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my NEW led third brake light... (56k see you next year...)
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:08 pm
by NiteHawk
Ok, so iv'e had stock red lens with white led's, and i've had clear lens with red led's, both have advantages and disadvantages...
With the red lens, you dont see the board, just the light from it, but you still have that red lens. With the clear lens, you get a lot more light, but you can see the hideous green board plain as day!
So i dediced to remedy this! Take a look and tell me what you think
First i sprayed the housing black.....
Then I sprayed the board black.....
Then I glued the board into the housing.....
And Viola!
So, what ya think???
Personally, i think this would be KILLER with those black housing led tails from 4Headlights...good match

Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:13 pm
by SlvrACR
Much better
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:16 pm
by 702Neon
it looks tight.
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:19 pm
by TNK
looks nice. whered you get your custom badging, pm me so i dont forget where i asked this!

Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:23 pm
by ilpadrino
Looks awesome!
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:29 pm
by 03sxt
I don't like the fact that you can see the LEDs, though.

Could just be me, though. I think it looks cheesy.
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:33 pm
by Project Draven
I like that! Looks damn good matt!
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:41 pm
by 702Neon
damn, i wanna learn how to do that. can you teach me? just pm me some pointer and what to use.
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:46 pm
by NiteHawk
the pics say it all pretty much....
use 320 grit sandpaper to take off the silver reflective surface on the housing(on the inside), this also gives the paint something to grab onto.
clean it well
spray with gloss black paint, i used a cheap can of Plasti-kote from advance autoparts...
use heatshrink tubing to cover the led's
spray the board with the same paint
i used liquid electrical tape to glue the board in place since it dries black.
03sxt wrote:I don't like the fact that you can see the LEDs, though.

Could just be me, though. I think it looks cheesy.
at least this time, you dont see a hideous green circuit board, lol
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:51 pm
by 702Neon
i've never done this. how do you do the electrical work. wires?
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:52 pm
by 03sxt
Maybe if you were to put a little dab of that liquid electrical tape on the back of each LED, it would hide the actual LEDs better? It'd make the LEDs themselves look black and that'd make it even more 'blacked out'. Just a suggestion.

Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 8:12 pm
by NiteHawk
yeah, this is one of my led third brake lights i sell..
they come with enough wiring to wire into the turn signals and third brake light wiring
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:49 am
by scneonchic
I like the black better.
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:14 pm
by LaidNeon
nice work
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:18 pm
by z3roneo
Looks damn good... I'll hit you up when I get the Led Tails so that it has something to match...
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:45 am
by sullygully
Great idea what you did.
The only thing i recommend you do now is spray a couple coats of VHT Nightshade on the inside of the lense.
That would hide the leds, but still give you the light output you are looking for.
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:06 pm
by NiteHawk
then i should have done that and only that from the begining...
I dont care about seeing the led's, that doesnt bother me at all. I painted the housing and board to kinda color match it, and to hide the ugly green color of the board.....
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 3:11 pm
by kc2005ptgt
It looks good, I like it. Not on my car, but I like it though. Good job, plus 1!
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:07 pm
by 03_SXT
So you finally copied me!
I bought those black LED tail lights, and then you know what I wanted to when we traded.
I bought some flat black paint to match the lights, and some JB Weld (I love the stuff) to hold in place in the housing.
I'll post some pictures up for you, but it looks great! I get compliments on the signal lights, and it's bright too!
~Amit
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:52 pm
by outkast
i guess everybody is going to paint there third brake light

Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 11:24 pm
by NiteHawk
nice but, mine's more special, hehehehehe
Amit, i did it first, so i dont wanna hear it! lol
i'm actually thinking about doing a group buy on this, complete ready to install(i include clear housing).........think yall might be interested in that?