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Old 01-10-2013, 09:28 AM
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Nice. I plan to do the same thing for my bed lights. Might have to do some shopping around. I was planning on using superbrightleds.com, but the ones on amazon are a good price.
If you want my opinion, I wouldn't buy anything from superbrightleds.com. My first LED that I ever bought was from them. I spent like $40 to get all interior and reverse lights for my girlfriends car, and they are the exact same as the bulbs I got from China. I got all interior and exterior LEDs (map, dome, tag, cargo) from China (ebay) for around $5, and they are just as bright as the ones from SBL.com.
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I told my neighbor to do this to his f150 last summer lol can't wait to see it finished!
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5star write up going on here... Great job!

I would be worried about adhesive sticking well too... If you scuff up the surfaces, clean them with alcohol, and zip tie wherever its possible, then an adhesive might work well... I know RTV ultra black silicone adhesive by permatex will stick to everything and hold up well with the elements...
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Originally Posted by FL0rida CrAcK3r
If you want my opinion, I wouldn't buy anything from superbrightleds.com. My first LED that I ever bought was from them. I spent like $40 to get all interior and reverse lights for my girlfriends car, and they are the exact same as the bulbs I got from China. I got all interior and exterior LEDs (map, dome, tag, cargo) from China (ebay) for around $5, and they are just as bright as the ones from SBL.com.
That's what I worry about. It's basically the customer satisfaction and warranty that make me look at them.

They just got their offroad LED bars back in stock. I've been eyeing a 72W for a long time. But then again, if its the same off ebay knock offs, I might keep shopping
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5star write up going on here... Great job!

I would be worried about adhesive sticking well too... If you scuff up the surfaces, clean them with alcohol, and zip tie wherever its possible, then an adhesive might work well... I know RTV ultra black silicone adhesive by permatex will stick to everything and hold up well with the elements...
I know the stuff you're talking about, but how should I go about using it ya think? Should i peel the 3m tape back on the strips and add a bead of the silicone onto the sticky 3m tape, and then stick it on? I could at least try this on the front wheel wells, since it's the only plastic area.
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Can't wait to see these pics. Nice writeup and pictures on instructions too. I may have my next project.
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I'm most likely never going to do this to my truck, but I'm going to follow it anyway just because you're doing such a terrific job explaining what you're doing and by adding the great pictures it's fun to follow.

Keep up the good work!
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