my NEW led third brake light... (56k see you next year...)

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:08 pm

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

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:13 pm

Much better

702Neon · Post by **702Neon** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:16 pm

it looks tight.
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TNK · Post by **TNK** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:19 pm

looks nice. whered you get your custom badging, pm me so i dont forget where i asked this!

ilpadrino · Post by **ilpadrino** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:23 pm

Looks awesome!

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:29 pm

I don't like the fact that you can see the LEDs, though.

Could just be me, though. I think it looks cheesy.

Project Draven · Post by **Project Draven** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:33 pm

I like that! Looks damn good matt!

702Neon · Post by **702Neon** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:41 pm

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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NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:46 pm

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

702Neon · Post by **702Neon** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:51 pm

i've never done this. how do you do the electrical work. wires?
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03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:52 pm

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.

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 8:12 pm

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

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:49 am

I like the black better.

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:14 pm

nice work

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:18 pm

Looks damn good... I'll hit you up when I get the Led Tails so that it has something to match...

sullygully · Post by **sullygully** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:45 am

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.

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:06 pm

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.....

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 3:11 pm

It looks good, I like it. Not on my car, but I like it though. Good job, plus 1!

03_SXT · Post by **03_SXT** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:07 pm

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

outkast · Post by **outkast** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:52 pm

i guess everybody is going to paint there third brake light

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 11:24 pm

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?