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I got these bulbs from this place:
http://www.superbrightleds.com/specs/1156-xLX5.htm
They are not cheap, but they are bright. You do want to get the 5 watt bulbs for turn signal and brake light applications. Side marker lights should use a lower power bulb.
I don't think the 5 watt bulbs will fit into the front parking lamp sockets, but the 3 watt bulbs might.
If you do the turn signals with these bulbs, you should do all four at once and use the electronic flasher module. The electronic flasher module only handles 30 watts, so you don't want to mix incandescent and LED bulbs on the same circuit.
The flasher you would need is the FL2.
Note that the festoon-type bulbs they offer can replace your courtesy light bulb and license plate light bulbs. One of the high power bulbs in your courtesy light socket will light the inside of the car up bright enough for your granny to do needlepoint. They will be offering warm white bulbs in about a month; cool white is kind of...cold..
If you modify your lenses and reflectors the way I described earlier in this thread, your light output will increase so much that you may be perfectly happy with incandescent bulbs. LED bulbs will help if you are still running a generator/dynamo, though.
There's not much you can do to improve the light output from the parking lights using any kind of off the shelf incandescent bulb; there is simply not enough room and you would run the risk of melting plastic if you did manage to shoehorn a higher wattage bulb into the enclosure.
The 3 watt amber LED bulb (equivalent to about a 15 watt incandescent) might be a good choice if it fits; I think a lower power amber bulb is more visible than a lower power white bulb in this application.
Let me know how it works out.
Bill
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