RPM LED tail light

[nurse]

Although I really liked the integrated turn signal, LED tail light, I never cared for the way it fit, nor the shape of the lens, so I broke it all apart and put the electronics inside a stock tail light housing that has had the raised letters sanded off and completely polished.
It now has a more stock appearance, but with the lack of the turn signal stalks.

Leon

Absolutely love what you have done there any chance of a description of how you made it work? Or is more a case of you will know what to do when you see it?  You mentioned polishing the lense, was this in a 'to make clean' type of way or something more technical?

Good job though, like the ethos or modding whilst making it look OEM.

[1tinindian]

Absolutely love what you have done there any chance of a description of how you made it work? Or is more a case of you will know what to do when you see it?  You mentioned polishing the lense, was this in a 'to make clean' type of way or something more technical?

Good job though, like the ethos or modding whilst making it look OEM.

Thanks,

The back housing on the LED lamp is the exact shape as the FJ lamp.
The difference is that he FJ lamp has a tab mounted on the top edge to keep the lamp firmly mounted within the FJ tail piece. The LED lamp lacks this critical piece.
This is why I tranplanted the circuit board into the FJ lamp.

The LED circuit board needs to be glued into the FJ housing, as it doesn't have the mounting tabs the same as the LED lamp comes with. Easily done though.

I sanded the raised lettering off the outside of the FJ lens to give it a cleaner look while at the same time making it easier to keep clean...ever notice how those small raised letter can collect dirt or wax, or whatever?? I do, and by making the lens smooth, it's just a little easier to keep clean.

This form a customizing is something I have done for years on my cars.
People will look at them and take them for stock at first, but keep looking at them because there is just something different about them that they just can't put their finger on.

Leon