I had smoked then clear. the clears are definatly brighter. Just makes sense they would be. Both were used with amber bulbs. I think if you use amber or red lenses with white bulbs they will be the brightest, but don't quote me. Do you think the LEDs you got are less bright than standard bulbs? by the way, are you sure the LED dash indicator will allow the signals to work correctly or are you gonna use diodes or what?