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Actually, it's not what I said. Thank you also for your concern and input.
Plain and simple...they are brighter now, much more noticeable now and that's what I was after. Read into it however you would like.
I just wanted to make a post in the what did you do to your truck today section. Enjoy your posting today!
Of course they're brighter now, you put in LEDs. Just trying to teach you something because I just fixed that same problem on my trailer, without using LEDs.
So..... I was sick and tired of people not seeing my blinker. As most of you know, the tail lights on a 1991 f150 have the dual filament bulb so when your lights are off and you then brake or turn on your blinker it's quite easy to see, but if you already have your lights on and then brake or turn on your blinker the light goes from dim to barely less dim. I was driving around seeing all these nice, new, bright, easy recognizable tail lights so I figured it was time to alter mine.
Here's what I did:
1. Separate the tail light assemblies. I did this using the oven method and I also purchased a used set of assemblies from the junk yard so that way if I screwed them up I wouldn't be out too much money.
2. I painted the silver part of the assembly black. Not the back up light section...just the large section where I would be adding the LEDs
3. Glued two 6" oval trailer lights to the lenses. This took some modifying of the housings and took some designing before just simply gluing them in. I found these trailer tail lights at the local auto parts store. I liked them because they have the cool outer ring and the inner LEDs. Just a little different style than your average 6" oval.
4. I then resecured the lenses to the housings. Some hot glue to hold it temporarily and some silicone worked well.
5. Then just wired them up. Most 6" oval trailer lights are tail, turn and stop lights in one so they already have all the necessary resistors and already have three wires (ground, tail light power and turn signal power)
So when my lights are on and I brake or use a turn signal just the middle of the rings illuminate. When my lights are off and I brake or use the turn signal the ring and the middle illuminates.
These things are ridiculously bright and noticeable... way safer, much better looking and much more modern than the old lights! I am very happy with the way it turned out. Oh, I also used two 6" ovals in each housing so that way the lights would be very noticeable by any car directly next to me. As you can tell, these photos are daytime and they are very noticeable. They look even better at night.
When off...
Tail light on only...
Ring and center light when applying brake and/or turn signal
I'm planning on running these same exact lights on my truck which is so weird that someone else thought of this and I have had the idea for a hell of a long time lol!! Did you have to put any resistors or change the flasher to accept the led lights? And did you bake the tail lights or cut them to get them open?
Got a few things in the mail these past couple of days: Forged tow hook (for emergencies), 2" recovery strap (not pictured), F-150 leather key chain, billet lower grille (not pictured)
Just realized I posted in the wrong year forum lol. Oh well, these are pretty truck agnostic anyway =P
Last edited by kobayashi maru; 10-30-2014 at 12:14 PM.
Of course they're brighter now, you put in LEDs. Just trying to teach you something because I just fixed that same problem on my trailer, without using LEDs.
I didn't post my project for the day because I wanted to be taught something and I didn't need to be taught anything. My lights just weren't to my liking compared to modern lights so I changed that.
I'm planning on running these same exact lights on my truck which is so weird that someone else thought of this and I have had the idea for a hell of a long time lol!! Did you have to put any resistors or change the flasher to accept the led lights? And did you bake the tail lights or cut them to get them open?
I used lights that are already set up to be installed, have their own housing, etc. No, I did not have to use resistors or change my flasher and they work perfectly. Obviously, I would temporarily wire up any light you're thinking about using and run it through it's paces in order to make sure it will work properly once installed.
Good thing about doing this is that it's cheap, an improvement in my opinion, fun to do and if you want to go back to stock because you restore your truck someday then it's easy to do.
I baked my lights. I did it at 225 degrees. Be careful though... It's easy to melt the housing. The lenses are tougher than the back plastic. I might cut them off if I was doing it again and then reassemble them with epoxy and/or some other adhesive of your preference.
I didn't post my project for the day because I wanted to be taught something and I didn't need to be taught anything. My lights just weren't to my liking compared to modern lights so I changed that.
Want or need, you got taught something whether you like it or not. Had you just said you didn't like how your lights worked instead of saying they didn't work right then I wouldn't have taught you something. It was posted for those with the problem you described anyways since you fixed yours a different way.
Want or need, you got taught something whether you like it or not. Had you just said you didn't like how your lights worked instead of saying they didn't work right then I wouldn't have taught you something. It was posted for those with the problem you described anyways since you fixed yours a different way.
Hahahahahaha...You're out of your mind. You never saw my lights. Even if I thought they were too dim that is a subjective term and you actually have no idea if my lights worked properly or not. You don't know my truck, you don't know if it was broken. They did work properly, I just didn't think they were noticeable enough or to my liking. You can think all day long if you want that you taught me something... Hopefully, it makes you feel good. Is that what you needed? Is your ego fed now?
Hahahahahaha...You're out of your mind. You never saw my lights. Even if I thought they were too dim that is a subjective term and you actually have no idea if my lights worked properly or not. You don't know my truck, you don't know if it was broken. They did work properly, I just didn't think they were noticeable enough or to my liking. You can think all day long if you want that you taught me something... Hopefully, it makes you feel good. Is that what you needed? Is your ego fed now?
Actually, if you could come over and blow me that's what I really need.
10-29-2014, 11:43 AM
