Comet Pinball Black Friday Sale 2021

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#1 2 years ago

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ryanwanger

Comet Pinball

Boulder, CO

11y 100K 2,655 88

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It's that time of year again. We only do one sale, and this is it! Starts 12:01am Eastern Time on Friday, November 26th.

On sale this year:

- 25 packs of 2SMDs
- 8SMD flashers
- 10SMD strips
- Matrix lighting products (quick connects, Matrix flex flashers, 6smd pads, SMD PCB, star post lights)

If you order $199 or more, you get your choice of free gift: flipper button kit, slingshot post light kit, t-shirt, spotlight kit, or the rarely chosen: sunglasses & coinholder combo. (One gift per customer during the sale.)

As always, shipping is free if your order is more than $99.

Sale ends at 11:59pm Eastern on Monday night.

Looking forward to your orders! Our candy bin overfloweth.

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#2 2 years ago

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chuckwurt

Pincinnati

10y 193K 32,066 16 13

Yes!! Thanks for doing this again!

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#3 2 years ago

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hawknole

pinball fuzz

North Port, FL

7y 73,050 977 8

Quoted from chuckwurt:
Yes!! Thanks for doing this again!

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#4 2 years ago

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Bax1

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#5 2 years ago

DAD

Acronymicon

Pinside member

Presque Isle, ME

5y 68,050 338 5

Me, the past week after buying 2 routed incandescent games.

Thank you!
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#6 2 years ago

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LCP

ryanwanger

Comet Pinball

Boulder, CO

11y 100K 2,655 88

Quoted from Acronymicon:
Me, the past week after buying 2 routed incandescent games.
Thank you!

You’re most welcome! What games did you just get?

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#7 2 years ago

DAD

Acronymicon

Pinside member

Presque Isle, ME

5y 68,050 338 5

OP
Quoted from ryanwanger:
You’re most welcome! What games did you just get?

Spider-Man and T2! They are beaters, but I Love Steve Ritchie games. My Deadpool GI needs some too.

Red GI

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#8 2 years ago

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bobwiley

Pinside member

9y 45,300 363

Sorry if this isn't the right place to ask, but I'm looking to swap out my incandescents in a playmatic fiesta (em) and a paragon. Both are currently using #47 bulbs. I really want to keep the warm color, but max out on Lumens. I have a CFTBL that is decked out in led and pinstadium and everything looks so dark in comparison. Hoping you guys have a recommendation. I can do funky flat shaped bulbs or pointy bulbs for under the inserts or backglass but would like something normal looking for bulbs on the playfield.

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#9 2 years ago

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chuckwurt

Pincinnati

10y 193K 32,066 16 13

Quoted from bobwiley:
Sorry if this isn't the right place to ask, but I'm looking to swap out my incandescents in a playmatic fiesta (em) and a paragon. Both are currently using #47 bulbs. I really want to keep the warm color, but max out on Lumens. I have a CFTBL that is decked out in led and pinstadium and everything looks so dark in comparison. Hoping you guys have a recommendation. I can do funky flat shaped bulbs or pointy bulbs for under the inserts or backglass but would like something normal looking for bulbs on the playfield.

Buy a bunch of the 2smd bulbs in this sale. Frosted caps and warm white color. That will look closest to your incandescent bulbs. Just brighter.

Paragon will need some sort of aftermarket board or other mod if you put them in the controlled lamps though.

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#10 2 years ago

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frunch

Pinside member

Point Pleasant, NJ

12y 135K 3,729 10

Quoted from chuckwurt:
Buy a bunch of the 2smd bulbs in this sale. Frosted caps and warm white color. That will look closest to your incandescent bulbs. Just brighter.

These are exactly what I decided to use (frosted 2smd Warm White) for my Stars recently and I fully agree--they're probably the closest match to incandescent color temperature. I compared with their frosted sunlight bulbs which weren't 'cold' in comparison, but not quite as warm in color. I plan on getting more warm whites for the general illumination in a couple other games soon.

