasn't one of the primary causes of DRL burned sockets due to the fact that the DRL circuit puts out slightly higher voltage (or was it wattage), and as such, the 3157 bulbs that were being used in those sockets weren't rated (I believe they are rated at a lower wattage than the 4157?)--hence, they were blowing prematurely...along with the fact that they were probably overheating the poor socket in the meantime.

In any case, I thought about the amber SS DRLs--I'm not much of an amber bulb kind of guy, but I guess amber DRLs would look much cooler than plain yellow-colored ones. How amber are the amber SS DRLs, BTW? Anybody with pics?

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I had the same burn out problem, i used some bulb grease for the first time in my life and it actually worked, the look great!

colosilverado · August 31, 2005

3157NALL here.

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For reference, I installed the 3157NALL back in spring of 2003 in my '03 Z71. They are still shining.

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I stink I put mine in in late 02 and mine are still going...I don't remember what mine are. I got them at WalMart, I think. They look much gooder than the stock white.