Anybody tried LED tail lights?

[1slow95]

I've been looking for some way to make my tail lights brighter, and so far I haven't really found anything other than different style lights like the 96-98's or ricer lights. I was looking into LED replacement bulbs, but I've been getting conflicting information on those. Some people say the standard bulbs are brighter and others claim the LED's are brighter.

What I would like to do is separate the housing from the lens and fill it with LED's along the entire length of the lens. The problem is I don't know how to do that and these lights are too expensive to replace if I screw them up. I do have an old busted light that I tried to take apart, but it started cracking before I made much progress.

 

[nmcgrawj]

Mike, do you have saleen tail light bezels?

The reason i ask is maybe you can take a high speed saw and cut out the lens, epoxy it back in, and then the bezel will cover up this modification.


Can you not get to it from the back?


I too wish someone would just make a 94-95 tail light with clear red plastic and a reflector like the stock 96-98's to give that "jewel" look.


FWIW, i have never heard of an led being not as bright as a regular bulb.

Keep us up to date on your project!

 

[desertcox05]

maybe you can heat the sealer with a heat gun to get the halves apart

 

[Pokageek]

Mine are brighter now. I wet sanded them and then clear coated them. Looks brand new.

 

[ProKiller]

go to a u-pull-it junkyard and get some to play with. can't be that expensive

 

[1slow95]

I had mine tinted, but it didn't come out near as dark as I was expecting. I think they do look a little brighter now with a clear coat on them. But I want them darker, which is the main reason I'm looking into better lighting.


I've got an old tail light I can work with. Should I try to use a heat gun to separate the lens from the housing, or just cut it apart? I've seen plastic welding kits that should work to put it back together if I cut it apart.

 

[YEAHLOH95]

let me know how you get them apart, i have an extra set of lights to mess with

 

[Killercanary]

let me know how you get them apart, i have an extra set of lights to mess with

Why don't you bring those LED spyder lights over that you got and we'll try them in mine to see how they look.

I too want clear red lenses with horizontal LED's in them. That would look so darn good!