so you got the spegetti ones or the other ones they where talking about?

 

I got the spegetti units... they just looked to ..... I will post with pics when done.. about 1 week.... Got to order new lens's now for the lights...

 

Ya I want them pretty bad! I don't know why they won't work! Why do you need new lenses?

 

this is only for the 2 light panels/lights.... NOT including lenses and my old rear lenses are cracked and dull so I want to change them out.
It will be up to me to figure out how to modify behind the lenses to make them work/fit....

 

Take lots of pics of the install.
If it goes well, I'm gonna want to do the same!

 

I wonder how these might look behind the Eckler (?) style bubble tail light lenses? Hmmm... Watching with baited breath!

 

First of all... don't want to high jack this post, so..... Evette76, do you want me to continue to post about these lights or start a new thread?

My latest update in the meantime:
Got the light plates in...
The good: they work great! very very cool
The bad: Shipping was SLOW.. took almost 2 weeks, & these should not be priced more than $50 for the pair... Supply and demand I guess...

and the rest... currently working on the motor, will get to the install part for the lights next week, and I will post a lot of pictures and comments,,, good or bad.

 

I don't care about that hijack all you want!!!! Can't wait to see them!

 

Any word on the install yet?

 

bump?

 

Sorry for the long wait.... blew up the engine again,,,, but, I have almost got it put back together,,, should be done this week... so I will start the tail light mods next week. I got the new tail light lens's in also... first thing I did already was to cut the lens apart from the reflecting socket. I have also found for best looks when lit that the led's has to be 1-1.5" away from the lens, and that I need to figure out how to get around the 2 screw mounting locations, I can not drill the hole in the new circuit board where needed... problem... also... lastly so far, the LED's are not exactly centered so I will have to figure that out also....
.............. so.... more news and pics next week..... if I get the new engine back in her this week,,,, p

 

Ok.... got them done and they really do look way way

Here are a bunch of pictures of the installation. It is NOT a direct fit, and thus mods have to be made.

First I got new lights, then took the radial arm saw and cut out the back reflector portion as seen in pic leaving about 1/8 of an inch of white reflector part.
then I removed the steel round plate in the light hole that mounts the lens and reflector, sawed the 2 plastic post that the light/reflector mount to and used epoxy putty to mount the spaghetti led pad between the two half's of the sawed post (you can not drill through the pad because of traces) the LED's need to be places as far back into the light well as posable to look good, to close and you can see them through the lens and lights look cheep.
I packed the post with putty as well and then drilled a small hole in each so I can put in new shorter screws to mount the new lens.
I then used weather stripping around the lens to keep it dry from water. I also put silicone on the wafer board on all components and connections to keep water out. And finally I sealed the back where the light wires come out with silicone and a plastic wafer.

o yea... forgot, make sure you cut the bolts shorter that holt the steel light ring in or they will touch the wafer board and short it out... that is what I am doing with the vise grips and grinder.

O and another thing... the wiring for me was backwards, I put the flat side of the wafer boards upwards so as I could get the LED's more centered and to make them blink correctly I had to change or reverse the wiring from the schematic.

 

uhhhhhhhhh you forgot the pictures

 

 

AAAGGGHHH sorry



cant get anything to upload from photobucket or my computer????
nothing is working for me...

http://s593.photobucket.com/albums/tt16/pauldana21/


seems to be the best i can do...

 

Hope that board is moisture proof

 

yea, but i sealed the back entrance, the front entrance, and put silicone over all exposed components... should be fine..

I will post video of it this week.... They really do look very

 

videos of the lights...

 

Nice job!!!! Looks great

 

That is so cool I love it. Where did you get them and how much?
Sorry If its posted some where but I didn't see it any where. Ever
since I've seen some of the newer Cadillac tail lights, the way they
flash, I thought that would be a great mod for the C3's.

Thanks for sharing, That looks great.

Riggs.