Final result led to bulb converted tail light this repair did cost less than 2 against more than 240 to replace both tail lights with new ones.
How to convert my tail lights to led.
As you can see the is an increase in brightness on both the parking light and brake light modes the light emitted from the led is much cleaner there is a crisp transition between the parking and brake lights and the led illuminates much quicker.
26 now the side light s intensity is perfect while the claws are lit thanks to the first bulb.
All of the bulbs i ordered were a hair wider than the stock bulbs and wouldn t fit into the housings.
Bake the tail lights.
Im considering purchasing these tail lights stl8rb do i need anything else or will these wire right up to my existing non led style wiring harness on the trailer.
Install the light socket back into the tail light housing.
This tutorial covers a large amount of the meat of wiring when it comes to illumaesthetic diy tail light kits.
Pry out the lens from the housing.
Not only this in addition the led tail lights will provide your a clean custom look.
Last but not least the led lights tend to last much longer when comparing with the traditional tungsten filament bulbs from regular tail lights.
On my 1995 gen 2 mitsubishi montero i found that a millimeter or two made a difference.
This is because leds use so little current to light up.
Tail light conversion kits.
How do i convert my incandescent trailer lights to led lights question.
Any of your existing lights can be converted to led operation by swapping out the incandescent bulbs for led type replacement elements.
First check the dimensions of the led bulbs you re considering against the openings in the lens housings through which the bulbs must pass.
Preheat the oven on 275f and bake one tail at a time for about 5 7 minutes.
Please note this is a tutorial for a diy ki.
This glue can be loosened by heating the tail lights in an oven.
After you get the tail.
The tail lights are sealed with glue.
It all depends on how new or old the vehicle is.
If you don t your vehicle is going to think the bulb is out and the blinkers will flicker rapidly.
Installing led tail lights is an excellent way to improve the appearance of your car exterior.