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Alright i been mulling this around a bit before so i decided to dive into and bought a set of knockoff aftermarket oem 08 headlamps scene here -
you can also see the trailer replacement walmart 24$ led panels. I forgot to take pics of the lights before i hacked out the LED board.
LED board ready to be mounted up.
In this picture you can see the tail lamp cut out in the rear to aprox 2.25x3.25inches. I used a rotozip to cut out the rear of the reflector with no problem at all.
Here is the Led board mounted into the rear of the housing. Its a friction fit but i used Fusor Plastic body panel welder for installing flares/panels in body shop application. i think it will hold.
Here's the pair of them after 24 hours dried and ready for installation. The 3 wires will be soldiered the factorry tail light harness after the plugs are cut off. I will also be installing some 15ohm- 50w resisters to slow down the blinkers. Not seen in the picture.
Running lights with them on the truck.. I like the look you can definitly tell there LED, also the blinkers have that trademark snap on/off Light output. it just looks sharper than a bulb would.
Total cost - replacement lenses 65$ on ebay
- Fusor panel weld 20$
- walmart trailer lamp led kit 25$
- 2 hours time free$
- Resistors on ebay 15$ plus shipping
so all toll it cost me 120ish$'s, if you dont mind shreding the reflector set you have cause your sure you wont make a mistake then it can be done for about 60$ total.
you can also see the trailer replacement walmart 24$ led panels. I forgot to take pics of the lights before i hacked out the LED board.
LED board ready to be mounted up.
In this picture you can see the tail lamp cut out in the rear to aprox 2.25x3.25inches. I used a rotozip to cut out the rear of the reflector with no problem at all.
Here is the Led board mounted into the rear of the housing. Its a friction fit but i used Fusor Plastic body panel welder for installing flares/panels in body shop application. i think it will hold.
Here's the pair of them after 24 hours dried and ready for installation. The 3 wires will be soldiered the factorry tail light harness after the plugs are cut off. I will also be installing some 15ohm- 50w resisters to slow down the blinkers. Not seen in the picture.
Running lights with them on the truck.. I like the look you can definitly tell there LED, also the blinkers have that trademark snap on/off Light output. it just looks sharper than a bulb would.
Total cost - replacement lenses 65$ on ebay
- Fusor panel weld 20$
- walmart trailer lamp led kit 25$
- 2 hours time free$
- Resistors on ebay 15$ plus shipping
so all toll it cost me 120ish$'s, if you dont mind shreding the reflector set you have cause your sure you wont make a mistake then it can be done for about 60$ total.
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