LED Brake Lights

[David Dunn]

From what some are using for backup lamps, that pink wire would be nothing more than a fusible link.

Digital wires to me are nothing more than wires with a number on the insulation.... keep it simple, don't confuse the smoke genie

[milesdzyn]

David...but I like the smoke genie, you get three wishes.
1. I hope that didn't fry the alternator.
2. Please let it start this time.
3. Don't let it burn to the ground.

Miles

[Lightningpinz]

Smoke genie, heck I gradiated from the Lord Lucas (Prince of Darkness)kneel/spit in wind and drink warm beer to the Tron God homage.

[PinzEOD]

i could definitely use some specifics. i just received my asl taillights from miami star, same as FOZ'S. i'm picking up an electronic flasher tomorrow. i might like to add amber turns later but i don't yet know how to wire that setup. does that take some kind of electronics?
how did you wire yours?

I also have ASLs, both amber and red. I did zero additional wiring, no change to stock flasher. Tail lights and brakes to the red, turns to the amber. I simply moved the wires from old light fixture to new. Going on two years with the hook-up with no troubles. Whilst braking with a turn signal on, the red on the signal side does dim a bit, flashing in unison, but I figure it just makes it more of an attention grabber. In the pic, the yellow spots are actually those handy stick-on red reflectors (PM-490).

[2012]

wait - you're using the stock, electro-mechanical, pinz flasher?!

there's no incandescent bulb in the circuit?!


also, how did you mount them?

[PinzEOD]

The front turn signals are stock incandescents, so I reckon there's still enough current draw for the stock flasher to function. For mounting, I fabbed a 2 inch deep box to set the lights in and used all the original mounting points to secure it after removing the stock lights and reflectors. No drilling, and a simple reverse-installation to get back to original if I ever sell it and the buyer prefers stock stuff.

[2012]

thanks mike! i just got back from the local skycraft weirdspacestuff emporium with 4 black anodized boxes ($1 each) with the idea of doing approx what you just described. i need to cut a 3.82 dia hole in the box and epoxy the bare light into it.

got any better pix of your lights?

[PinzEOD]

I'll be happy to snap a few tomorrow. No need for epoxy...go to any napa or a truck light place and get some 4" light grommets...that way they are easier to repair and/or replace.

[2012]

4" light grommets! that's some kind of standard? i'll check that out. thx!

[Scooter]

Has anyone every put side marker lights on? The truck seems so dark from the side view at night. I was looking at some LEDs that would work.

Scooter

[Lightningpinz]

try this link
viewtopic.php?t=2033

[PinzEOD]

I have 2" ambers on the front sides and 2" reds on the rear sides, LED for both. The rears are simply tapped into the tail light system. For the fronts I pulled the parking light lead from headlamp housing, lengthened it a bit, and routed it to the side. Standard sized grommets hold all of them in place.

2012, I didn't forget about the pics, just didn't get to it today.

[PinzEOD]

Here's some pics. Left side and right side rear. One shot showing where I mounted the LED marker lights up front. The stock turn signals are still intact up front, all the rest are LED.

[2012]

mike! thanks for the gr8 pix!

yeah, i think i need some side markers, too. i guess i'll check with asl 1st, since i know they have voltage sensing/adjusting lights.

[Scooter]

nice pic's. I was looking at a lolipop syle light for the front turn. I see a lot of semi's with them and you can really see them when changing lanes. It would just stick out a little bit so you could see it from the side some. I would then turn the stock front light into a front marker light and not a turn.

Scooter