A12 - time to get busy

[b-body-bob]

An easy old school trick to get brighter lights without switching to LED's is to paint the inside of those open bulb light fixtures with gloss bright white paint. It's more light reflective than the silver that's usually painted in them at the factory.

Too late now!

Actually they're still on the bench so I could still spray them, but I might not. You see, I'm lazy.

FWIW the socket is easy to mask, a lid off a cheap bottle of water pretty much snaps right over it.

 

[gomopar440]

It seemed counter-intuitive to me when I first heard about that trick. I tested it out on my '68 Power Wagon tail lights, painting one bright white inside, and painting the other bright silver. I made sure both sockets and grounds were cleaned of any corrosion, lenses were cleaned up and then installed new bulbs from a twin pack. When I lit them up at night, the difference was pretty clear. Silver has some black in the tint, and I believe that is why the silver wasn't as bright as the white.