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Drilling for LED`s in the inner tail lights - 9/15/2008 7:37:20 AM

umek

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Anybody done this?

I know I hvae seen a guy in Japan who did this.

Got me an extra set of the inners, and want to open them and put LED`s in the concave areaes.

Any tips how to open the lights without cracking the plastic?

Also, I could use a wiering guide :)

Thanks.

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RE: Drilling for LED`s in the inner tail lights - 9/15/2008 3:34:34 PM

HandyPal

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I thought of doing it too. Since you have them on hand could you take close-up shots of the sides and edges and post them here?
I''m lazy to remove mine. Wiring guide will be easy enough, given you can handle a soldering iron.

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RE: Drilling for LED`s in the inner tail lights - 9/15/2008 4:27:30 PM

Shambala

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Could you post a picture of what your end product may look like?

Cause if it''s just the tail lights like I think I am imagining them, my Outlander already has LEDs in place...

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RE: Drilling for LED`s in the inner tail lights - 9/16/2008 8:21:07 AM

tdford

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ORIGINAL: Shambala

Could you post a picture of what your end product may look like?

Cause if it''''''''s just the tail lights like I think I am imagining them, my Outlander already has LEDs in place...

He''''s talking about doing this:

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Adding LED''''s to the housing that has the reverse lights in them. Myself (maybe most of us) thought that when I first saw that Outlander that there was lights there in the first place, only to be dissapointed later...

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RE: Drilling for LED`s in the inner tail lights - 9/16/2008 11:47:43 AM

azchipka

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LoL I always thought I had LEDs there already and now that you point it out here I looked and what do you know there not there. What a gip great one more thing to add to my todo list.

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RE: Drilling for LED`s in the inner tail lights - 9/16/2008 12:14:51 PM

Shambala

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I''ll agree with you on that one!!

I was told by the salesman at the dealership That the Outlander had LEDs all over and it doesn''t

I wish I could sue them...oh, I am pissed!

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RE: Drilling for LED`s in the inner tail lights - 9/17/2008 12:47:40 PM

umek

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Not the soldering I worry about, but the resistors and where to put the normal diodes because I want the LED`s to funcion like the originals. As in shining brighter when I brake.......

Pictures are probably coming when I get the time to start the project.

Got to order some LED`s too, ebay here I come :)

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RE: Drilling for LED`s in the inner tail lights - 9/18/2008 5:01:56 AM

Sergy

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Our club members did it.

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RE: Drilling for LED`s in the inner tail lights - 9/18/2008 5:44:05 AM

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Thx for sharing Sergy tell your member that it look really nice I like it.

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RE: Drilling for LED`s in the inner tail lights - 9/18/2008 11:34:47 AM

umek

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Nice, but me personally would like to fill all the "spots" with LED`s.

Also they apear less bright than the originals.

Are they hook up to the brake light also?

Do you know what size and w he used?

Thanks, it looks really cool :)

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