taillight removal
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taillight removal
does anyone know if you can remove the actually taillight lense from the housing where the bulbs plug into?? i was looking at putting some strobe light things in there and i would need to take the lense cover off to mount them inside...by the way i have a 99' f-250 sd. thanks for the help...ryan
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Pretty sure the plastic lense & housing are ultrasonically welded (fused) together - you'd likely break the lense in getting them apart.
Any reason you can't just put the strobes in the back-up light spot?
Our worksite trucks have the strobes in place of the backup lights and we also alternate & flash the headlights.
We replaced our backup lights with fog-type lights mounted under the rear bumper using the same circuit as the original back up lights. Suprisingly we don't knock these off even though they hang down a bit.
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Any reason you can't just put the strobes in the back-up light spot?
Our worksite trucks have the strobes in place of the backup lights and we also alternate & flash the headlights.
We replaced our backup lights with fog-type lights mounted under the rear bumper using the same circuit as the original back up lights. Suprisingly we don't knock these off even though they hang down a bit.
DG
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yeah i tried to get them apart but with no luck....i didnt want to crack the lense. thats what i want the strobes for, for my job in the construction field. i have some off road lights that i mounted under the bumper to see better backing up at night since i have tinted windows. the reason i was gonna attempt it like this is because some kid gave me some strobe lights he had in his little honda civic rice burner car. and their the type that mount in your car so you can look cool turning them on in a parking lot. i was just trying to figure a way to use them without buying the ones that mount in the factory reverse light space. i guess i can cut into the side of the housing itself and maybe mount them that way....tho it looks like theres some reflective glass in there or something
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Why don't you get some hide-a-way strobes? All you need to do is drill a one-inch hole and insert the strobe. Whelen Competitor Series Hide-A-Way Strobe Kit- S660CCCC from SWPS.com (By the way-I have no affiliation with SWPS, it is only the first link I found.)
