STALION

I found this set on ebay. They were pretty long then just cut them to length. The brightness in the photo is because of the camera flash...they should look like what tstar has in his vid and pics. I'll post up pics once I get them installed to compare.

itzza427

COOL!! Just wondering,,,was it cheaper that buying them outright? I know job satisfaction also enters the equation too!!I admire the talent,,I'm not afraid of mechanical stuff,,,but lack electrical knowledge!! Nice job!!!

TheRadioFlyer

STALION: I"m curious what you used to re-seal the housing.

00Corvette

pretty sure he said clear silicone

tstar

Hell I'm still in awe that he got the things apart!!!! I've tried!

Again, KUDOs Stalion!!!!!!!

Tim

madmatt9471

Perfect! Subscribing!

Thanks,Matt

00Corvette

remember, I don't think they're OEM lights so the adhesive is probably different from what GM uses also and could be more susceptible to "loosening" under extreme heat???

tstar

Good point...

Still good to know we can access Depos this way.

Tim

STALION

The glue used is fairly strong. Every time I gently pried with the flat head screwdriver you could hear cracks. This project could have potentially turned to crap if I left them in the oven for to long or cracked the lens trying to pry them off...If I cracked the housing, no biggie I could plastic weld it, but you can't fix a lens. (I did scratch one of the lens when taking them off)

Granted this was my first attempt, so if I every had to do another one I have a better feel for what to do vs what not to. I saved money by doing everything myself but it still does come with a price...one mistake and I would have paid over what JW is asking for a set that is already pre-fab, but I was willing to take that risk...I just like messing with things so for me it's more of game and I get enjoyment out of it!

Besides Tim, (tstar) inspired me (inside joke)

I got some pics...I'll try and post them before the weekend.

paint-tech

I say great job!!! Its not for the timid though. Great writeup

0ddball

Just throwing this out there, is it possible to get like multicolor LED and change the color if you want? Just throwing it out there..

STALION

Top people to ask would be Tstar, JWmotoring, and Radioflyer...

tstar

Swap me out with nascar57!

Tim

TheRadioFlyer

Is is possible? Yes.

Is it legal: probably not. (depending on colors)

0ddball

Good point, didn't think about the legality of it. Thanks.

stormrider

Tim has a bad habit of doing that

Nice work on the DIY LEDs

tstar

Yeah as I wait for the ACI Splitter Lip you're having made huh?

Tim

stormrider

In the body shop as I write. Should be ready for me to pickup on Tuesday

STALION

Ok I'm looking for alittle help from the big guns of LEDs. I have everything installed and everything seems to work. The LED strip works as do the LED corner bulbs, but the DRL LEDs (switch back type) continue to hyper flash. I've added an LED relay to stop it from doing that but it didn't quite help entirely. Without the realy the indicator wouldn't blink, but the DRL's were still in hyper flash switching back and forth from amber to white...when I added the relay, the indicators began to work at proper speed BUT the DRL's were still doing the hyper flash. I tried turning the bulb 180 degrees then the bulb didn't work at all. I need some help on this one, it's driving me nuts!!!

P.S.
LED relay 2 prong with ground wire. I connected the purple and pink to the leads and the ground to black (just in case this info is needed...thanks.)

TheRadioFlyer

In my experience, some switchback bulbs cause the car to just get freaky. There's no logical explanation for why this happens. Lights that normally don't flash (like in the insturment cluster) will start spazzing. My suggestion is to either try a different style of switchback or go to traditional LED tower bulbs.