Hi Dave,

OK that you like the Auxito red 1157, and bravo for finding it so cheap.
Ebay must have their own warehouse because their best price is $13.99 USD
shipped. No better prices from China. Can you believe that Ebay would play games with the public?

What's that link you used? Do they ship to USA? I want to look at LED's
there.

The white 1156 version with the same LED layout is fabulous for backup lights.
You'll also find out that the heat sink is integral with the light output of
the lamp. They need to keep the LEDs cool to drive them hard and get high
luminous flux. I got a set of 10 pcs. 3030 white 1156 LED's from China
and they had no husky metal heatsink and were not as bright as the Auxito 1156
with 5 pcs. 3030 LED's. (They ran them at 50C., no heatsink-less current/light)

I was thinking of ditching the fog lights and wiring in a second pair of red
1157 there. Your notes of brake lights being annoyingly too bright should be
rethought, as in how to help tail-gater's decide to back off.
I'd like to annoy them all I can.

Halogen headlights are obsolete, selecting the right LED upgrade is a problem since you can't trust the specs of the sellers. The numbers they give are all
over the place. This is where it's good to establish some benchmarks for what
works and what doesn't.

Maybe the FAQ should include notes on LEDs? What works good?
Measurements of current draw and luminosity compared to standard halogen
with a light meter would help choosing the right LEDs.

Cheers, Bill