Quoted from zacaj:

What type of socket do you have? I know some are taller than others.
Lamp matrix may run cooler but I know with GI bulbs I've seen them generate a good amount of heat fairly quickly, home environment didn't help.
I don't know of any alternative incandescents you could use
Maybe get some clear washers or something to raise up the cap?

Quoted from Bryan_Kelly:

I used to be the same way until I restored a TAF for someone else years ago and installed LED's. Just for fun, I set it next to mine that had incandescents.
The difference was night and day. The LED'd one looked SO much better than my dim, tired looking one.
Needless to say, I wouldn't dream of restoring a game these days and not put in LED's.
And FWIW, you only need 2 types of LED's to do an entire game.

Quoted from Bryan_Kelly:

Buy a hundred pack of these in wedge base and bayonet base.
Sunlight color, frosted lens.
That's all you need....period.
https://www.cometpinball.com/products/2smd-bulbs

Quoted from Bryan_Kelly:

I use the LED OCD boards. They smooth out the on/off of the LED's so they look identical to incandescents only brighter.
However, I have a good friend who uses the same LED's as me and no boards. He doesn't care that the LED's are an instant on/instant off.

Quoted from Bryan_Kelly:

Buy a hundred pack of these in wedge base and bayonet base.
Sunlight color, frosted lens.
That's all you need....period.
https://www.cometpinball.com/products/2smd-bulbs

Quoted from Bryan_Kelly:

Absolutely! LED's are just too damn bright and can be blinding.

Quoted from Bryan_Kelly:

Forgot to mention, with the pop bodies you have, you can remove the frosted cap on the LED by squeezing the cap close to the base with a needle nose pliers. Go around in a circle until it pops off.
Like I said, you only need 2 types of LED's. It don't get much simpler than that!

Quoted from Bryan_Kelly:

I use to color match cause that's what everyone did. It was the in thing to do.
Then I did that TAF with nothing but sunlight and the game just looked like it was meant to look only brighter.
Red inserts should look red....not RED!!!! Blues should be blue....not BLUE!!! I just want the inserts to look like they were supposed to look, not more intense.
Having said all that, there are situations where certain LED's, like the flex head and the like, might work better but it's not worth the hassle of stocking them all. At least it's not for me. In other words, you can beat this LED thing to death if you want. I choose not to.
And if you put any kind of color in your GI, I will personally fly to Fairfield and smack you up side the head!

Quoted from Bryan_Kelly:

I use to color match cause that's what everyone did. It was the in thing to do.
Then I did that TAF with nothing but sunlight and the game just looked like it was meant to look only brighter.
Red inserts should look red....not RED!!!! Blues should be blue....not BLUE!!! I just want the inserts to look like they were supposed to look, not more intense.
Having said all that, there are situations where certain LED's, like the flex head and the like, might work better but it's not worth the hassle of stocking them all. At least it's not for me. In other words, you can beat this LED thing to death if you want. I choose not to.
And if you put any kind of color in your GI, I will personally fly to Fairfield and smack you up side the head!