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#11 2 years ago

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ryanwanger

Comet Pinball

Boulder, CO

11y 100K 2,655 88

Spot on answers from chuckwurt and @frunch. 2SMD frosted warm white are what you want. Here is the link to 25 packs of those, which will be on sale for Black Friday: https://www.cometpinball.com/products/2smd-bulbs-25-packs?variant=12093839147052

If you do inserts for the Paragon, you want the flicker eliminator board (https://www.cometpinball.com/products/bally-stern-flicker-eliminator?variant=12493659832364), which we're sold out of right now, but you can sign up for an email update when they're back in stock

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#12 2 years ago

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horseflesh

Pinside member

Woodinville, WA

10y 38,300 310 8

Are the frosted 2SMD warm white also good for general use under inserts? Or is clear better there?

I definitely want to do some LED refits ... but if I need to go over a spreadsheet for every game and try to pick the ideal bulbs for each spot, I will never get started, hah. Hopefully I can get a ton of just one type... or two types, GI and feature lamps... and then supplement with a few oddball colors or whatever for special spots.

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#13 2 years ago

AMB

PinPoke

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3y 64,900 313 4 133

Quoted from horseflesh:
Are the frosted 2SMD warm white also good for general use under inserts? Or is clear better there?
I definitely want to do some LED refits ... but if I need to go over a spreadsheet for every game and try to pick the ideal bulbs for each spot, I will never get started, hah. Hopefully I can get a ton of just one type... or two types, GI and feature lamps... and then supplement with a few oddball colors or whatever for special spots.

Some people try to color match for insert color but you don’t have to, and honestly I think it doesn’t look very good. I used normal warm LEDs for my high speed and “sunlight” white for my Lethal Weapon 3. You still get the same result you have now, just a bit brighter so the inset colors pop better all around. I felt that tone of white suited each table.

Only reason I personally would use a colored led was if I wanted an insert color to show a certain color better.

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#14 2 years ago

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chuckwurt

Pincinnati

10y 193K 32,066 16 13

Quoted from horseflesh:
Are the frosted 2SMD warm white also good for general use under inserts? Or is clear better there?

Unless non ghosting bulbs are needed I put 2smd frost warm white everywhere.

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#15 2 years ago

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micmse

Inactive member

St. Louis, MO

2y 10,150 17

First time replacing bulbs here so I apologize in advance for a newbie question. Do the more seasoned pinball owners just buy a variety of bulbs and keep them in stock. It looks like my machine takes several different types or styles of light bulbs, wedge/bayonet and different volts? Do you do all white or should I buy some colored bulbs too?

My first attempt at getting replacement bulbs was a bust and they didn't work in my machine for some reason. thanks

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#16 2 years ago

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TheLaw

Pinside+ Addict

Ann Arbor, MI

12y 167K 49,621 18 31

Just get a ton of warm white frosted 555 & 47s.
They work in the most applications.
The only time you really colored is if they are visible above the PF. Like in front of ramps or something.

Quoted from horseflesh:
also good for general use under inserts? Or is clear better there?

I've never seen a need to use anything other than frosted.

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#17 2 years ago

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chuckwurt

Pincinnati

10y 193K 32,066 16 13

Quoted from micmse:
First time replacing bulbs here so I apologize in advance for a newbie question. Do the more seasoned pinball owners just buy a variety of bulbs and keep them in stock. It looks like my machine takes several different types or styles of light bulbs, wedge/bayonet and different volts? Do you do all white or should I buy some colored bulbs too?
My first attempt at getting replacement bulbs was a bust and they didn't work in my machine for some reason. thanks

I buy a ton of both base types. Wedge and bayonet. All warm white. No colors.

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#18 2 years ago

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ryanwanger

Comet Pinball

Boulder, CO

11y 100K 2,655 88

Quoted from TheLaw:
I've never seen a need to use anything other than frosted.

Frosted are totally fine. With all of this, it depends on how picky you are. There are some games that have inserts which are close together, and one of them blinks during gameplay…and in those situations, the light from a frosted bulb that blinks can bleed into an adjacent unlit insert. That’s a picky situation where using clear is a small improvement.

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#19 2 years ago

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TheLaw

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Ann Arbor, MI

12y 167K 49,621 18 31

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Quoted from ryanwanger:
That’s a picky situation where using clear is a small improvement.

Agree to disagree

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#20 2 years ago

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ROMM

Pinside+ Frequent

Sulphur, LA

3y 51,300 266 11

So I recently acquired a Pinbot that is still all incandescent. I am thinking to go with cool white for any of the whites in the backbox and above the playfield, since this has mostly dark colors in those areas. I am thinking it will kinda give it that slighlty neon futuristic look that I think would be cool. Thoughts??

