installing led lights...any tips
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installing led lights...any tips
i got my clear roof lights...clear turn signals...smoked 3rd brake light and 60" line of fire tailgate light...any tips on how and methods of installing...i know its pretty straight forward but the turn signals seem a little tricky...and the tailgate light...is there a technique to getting the tailgate light perfectley straight with out going back and forth and eying it up?
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From: MA
Originally Posted by CounterMaker
i got my clear roof lights...clear turn signals...smoked 3rd brake light and 60" line of fire tailgate light...any tips on how and methods of installing...i know its pretty straight forward but the turn signals seem a little tricky...and the tailgate light...is there a technique to getting the tailgate light perfectley straight with out going back and forth and eying it up?
I installed the Line of fire lights also bymeasuring the distance and marking it. The back of the bed is slightly curved so I had to turn the Tape mounts slightly to get them to stay. They didn't last very long before all I had was 1 tape mount holding everything on.
What I did was remove the tape mount screw and used that as a guide to drill a hole in the metal. Then I installed a Stainless screw and coated it with Liquid electrical tape to try and minimize rust..
There are 5 Tape mounts. I recommend drilling and putting a stainless screw on the end and middle mounts. If you do that it will never fall off...
Just my 2 cents.. Maybe where you live the tape will hold better but I doubt it.. You can always add the screws later like I did....
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From: MA
Originally Posted by CounterMaker
did you use silicone on the 3rd brake light because the oem light doesnt have anything on it
