the problem i can see is the lights you have used either are to high or are glued into the light in the wrong position. if the leds you used are to high then they will be sitting taller then the inner edge/wall of the reverse section allowing light to go over the inner circle.look at your picture and then look at mine...

yours,



look at the bottom of the light where t slopes, see how your leds are pangled higher then the inner cirlce.

if you look at mine where my finger is pointing, you can see how the end of the leds are siting lower then the inner cirlce.this is why i didnt come across this problem

mine,



see where my finger is pointing,how low the last light is posistioned and how low it is.this is how it should look.

how long were the strips you used? mine were 9 inch. that may be the difference?with using a gasketthe lense may not fit back on to the light properly.my suggestion is get a flat sheet on aluminum and cut a pattern out to wrap around that inner circle. if you want to do a qhiuk est fit grab a toilet paper roll ,cut it in half in the middle so you have to seperate rings and put one of the inner circle and see if that helps.if it does great use that or cut the pattern out of aluminum .

either way good luck and hope i explained that well enough lol

 

Wait'n for mine to arrive, can't wait to get these bad boys hooked up. I work nightshift so I see tons of taillights all tha time and these honestly look sweet.

And Jeff......u sound like a modern day McGuiver

 

lawlz ...it only involved my swiss army knife,6 peices of stride gum,a clothes pin(wooden not plastic) , and some creativity hahahaha

and ....luvs' the sig you have there racer !

 

Wow. What a cool mod. I might grab some tail lights from somewhere & try this for a project. Great write up.

 

thanks visionz, good luck pm if you have any questions

 

i am has questions....how did you guys use a resistor and a diode to make them running and brake lights...i have a few ideas how to do the fab work to make it all look good but i am so tired right now and havnt played w electicity in a while too long to remember how to do that neway lol they all look really good tho. great how to...for the guys in the states, iv seen these strips at harbor freight for lik 5-10 bucks

 

i didnt have to use any resistors for running lights , its just a constant light

 

subscribed! Thanks for this man, def something I want to do!

 

looks cool but looks like a tough job for 100%

There are more brands out now for leds
all u need to do is
a) buy them
b)plug them into wiring harness
they act as running lights and look good

 

how long of an LED strip do you need to completely go around the light. 9", 10", 11", 12"?

Just ordered this

 

sub'd

 

IM PRETTY SURE THE ONES I USED ORIGINALY WERE 10 INCH

 

^were they long enough? These are 9.5 but I bought an extra incase I need to cut it and sodder it to the end of one

 

Mine Werent Long Enough, They Were About An Inch To Short But I Was Ok About It

 

So I should probobly cut the extra one and add it to this one I guess

 

Oznium sells longer ones. I think they're up to 24"!

 

Actually Oznium sells them up to six feet long. I ordered their 19" strips and cut them down so I could go all the way around my lights. The 9.5" strips won't make it no matter which way you do it. If they had a size between 9.5" and 19" it would be great for this because you only really need an extra inch or two to complete the circle.

 

So i just have some cutting and adding to do to the 9.5" strip

QUESTION!

I just intalled the Nighthawk LED 3rd brake light and now my cruise control doesnt work becuase it detects a light out. What size resistor do I need to make my car thing a regular bulb is in it

 

Gay,gay,gay,gay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Keep your pride to yourself.

 

i give him respect since hes got a yellow balt

 

wow ur funny. **** YOU *******

 

so today i got this great idea that i want to wire my trunk lights so that they can work as running lights and turn signals and brake lights....but the tricky part is that when i hit the turn signal i want the inside to light up first and turn off then the outside light will turn on when the inside goes off....and back and forth

kinda hard to explain..but i hope you guys understand....now how would i go about doing this...can someone draw me a diagram?

 

interesting

 

anyone...i know im going to need two blinker relays and a few resistors and diodes....but how would i go about wiring them up