Eckler's LED's
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Drifting
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From: North Royaton Ohio
Eckler's LED's
I'm assembling a parts list to get my car back in working order after I got hit, and I seem to have come across a problem. I can't find ANYONE that makes the correct taillights for my 81. Plenty of companys make the reverse light, but nobody has the outer lights.
Since my car really isn't stock anymore, I'm open to new ideas. I was on Eckler's website and ran across these LED taillights. http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...3&dept_id=1384
Looks like a pretty straightforward setup. I really like the idea of the LED's. They look awesome on new cars, and I think that they'd kinda carry out the "subtle custom" look of my car.
I know there was a thread not long ago on LED taillights, but I don't think these were mentioned. Anyone have any experience with them?
Since my car really isn't stock anymore, I'm open to new ideas. I was on Eckler's website and ran across these LED taillights. http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...3&dept_id=1384
Looks like a pretty straightforward setup. I really like the idea of the LED's. They look awesome on new cars, and I think that they'd kinda carry out the "subtle custom" look of my car.
I know there was a thread not long ago on LED taillights, but I don't think these were mentioned. Anyone have any experience with them?
Team Owner
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The problem with them is the cost. Someone found the Harbor Freight units to be just as good with a much lower price. Obviously they don't have the 1157 socket end spliced on, and the mounting would be custom.
If you don't mind the cost, go for it.
If you don't mind the cost, go for it.
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dang! i was working on a kit for these on c3's myself. figures someone beat me to it. BTW, there has to be some resistor in the light for the flashers to work correctly. the LEDs don't draw enough power and will cause your flasher to blink like a little foreign job.
just dang.
just dang.
Drifting
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dang! i was working on a kit for these on c3's myself. figures someone beat me to it. BTW, there has to be some resistor in the light for the flashers to work correctly. the LEDs don't draw enough power and will cause your flasher to blink like a little foreign job.
just dang.
just dang.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Arkansas
Are these the harbor freight lights you guys are referring to? 4" LED lights
If so I liked the lights from the link above better, it looks more stock
I'd like to see how the harbor freight lights look.
If so I liked the lights from the link above better, it looks more stock
I'd like to see how the harbor freight lights look.
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Abby Normal
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in my instance i just wired in the LEDs in parallel with the original lights to, at least temporarily, bypass the flasher issue.
greimeinvette, i'm sorry. i do not have an answer for you. i have eliminated my reversing light for now and will relocate it later.
the one thing i found with mine is that i didn't like the fit/wasn't able to get the rubber liner in mine. i cut plastic trim rings to go around mine and just siliconed them in place. it's not a finished fit but it works pretty well.
at least the ecklers parts look like they fit as a direct replacement for the originals.
i'll try and get pics of mine and post them soon.
greimeinvette, i'm sorry. i do not have an answer for you. i have eliminated my reversing light for now and will relocate it later.
the one thing i found with mine is that i didn't like the fit/wasn't able to get the rubber liner in mine. i cut plastic trim rings to go around mine and just siliconed them in place. it's not a finished fit but it works pretty well.
at least the ecklers parts look like they fit as a direct replacement for the originals.
i'll try and get pics of mine and post them soon.
Melting Slicks
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CORVETTE CENTRAL Lights-> http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z5Z50000050G Resister-> http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z5Z50000050G
Abby Normal
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o.k. here it is. this is not the finished product. i was just doing the two lights to start and see how it fit. the ones you get elsewhere are slightly smaller than the originals and you can see my make-shift bezels.
Instructor
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From: FL
does anyone knwo where i can find a wiring diagram that can tell me which wires to splice into which on the LED tail lights I've got?
obviously black is ground, but the other two I dont know what to match them with.
obviously black is ground, but the other two I dont know what to match them with.
Racer
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From: PASADENA MARYLAND
Do you have a close up photo of the lights and were they hard to install ...
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