Red rear turn signal not easy to see

[Sliphorn]

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Does any one else find it not as easy noticing an all red turn signal as compared to an amber rear signal? Especially in bright daylight. My eye never has difficulty picking up an amber signal, but the red is another deal altogether.
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[Rkbrumbelow]

If you are male, ever been checked for red green colour blindness? What you describe is fairly common in those with it

 

[Sliphorn]

If you are male, ever been checked for red green colour blindness? What you describe is fairly common in those with it

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Definitely not color blind. The red signal with red brake light especially when the brake light is lit up, is what makes it harder for me to see. It's probably the brightness of the brake light that bugs me.

I prefer vehicles that have an amber rear signal because they are easy to differentiate. Hopefully more will chime in on this topic.

Thanks
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[KenC]

My issue is with LED lights/brake lights, especially in Cadillacs. My eyes see tracers as if I'm on acid. No, I'm not on acid!

 

[Rkbrumbelow]

My issue is with LED lights/brake lights, especially in Cadillacs. My eyes see tracers as if I'm on acid. No, I'm not on acid!

Are you certain MK Ultra actually ended?
Eaten any funny tasting rye bread?

sometimes lights are legitimately brighter and sometimescwe are just more sensitive to a frequency than others

 

[STARCOMMTREY1]

My issue is with LED lights/brake lights, especially in Cadillacs. My eyes see tracers as if I'm on acid. No, I'm not on acid!

Wait until you see the sticker price to replace the LED lights.....last LED light I had to replace was 1200.00 before labor...................................

 

[KenC]

Wait until you see the sticker price to replace the LED lights.....last LED light I had to replace was 1200.00 before labor...................................

Yikes! At that point I’d be rigging some 12v leds from Amazon.

 

[STARCOMMTREY1]

Yikes! At that point I’d be rigging some 12v leds from Amazon.

Yup. I saw a Tahoe getting their rear replaced. 740 bucks. Have to buy the entire assembly

 

[CoryDallas8123]

Are you speaking this being a Maverick specific issue or in general on many other cars/trucks?

 

[AlienMaverick]

Yup. I saw a Tahoe getting their rear replaced. 740 bucks. Have to buy the entire assembly

I hope the Mavericks headlights aren’t that expensive.

 

[22Mav]

I hope the Mavericks headlights aren’t that expensive.

The headlights will be $500-800 each. Since they're fully LED, there's no way to simply replace a "bulb" if your low or high-beam goes out, have to replace entire assembly.

 

[Rkbrumbelow]

The headlights will be $500-800 each. Since they're fully LED, there's no way to simply replace a "bulb" if your low or high-beam goes out, have to replace entire assembly.

But barring cracks in the housing they should last somewhere around 10 years of continuous use

 

[Down]

The headlights will be $500-800 each. Since they're fully LED, there's no way to simply replace a "bulb" if your low or high-beam goes out, have to replace entire assembly.

I was in a body shop getting a quote on my Escape's 3rd world paint job a couple weeks ago and there was a kid in there getting a quote on some front end damage on a new Mustang. I watched him damn near shit his pants when they came back with "well, it's $1200 just for the headlight and housing..."

 

[sdr.speng]

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Does any one else find it not as easy noticing an all red turn signal as compared to an amber rear signal? Especially in bright daylight. My eye never has difficulty picking up an amber signal, but the red is another deal altogether.
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Who uses turn signals? I have (3) brake lights, if they can't see one of them, then they need to get off the road.

 

[mav_can]

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Definitely not color blind. The red signal with red brake light especially when the brake light is lit up, is what makes it harder for me to see. It's probably the brightness of the brake light that bugs me.

I prefer vehicles that have an amber rear signal because they are easy to differentiate. Hopefully more will chime in on this topic.

Thanks
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This is a real concern. Amber turn signals are simply more visible and lead to fewer crashes than red (and even worse, integrated). It’s legitimately frustrating on European vehicles like mine which have to have amber turn signals when sold in the EU, but they’re stripped for us Americans. Another example is the Mustang turn signals, amber in the EU, but they cheap out on us.

I’m not sure if this is just business as usual with the auto industry trying to save a couple cents or what, but it happens on vehicles at all price ranges, and I have never heard of a defense other than “it’s not mandated here.”

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