diy led tail lights
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Metro Detroit
Ive tried it with Euro Taillights but ran into issues with the lower resistance that I took them out again. Would be great to find a solution though.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...s-problem.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...s-problem.html
Tech Contributor
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
I added the Euro Tail lights. I have never heard of the problem you describe with the 3rd brake light.
I have regular bulbs in the red part, and RED LED's in the clear part. That way when the car is off you don't see a colored bulb in there. I also added Switch back LED's to my DRL's.
I had to get a Hyper Flash harness because my car detected a loss of resistance in the circuit. It thought one of my bulbs was blown, and flashing at 2x speed is an indicator to the driver that a bulb is out.
Hyper Flash harness below put the resistance back in the circuit and it blinks normal now.
http://www.shop.jwmotoring.com/produ...2&categoryId=4
This picture for some reason looks like the lower light is yellow. Its actually VERY RED !
I have regular bulbs in the red part, and RED LED's in the clear part. That way when the car is off you don't see a colored bulb in there. I also added Switch back LED's to my DRL's.
I had to get a Hyper Flash harness because my car detected a loss of resistance in the circuit. It thought one of my bulbs was blown, and flashing at 2x speed is an indicator to the driver that a bulb is out.
Hyper Flash harness below put the resistance back in the circuit and it blinks normal now.
http://www.shop.jwmotoring.com/produ...2&categoryId=4
This picture for some reason looks like the lower light is yellow. Its actually VERY RED !
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Joined: Apr 2007
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From: South Western Ontario
You can DIY too for <$10.
The other option is to use resistors with LED's but then you have to hack resistors into the harness for each bulb. It's an ugly fix and prone to failure.
The switchback is cool. I've actually been flagged down before and asked about them.
Peter
