Birty Dastards Jeep Club
Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: Doodle on June 11, 2011, 07:21:07 PM
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Good Evening,
Would like to go away from the rectangle units and try some round ones.
I am wondering if any of you have changed the rear lights on your wranglers?
If you have what sort did you use, which make? have you sunk them into the bodywork or just mounted them on?
Really want to do this but curious about some ideas or feedback if people have tried or failed with what works and doesnt.
Any pics would be a bonus!
Many thanks..
Paul
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I have seen people use those hamburger type rear LED light sunk into the quarter panel - not cheap though!!
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Ah ha...
Have a look at my rear LED lights in '1 ton continues' in 'Workshop'...............easy to do........................ about £ 250 that's the only prob :jpshakehead: :jpshakehead:
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I have seen people use those hamburger type rear LED light sunk into the quarter panel - not cheap though!!
Thanks- have looked at them. Ive got my eye on some so will see how it goes.
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the bulb style of that lite have been around years and are cheap
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Ah ha...
Have a look at my rear LED lights in '1 ton continues' in 'Workshop'...............easy to do........................ about £ 250 that's the only prob :jpshakehead: :jpshakehead:
Cool write up. Lights look good.
What make are they and may i ask where you got them?
Is your vehicle going to be off road use only or on road- what are you planning for reflectors, reverse light and fog? Or are they all intergrated?
Ive seen some lights that i like and will actually seem to do everything. Im wondering whether to sink them in flush or just mount them as they can be shallow mounted.
With them being leds did you have to buy the 'flasher' relay or did you use resistors?
Cheers
Paul
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the bulb style of that lite have been around years and are cheap
Which light? Have you got a website that i can look at to view them?
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I got the bulb type 'hamburger' lights, they ok but would prefer the led ones if I had the budget
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I got the bulb type 'hamburger' lights, they ok but would prefer the led ones if I had the budget
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Thanks for the pic.
These are the some that ive seen
http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/product/Bulls_Eye_Led_All-In-One_Rear_Lamp_With_Built-In_Reflector_RL65 (http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/product/Bulls_Eye_Led_All-In-One_Rear_Lamp_With_Built-In_Reflector_RL65)
http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/product/Led_All-In-One_Rear_Lamp_With_Built-In_Reflector_RL53 (http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/product/Led_All-In-One_Rear_Lamp_With_Built-In_Reflector_RL53)
http://www.iowa80.com/DirectionsWEB/webcart_productDisplay.php?itemid=195797&itemdesc=Euro+Red%2FAmber+LED+Light+S%2FT%2FT (http://www.iowa80.com/DirectionsWEB/webcart_productDisplay.php?itemid=195797&itemdesc=Euro+Red%2FAmber+LED+Light+S%2FT%2FT)
There are others but these seem to incorparate everything i need in the pair of stop lights and 1x fog, 1x reverse ie four lamps in total.
Ideally i would get the ones that are in the states but most are red indicator style.
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http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/product/95mm_Led_Stop_Tail_And_Indicator_Pair_RL36 (http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/product/95mm_Led_Stop_Tail_And_Indicator_Pair_RL36)
These are my babies......... the indicators do 1 rear light red 2 brake light 3 centre amber indicator ....but appear white when unlit....
the light underneath on left is reversing light only....the light on right is hi viz red fog...... using resistors to control flashing frequency.....
Would be legal on road but other issues ...... large spendy rubber and lack of hand brake makes this a trailer queen.....
I had to clad rear in sheet steel 2.5mm to: a, armour rear quarters against my inability to drive between trees.... :hysterical:
but b, to cover holes in rear caused by fuel filler and big Jeep rear lights..... you can buy rear quarter armour.... without holes for lights....but because of shipping DIY rules......
My rear panels were made(by me :icon_super:) from 1 sheet 1.5metres by 1metre of 2.5mm sheet steel cost me £35.....
and an afternoon with a big sheet of cardboard making a template :flag:
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Not sure if this is what your after
But on ebay u can get LED light for trailers.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LED-LIGHT-LAMP-12-VOLT-REAR-TRAILER-LORRY-CARAVAN-/250835508782?pt=UK_Trailers_Transporters_Parts&hash=item3a66f61e2e#ht_764wt_754 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LED-LIGHT-LAMP-12-VOLT-REAR-TRAILER-LORRY-CARAVAN-/250835508782?pt=UK_Trailers_Transporters_Parts&hash=item3a66f61e2e#ht_764wt_754)
Just a thought for a cheaper way.
