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Old 04-26-2021, 11:30 AM   #482
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Originally Posted by wbradley View Post
They put the light in the coolest looking location at the time. I replaced mine with LEDs with lenses on them but eventually I seem to recall putting the stock ones back since they made no difference looking out the rear window/mirrors. I had attributed this to having a tinted rear window. But same bulbs in my STI and it looks floodlit through the rear facing camera. I think you need a rear camera to find the 86 backup light useful for driver visibility.
Yea, I have the same bulbs (the ones you mention with the lense in the end so it project) in my Suburban. They'll blind you if you accidentally look at them at night and made a huge difference backing down our relatively steep driveway at night.
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