tail lights
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Paoli, IN
St. Jude Donor '17, '19
tail lights
Hey guys,
I am going to have my back bumper off and thought it would be a good time to update the lights if there is a good option out there.
So if you could please give your suggestions, that would be great. If you have any images or videos please post them. And if you know where to get your suggestion, please post a link or give a name to search for.
I was thinking of going to LED or making all 4 lights usable. All options are being considered. With the exception of the 6 tail light thing.
Thanks.
PS. Does anyone make lights that look like the middle two reflectors (red ring around a white center for the back up lights)?
I am going to have my back bumper off and thought it would be a good time to update the lights if there is a good option out there.
So if you could please give your suggestions, that would be great. If you have any images or videos please post them. And if you know where to get your suggestion, please post a link or give a name to search for.
I was thinking of going to LED or making all 4 lights usable. All options are being considered. With the exception of the 6 tail light thing.
Thanks.
PS. Does anyone make lights that look like the middle two reflectors (red ring around a white center for the back up lights)?
Last edited by ~Stingray; Oct 11, 2013 at 06:02 PM.
Le Mans Master
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Burning Brakes
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From: Winston Ga.
im not a fan of the multiple LED lights, I use a single bulb replacement type. it tends to look more like a bulb.
Now I really like the halo type above. I'd like to know where they can be found.
Now I really like the halo type above. I'd like to know where they can be found.
Burning Brakes
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From: Killeen Texas
One thing you have to do before installing them is to blacken the sides of the ring to keep the light from bleeding outside the ring. I put 1/4" pen striping on the top where it hits the lens then sprayed the sided with black paint. Dilled a hole in the lens back plate to bring the halo
power leads outside. make sure you put wire grommet to keep from shorting out the wires.
Then I d
Got the lights on ebay here is the link
http://www.ebay.com/itm/300851897179...84.m1438.l2649
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Melting Slicks
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From: Springfield Missouri
for that money, you would need 4 if you do away with the back-up lights, I think I will leave mine stock. Who cares what they look like , as long as they work, and let people behind you know you are stopping?
Burning Brakes
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From: Winston Ga.
Burning Brakes
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The org backup lights work as they came from factory, On the light that is normally the tail light I disconnected the wire that is for the tail light so the ring is the tail light. you still have the brake and blinker in the center. I hope that answers your question.
Tim
Tim
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Here is a good pic of the tail lights I built:
Here is a vid of the LED halos combined with the LED turn/stop lamps in action:
Here is my thread documenting the build process. There are general pics on page 1, and the complete DIY instructions are on page 2.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...led-halos.html
Any questions, let me know.
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~Stingray: keep in mind your car does not have metal tail lights with separate lenses. Your car uses plastic light assemblies without separate lenses. You cannot install the earlier lights (68-73) in your car without doing more work than you want to do.
Burning Brakes
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Thanks 7t2vette, I was not sure where I read this, It was some time ago and never saved the post. I think your post was copied to another forum. I just joined this forum a few weeks ago. I just ordered the rings as the rest is straight forward. The Headlight rings take some time to get as they are shipped from China. Took almost over a month to get.
Tim
Tim
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Le Mans Master
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From: Paoli, IN
St. Jude Donor '17, '19
Are you saying this ring thing won't work?
The ORIGINAL and bestest
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Thanks 7t2vette, I was not sure where I read this, It was some time ago and never saved the post. I think your post was copied to another forum. I just joined this forum a few weeks ago. I just ordered the rings as the rest is straight forward. The Headlight rings take some time to get as they are shipped from China. Took almost over a month to get.
Tim
Tim
Your tail lights are different from the early style like mine, so the 85mm LED rings may or may not work. To find out, you will have to cut yours apart and measure. If the 85mm do not work, the LED rings come in several additional sizes.