New and way cooler LED project underway!

here is the basic plan & wiring diagram/schematic.

grille, bumper, and lights come off:

preheat the oven to 275, and only put in the bottom rack (leave top out)





remove the 4 star/torx screws from the back of the headlight, and all three bulbs:

now I used a silpat, which is 10 bucks and usually available at a good grocery store or at williams sonoma or le gourmet chef or something like that. my wife bakes on it, I bake headlights on it

(a silpat is a silicone mat that can get to 500+ degrees without getting hot and is really convenient for this particular job or any other involving the oven)

leave the light in the oven (no peeking, you can turn the oven light on) for at least 7 minutes, I did it for 8 the first time and 7 the second time, it worked well both times, so I guess lucky 7 is a good number. then take it out (with garden gloves on!) and sit a towel across your lap (working as quickly as you safely can) and pull the light apart, make sure you undo the little clips (there are two on the top and one on the bottom I believe) as you're pulling it apart. also try not to get the glue on anything chrome, it's a sonofabitch if you do. this job is easier with someone to use a screwdriver or their finger or something to keep the glue (as it gets stringy as you're pulling the light apart) from getting on the chrome.

and voila they're apart!

then I measured the inside diameter of the turn signal part, and dremmeled two pieces of circuit board to the correct size to fit in them.

well I got everything painted last night, but I had to leave and was hurrying (always a bad idea) and I don't think I left enough time in between the clear coats and now there are "smokey" spots on the lights. sucks. I might be able to wetsand and polish them out though, we'll see.



they look cool though!

I got the LED's situated on the circuit board and wired/soldered/etc, that took a solid 3 hours for the first one...

they work great and look cool!!!

lookin good so far! got the paint fixed, just needed a bit o polishing compound.

I reuse the factory sealant by heating it up on both sides first with a heat gun, and pushing the light back together. after that I run a good bead of silicone around the seam to make sure no water can get in.

The LED assembly will be held in the light with this glue called Goop that's like a gel-ish super-ish glue...

kinda like this one:

it's lookin good so far!

And we're done. Praise the Lord, they look great!