LED Tail Light Conversion

ImportSlayer347 · Sep 3, 2009

Anyone change out their taillights and reverse lights for LEDs? I would like to do it, but not sure what is involved.

Darkwriter77 · Sep 3, 2009

It's been tried and done successfully only once or twice before by a couple of guys - the threads are in here somewhere if you search far enough back. Takes a TON of work, though, lots of fabrication, some serious electrical know-how, and it's fairly cost-prohibitive. And before you even consider it, don't even try those LED's that plug into the stock bulb sockets - they do NOT work well inside of stock lens housings AT ALL.

Only thing I could suggest is if you felt like buying a cheap set of those universal LED trailer tail lights from Autozone or Harbor Freight and then hacking them up to mount inside of a stock tail lens/housing, but I'm not sure how you'd go about making that work with the parking and brake lamps (unless they have a built-in logic circuit, or they have seperate circuits of LED bulbs for parking and brake lamp modes).

Mustang5L5 · Sep 3, 2009

If you do it, you need to do the LED boards like mentioned.

The plug in bulbs do not work well in a reflector housing. LED light needs to be direct projection...ie LED board.

ImportSlayer347 · Sep 3, 2009

What about these? They look like they project directly out...

Product Listing - CAR

I did search quite a bit but was unable to find anything.

stykthyn · Sep 4, 2009

the thread that had the great write ups is pretty old and the pics/links dont work anymore

bada$$92 · Sep 4, 2009

I found this website on another forum, check it out.

http://www.northwestmustang.com/products83-92.html

ImportSlayer347 · Sep 4, 2009

Thats perfect!! I actually called and talked to the owner Larry on the phone. I will be ordering mine next week. He was very friendly and told me how to put them in. I actually talked to him for a half-hour. Really good guy. I'll post some pics when I am done, maybe even a video.

bada$$92 · Sep 4, 2009

ImportSlayer347 said:
Thats perfect!! I actually called and talked to the owner Larry on the phone. I will be ordering mine next week. He was very friendly and told me how to put them in. I actually talked to him for a half-hour. Really good guy. I'll post some pics when I am done, maybe even a video.

Which ones did you end up going with? And post lots of pics when you get it done.

Toneyb35 · Sep 4, 2009

bada$$92 said:
I found this website on another forum, check it out.

NorthWestMustang, LLC

SWEET. I think I'll order a set.

They look really nice. Great link.

Thanks

Maryland Stang · Sep 5, 2009

They do look great. Don't forget that you must replace the flasher for your blinkers to work. You will need a flasher designed just for LED lights. I got mine at Super Bright LEDs - LED Products and Accessories.

ImportSlayer347 · Sep 5, 2009

You dont need a flasher anymore. Not with his new design. I asked him about that. It is somehow built into the board. They are plug-n-play now. He said they are very easy to install. The hardest part is running a hot lead from the fuse box or battery to the truck/hatch. That isn't even hard.

ImportSlayer347 · Sep 5, 2009

I'm going with the sequentials for sure.

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