I am no stranger to Comet. I few months ago I LED'd my DE Star Wars and it looks great! Really makes the Pinbot look dim.

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#21 2 years ago

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chuckwurt

Pincinnati

10y 193K 32,066 16 13

Quoted from ROMM:
Thoughts??

I don’t like cool white in any game.

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#22 2 years ago

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Biju

Pinside member

3y 47,800 369 7

Hmmm. Might be time to convert the TSPP I acquired a few months ago!

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#23 2 years ago

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ccbiggsoo7

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11y 92,300 6,199 37 10

i use sunlights in everything. clear lens helps inserts to be a tad brighter but frosted works fine too.

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#24 2 years ago

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TheLaw

Pinside+ Addict

Ann Arbor, MI

12y 167K 49,621 18 31

Quoted from ROMM:
...I am thinking it will kinda give it that slighlty neon futuristic look that I think would be cool. Thoughts??.

Sounds like you're thinking too hard aboot it honestly.

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#25 2 years ago

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ROMM

Pinside+ Frequent

Sulphur, LA

3y 51,300 266 11

Quoted from TheLaw:
Sounds like you're thinking too hard aboot it honestly.

Lol yeah maybe, but in the Pinbot owners thread I ran across several pics of the cool white used and I thought it looked good. One guy swapped from cool white and went to sunlight, and honestly I thought it didn't look as good. I think he must've been thinking too hard about it too

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#26 2 years ago

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Randy_G

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4y 66,800 341

Quoted from hawknole:
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#27 2 years ago

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Randy_G

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4y 66,800 341

Quoted from Bax1:
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#28 2 years ago

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Randy_G

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4y 66,800 341

Quoted from frunch:
These are exactly what I decided to use (frosted 2smd Warm White) for my Stars recently and I fully agree--they're probably the closest match to incandescent color temperature. I compared with their frosted sunlight bulbs which weren't 'cold' in comparison, but not quite as warm in color. I plan on getting more warm whites for the general illumination in a couple other games soon.

unsurprisingly, I also took this excellent advise last year...absolutely spot on!
My first order from comet and very happy!

Thank you very much chuckwurt !!!

#bobby-orrs-power-play
Paragon
Mata Hari

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#29 2 years ago

JAB

TheHive

Pinside member

Salt Lake City, UT

5y 46,800 59 9

ryanwanger I need a full LED kit plus flashers for STTNG. Do you have an LED qty and type breakdown for this game? So i can get the 25 packs and save? Or is it best to just go with the full kit? Would also like to go green for the borg ship, as I’m getting green windows for it.

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#30 2 years ago

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DRDAVE

Dr. Dave's Pinball

Marlborough, MA

12y 94,800 1,575 53

Quoted from bobwiley:
Sorry if this isn't the right place to ask, but I'm looking to swap out my incandescents in a playmatic fiesta (em) and a paragon. Both are currently using #47 bulbs. I really want to keep the warm color, but max out on Lumens. I have a CFTBL that is decked out in led and pinstadium and everything looks so dark in comparison. Hoping you guys have a recommendation. I can do funky flat shaped bulbs or pointy bulbs for under the inserts or backglass but would like something normal looking for bulbs on the playfield.

Go with the 1smd warm frosted white in the GI. For the feature lights, just clean under the inserts and clean the the bulb or replace with another incandescant. It will look close to stock and bright without being over the top bright.

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#31 2 years ago

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radial_head

Three Knocks Pinball

South Berwick, ME

5y 87,800 1,873 6 3

Does the sale include the non ghosting versions or just the regular type?

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#32 2 years ago

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chuckwurt

Pincinnati

10y 193K 32,066 16 13

Quoted from radial_head:
Does the sale include the non ghosting versions or just the regular type?

Just regular.

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#33 2 years ago

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ryanwanger

Comet Pinball

Boulder, CO

11y 100K 2,655 88

Quoted from TheHive:
ryanwanger I need a full LED kit plus flashers for STTNG. Do you have an LED qty and type breakdown for this game? So i can get the 25 packs and save? Or is it best to just go with the full kit? Would also like to go green for the borg ship, as I’m getting green windows for it.

