DIY LED Tailight Mod, plus new headlights... - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

SkylineNXS · 08-13-2009, 11:57 PM

So i bought new headlights for the 00 sierra and was looking into makin the stock tailights a little cooler, so i put led bulbs in em, but that didnt do much, so i bought some super bright red and amber leds and put em in there instead. Heres the pics of my progress, finished one side tonight, will finish the other tomorrow and wire em up on the truck....sry about the couple of cell phone pics...

BRAD

SkylineNXS · 08-13-2009, 11:58 PM

more pics....

SkylineNXS · 08-14-2009, 12:02 AM

last few for tonight...

1LoC10 · 08-14-2009, 07:28 AM

Looks cool, I think I would have done white LED's instead of red, so they shine brighter...but came out great

SkylineNXS · 08-14-2009, 08:32 AM

yea i was thinking about that, but wasnt sure if it would look pink or not. Now im kinda regretting the red, lol....

1LoC10 · 08-14-2009, 03:30 PM

No it still looks really good, mine are super white LED's and they shine perfect red...lol not that thats helping anything..lol
here they are in the front, then a video of them in the rear.. its the same panel, I just ended up using them as tails instead

[IMG]http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z193/Indig...

SkylineNXS · 08-14-2009, 07:46 PM

Those look pretty sweet. The nice thing about mine is that the turn is a different array, but the brake/tail i had to wire up a low and high side, did u have to do that too or did u just do the center for parking lights and then all for brakes?

BRAD

SkylineNXS · 08-15-2009, 01:06 AM

kinda sucks, but everything worked b4 i put em in, but for some reason the turn signal leds wont light up. Any ideas? In an older truck, i would made sure i switched to an electronic flasher, but on the 00, i kno its good. I designed it for 14 volts as that is what the trucks normal voltage is, however, for that short time that the flasher is active, i suppose it doesnt actually hit 14 volts. Now for some caps or something....What did u do on urs to make sure the pulse worked?

BRAD

JohnC · 08-15-2009, 02:00 PM

Looks good man. Kind of looks like your tail light lens was having acupuncture done.

08-13-2009, 11:57 PM	#1
SkylineNXS Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 658	DIY LED Tailight Mod, plus new headlights... So i bought new headlights for the 00 sierra and was looking into makin the stock tailights a little cooler, so i put led bulbs in em, but that didnt do much, so i bought some super bright red and amber leds and put em in there instead. Heres the pics of my progress, finished one side tonight, will finish the other tomorrow and wire em up on the truck....sry about the couple of cell phone pics... BRAD Attached Images __________________ 2000 GMC Sierra EXT Cab Short 4x4, finally mine... 1966 C10 SWB Fleet, 250 I6, three on the tree.... Previously Owned.... 1987 Chevy R10 "Silverado" (at least the badges were) Short Step 350 700r4.... 1972 Chevy LWB Fleet 350/350 EXTENDED CAB ALL THE WAY! .._..~...-...._...____ .._..-...______\|_\|__\____ ..-..~.\|_(O)__\|_\|__\|_(O)]

08-13-2009, 11:58 PM	#2
SkylineNXS Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 658	Re: DIY LED Tailight Mod, plus new headlights... more pics.... Attached Images __________________ 2000 GMC Sierra EXT Cab Short 4x4, finally mine... 1966 C10 SWB Fleet, 250 I6, three on the tree.... Previously Owned.... 1987 Chevy R10 "Silverado" (at least the badges were) Short Step 350 700r4.... 1972 Chevy LWB Fleet 350/350 EXTENDED CAB ALL THE WAY! .._..~...-...._...____ .._..-...______\|_\|__\____ ..-..~.\|_(O)__\|_\|__\|_(O)]

08-14-2009, 12:02 AM	#3
SkylineNXS Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 658	Re: DIY LED Tailight Mod, plus new headlights... last few for tonight... Attached Images __________________ 2000 GMC Sierra EXT Cab Short 4x4, finally mine... 1966 C10 SWB Fleet, 250 I6, three on the tree.... Previously Owned.... 1987 Chevy R10 "Silverado" (at least the badges were) Short Step 350 700r4.... 1972 Chevy LWB Fleet 350/350 EXTENDED CAB ALL THE WAY! .._..~...-...._...____ .._..-...______\|_\|__\____ ..-..~.\|_(O)__\|_\|__\|_(O)]

08-14-2009, 07:28 AM	#4
1LoC10 Insert Title Here Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dyer, Indiana Posts: 5,679	Re: DIY LED Tailight Mod, plus new headlights... Looks cool, I think I would have done white LED's instead of red, so they shine brighter...but came out great __________________ BOBBY _69 SWB_ 1000 pics of 67-72's>> http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z...-72/?start=all <<

08-14-2009, 08:32 AM	#5
SkylineNXS Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 658	Re: DIY LED Tailight Mod, plus new headlights... yea i was thinking about that, but wasnt sure if it would look pink or not. Now im kinda regretting the red, lol.... __________________ 2000 GMC Sierra EXT Cab Short 4x4, finally mine... 1966 C10 SWB Fleet, 250 I6, three on the tree.... Previously Owned.... 1987 Chevy R10 "Silverado" (at least the badges were) Short Step 350 700r4.... 1972 Chevy LWB Fleet 350/350 EXTENDED CAB ALL THE WAY! .._..~...-...._...____ .._..-...______\|_\|__\____ ..-..~.\|_(O)__\|_\|__\|_(O)]

08-14-2009, 07:46 PM	#7
SkylineNXS Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 658	Re: DIY LED Tailight Mod, plus new headlights... Those look pretty sweet. The nice thing about mine is that the turn is a different array, but the brake/tail i had to wire up a low and high side, did u have to do that too or did u just do the center for parking lights and then all for brakes? BRAD __________________ 2000 GMC Sierra EXT Cab Short 4x4, finally mine... 1966 C10 SWB Fleet, 250 I6, three on the tree.... Previously Owned.... 1987 Chevy R10 "Silverado" (at least the badges were) Short Step 350 700r4.... 1972 Chevy LWB Fleet 350/350 EXTENDED CAB ALL THE WAY! .._..~...-...._...____ .._..-...______\|_\|__\____ ..-..~.\|_(O)__\|_\|__\|_(O)]

08-15-2009, 01:06 AM	#8
SkylineNXS Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 658	Re: DIY LED Tailight Mod, plus new headlights... kinda sucks, but everything worked b4 i put em in, but for some reason the turn signal leds wont light up. Any ideas? In an older truck, i would made sure i switched to an electronic flasher, but on the 00, i kno its good. I designed it for 14 volts as that is what the trucks normal voltage is, however, for that short time that the flasher is active, i suppose it doesnt actually hit 14 volts. Now for some caps or something....What did u do on urs to make sure the pulse worked? BRAD __________________ 2000 GMC Sierra EXT Cab Short 4x4, finally mine... 1966 C10 SWB Fleet, 250 I6, three on the tree.... Previously Owned.... 1987 Chevy R10 "Silverado" (at least the badges were) Short Step 350 700r4.... 1972 Chevy LWB Fleet 350/350 EXTENDED CAB ALL THE WAY! .._..~...-...._...____ .._..-...______\|_\|__\____ ..-..~.\|_(O)__\|_\|__\|_(O)]

08-15-2009, 02:00 PM	#9
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: DIY LED Tailight Mod, plus new headlights... Looks good man. Kind of looks like your tail light lens was having acupuncture done.



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