I had a similar issue with my tail lights. I had the reflectors chromed and I thought that would be the best way to go for ultimate brightness. They were only bright when viewing them straight on. I did some research and round a number of publications that advised that flat white was a better choice so I spray painted them flat white figuring I had nothing to loose and they were 100 times better. Here's an excerpt from one of the papers that talks about it. Might be worth a try and you can always take the paint off it it's not any better.Does Chrome reflect more than white?But chrome is usually assumed to be smooth, and therefore have a mirror-like reflective property. White and chrome surfaces are similar in that most of the light that hits them reflects off, without filtering any of the wavelengths. But with a white surface, most of it is reflected in all directions (i.e. diffuse).
This is interesting. I have heard this before. I am putting together a set of '30 headlights for my roadster and have a nice set of stock reflectors that have cleaned up well. I also bought a conversion kit for modern bulbs. I'll be watching to see what the solution is here. I can see how white might reflect better. I can also see that the modern bulb may not put the light in the right place to be reflected or that the stock lens may not work with modern bulbs.
I bought the Reflector Kit with halogen bulbs from AAA Parts and adapted it to my original lights. They work great.http://www.aaaparts.cwmax.com/chevyhl.htm
It pays to be seen. I also replaced my tail lights with LED's, they are much brighter and give me piece of mind.
Quote from: TFoch on July 05, 2021, 07:57:46 PMI bought the Reflector Kit with halogen bulbs from AAA Parts and adapted it to my original lights. They work great.http://www.aaaparts.cwmax.com/chevyhl.htm Tom, what size are those reflectors? Mine measure 9 inches.
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