Post by CSaddict on Jul 7, 2008 20:32:37 GMT -5
So I broke out the rear tail light wheeling in Beckett. Once was enough. I figured why bother replacing it with plastic again.
Here is what I came up with.
I first found myself trying to measure all the curves of the body. Then I caught myself and realized the entire truck is a beater, why bother. I figured some simple rectangles would do it. I made them out of 1/8th steel. I paid $15 for all the metal and have a bunch left over so I figure $10 for what I used.
I got the 4" LED's on Ebay for $37.90 shipped. I bought 4 red stop/tails for ease of hook up.
The LED's were an issue to get hook up correctly. When I hooked up the tail light positive and stop positive with a ground nothing would work but if I unhooked the power for the stop, the tails worked. I figured bleed back was the issue. I had a bunch of diodes left over from chipping Honda ecus. That did the trick.
Next issue was the dreaded LED fast blink. I solved that by buying an electronic flasher relay that was listed for LED's. I got it at autozone for $13.
So for $60.90 this is the out come. The wrinkle paint was the only thing I had left but it actually looked ok.
Here is what I came up with.
I first found myself trying to measure all the curves of the body. Then I caught myself and realized the entire truck is a beater, why bother. I figured some simple rectangles would do it. I made them out of 1/8th steel. I paid $15 for all the metal and have a bunch left over so I figure $10 for what I used.
I got the 4" LED's on Ebay for $37.90 shipped. I bought 4 red stop/tails for ease of hook up.
The LED's were an issue to get hook up correctly. When I hooked up the tail light positive and stop positive with a ground nothing would work but if I unhooked the power for the stop, the tails worked. I figured bleed back was the issue. I had a bunch of diodes left over from chipping Honda ecus. That did the trick.
Next issue was the dreaded LED fast blink. I solved that by buying an electronic flasher relay that was listed for LED's. I got it at autozone for $13.
So for $60.90 this is the out come. The wrinkle paint was the only thing I had left but it actually looked ok.
Very Nice
I can ge tthe leds myself