Our base version of the STTNG kit has 27 different types of bulbs in it. Only two of them are 25 or more. Sale or not, it's always a little cheaper to make your own kit, but it requires a bit of work to figure out what you want. If you were just going to do white bulbs everywhere, and skip non-ghosting, then this would be the cheapest time to buy.

There are 92 wedge bulbs and 51 bayonets in the kit.

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#34 2 years ago

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grantopia

Pinside member

Fairview Park, OH

8y 99,600 3,691 9 1

Quoted from ROMM:
So I recently acquired a Pinbot that is still all incandescent. I am thinking to go with cool white for any of the whites in the backbox and above the playfield, since this has mostly dark colors in those areas. I am thinking it will kinda give it that slighlty neon futuristic look that I think would be cool. Thoughts??
I am no stranger to Comet. I few months ago I LED'd my DE Star Wars and it looks great! Really makes the Pinbot look dim.

I use cool white in all my games. My basement tends to be a bit darker and I have vision problems in general, so I like my games bright and well lit, especially darker games like The Shadow...it helps me track the ball easier. At the end of the day its all personal preference though...try both in there and see what you like best.

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#35 2 years ago

JAB

TheHive

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Salt Lake City, UT

5y 46,800 59 9

OP
Quoted from ryanwanger:
Our base version of the STTNG kit has 27 different types of bulbs in it. Only two of them are 25 or more. Sale or not, it's always a little cheaper to make your own kit, but it requires a bit of work to figure out what you want. If you were just going to do white bulbs everywhere, and skip non-ghosting, then this would be the cheapest time to buy.
There are 92 wedge bulbs and 51 bayonets in the kit.

Thanks for the info Ryan!

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#36 2 years ago

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underlord

Pinside+ Addict

15y 143K 9,138 53

Here’s hoping your stock is plentiful this year. Sold out on website is disheartening on frosted 2smd’s.

Maybe some of you selfish types don’t need 50,000 on order!

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#37 2 years ago

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GeekedOnPinball

Outer Lane Pinball

11y 84,550 372

Any sales on the optomax 25 packs? Love those bulbs.

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#38 2 years ago

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Beatnik-Filmstar

Pinside member

Saint Paul, MN

9y 72,650 1,327 7

Do the retro bulbs by chance fall under "2smd" for sale purposes? I honestly don't know if there's 1 or 2 in there, but they're the majority of what I've bought of the past few years since I've been on an EM kick.

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#39 2 years ago

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ryanwanger

Comet Pinball

Boulder, CO

11y 100K 2,655 88

Quoted from GeekedOnPinball:
Any sales on the optomax 25 packs? Love those bulbs.

We have done those in the past, but not this year sadly.

Quoted from Beatnik-Filmstar:
Do the retro bulbs by chance fall under "2smd" for sale purposes? I honestly don't know if there's 1 or 2 in there, but they're the majority of what I've bought of the past few years since I've been on an EM kick.

No, they are different. We did retros last year, so I think it might be a while before we do them again.

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#40 2 years ago

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Beatnik-Filmstar

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Saint Paul, MN

9y 72,650 1,327 7

OP
Quoted from ryanwanger:
No, they are different. We did retros last year, so I think it might be a while before we do them again.

No worries at all. can still grab 2smds for inserts - who doesn't love a nice bright insert?

(Your retro bulbs really are the best though!)

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#41 2 years ago

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greenhoody

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Bloomington, IN

7y 38,550 164 5

What bulbs would I get foe.my stargate? Guy that did some work on mine gave me all super brights and its blinding

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#42 2 years ago

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chuckwurt

Pincinnati

10y 193K 32,066 16 13

Quoted from greenhoody:
What bulbs would I get foe.my stargate? Guy that did some work on mine gave me all super brights and its blinding

First off, remove all LED flashers and replace with incandescent or the LED ones comet had that are dimmer.

Then replace all LEDs with frosted warm white or cool white 2 smd bulbs. Make sure they are frosted.

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#43 2 years ago

BJD

roffels

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Minneapolis, MN

11y 86,800 2,035 3 20

Quoted from chuckwurt:
First off, remove all LED flashers and replace with incandescent or the LED ones comet had that are dimmer.
Then replace all LEDs with frosted warm white or cool white 2 smd bulbs. Make sure they are frosted.

I put in Comet sunlight bulbs in my BSD - if you can't decide between warm or cool, they're a nice compromise!