Dave
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Fitted a set of Trucklite LEDs (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TRUCKLITE-SUPER-44-STOP-TURN-TAIL-LED-4-SEALED-POP-IN-/170518567773?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27b3b2db5d) to Apache's YJ
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Fitted a set of Trucklite LEDs (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TRUCKLITE-SUPER-44-STOP-TURN-TAIL-LED-4-SEALED-POP-IN-/170518567773?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27b3b2db5d) to Apache's YJ
Paul - that's the cheapest I have seen them...
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Any reason why you guys are changing from the typical rectangular TJ style ones? I have to get rear lights for my CJ6 and was initially thinking of finding some TJ ones as I spose they are a dime a dozen? and to me they look better on the Jeep as the round ones almost look out of place
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for me was the price, original units are upto £70 a side, mine were £30 pair
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for me was the price, original units are upto £70 a side, mine were £30 pair
Almost justifies the LED spend of mine :icon_super:
Originals are very vulnerable which is why I sunk mine in..... (frenched)........and ended up denting the steel around them........on a tree :jpshakehead:
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for me was the price, original units are upto £70 a side, mine were £30 pair
You can get them out of the US for $30 a side?, now I'm not sure what to do
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don't forget carriage, duty and vat
$35 used was the cheapest i could find, carriage seems the same from most at $80, import duty at around 9%ish and vat at 20% plus handling charge (£10), I make that £140 give or take
it's always the hidden cost that kill us :icon_sad:
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Any reason why you guys are changing from the typical rectangular TJ style ones? I have to get rear lights for my CJ6 and was initially thinking of finding some TJ ones as I spose they are a dime a dozen? and to me they look better on the Jeep as the round ones almost look out of place
For me its just i fancy a change and i actually prefer the look of the way the round led's look sunk into the rear quarter.
Its definately the taxes and duty attached that are the killers. :jpshakehead:
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I was looking at these, what you guys think
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2X-LED-TAIL-LIGHT-LAMP-12V-TRAILER-TRUCK-UTE-w-Reverse-/260786348122?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CommercialVehicleParts_SM&hash=item3cb813e05a (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2X-LED-TAIL-LIGHT-LAMP-12V-TRAILER-TRUCK-UTE-w-Reverse-/260786348122?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CommercialVehicleParts_SM&hash=item3cb813e05a)
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pimped corsa
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:017: :017: :jpshakehead:
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u did ask :003:
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I was looking at these, what you guys think
Understand where you're going but aren't these a bit on the largish side ?
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Maybe but it was just an idea, what about reversing lights? Not sure if they are really required or not? Was also looking at the same light but without the reversing part.
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are you looking for a high visibility light or something in keeping with an original cj fitment?
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I was trying to stay somewhere original but I liked the square (76+) style light better than that of the round pre76 ones, in the end a just want cheap and reliable
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I had some of these fitted to the back of my first cj7 ( franc/daxara 4f)
http://www.trailertek.com/acatalog/Rear_Lights.html (http://www.trailertek.com/acatalog/Rear_Lights.html)
http://www.trailertek.com/acatalog/info_LT261.html (http://www.trailertek.com/acatalog/info_LT261.html)
as they were the closet you could get at the time to the original hella type lamp, and very cheap!
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Yeah thats somewhere along the line that I thought of, however I don't need/want the numberplate light as my number plate will be in a different location to the tail lights, do they come with a red infill piece as well?
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its just a piece of clear plastic that slides in so if you want to blank it off you can either use modellers plastic sheeting or just spray over the inside with some black paint from what I remember.
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As I have gone LED (1 ton continues) in 'Workshop' I have Euro spec rear lights from a 92 YJ and a spare lens if you want...... and the hi vis fog that you need for the MOT
Used not perfect but working............ I 'frenched' them into my bodywork to avoid damage.......
Shout if ya interested.