I try to come up with new taillight ideas, and I wanted to combine all th things I like in my own, signature set. A lot of $$ in parts and many, many hours went into building this set, so in Bass Waves' words, I won't be selling these. Unless... ;-)

Started out with a set of K2 clear smoked LED tails, gutted them, and inserted LED tubes in all 4, 07-11 VW Passat LED inserts in the outers and 1100 lumen reverse bulbs in the inners.
Then I separated the blink and brake signals by wiring the switchbacks into the front blinkers and wiring the brake lights into the 3rd brake light. Added some strobes to the brakes for added visibility. Enjoy!

 

interesting thread name. So you wont sell unless what? Lol

After looking at that video i want some!!!

 

nice i like that strobe in the reverse. nice

 

are u going to the BBQ this week?

 

Nah i wish but its my bros bday so will be home once i get out of work

 

well just found out its canceled. either way i got a set from colodude and while it doenst have all the bells and whistles of this ones its a damn nice set. you gotta see them in person sometime

 

How much?

 

Those are bad ****** ass

 

Good stuff. A set worthy of ur time and expertise and hard earned money that a simple price can't be justified unless it's worth it just to remake. Lol. I understand.
good stuff nonetheless.

 

They're dope, how much without strobe ? Haha

 

Nicely done, I need to hit you up for the high powered backup lights.

He uses stuff from multiple different tail lights, so parts alone costs a considerable amount.

 

Thanks for the compliments guys!

Here's a glimpse into the wiring. I made these plug-and-play, with the exception of course of tying in the front blinkers and 3rd brake light. There's lots of wires....!

 

Lots of wires

 

Those are maad nice dude!

My buddy kevin got a set with the volkswagen inners from you in a stockish red housing. At first i thought meh but once i saw them in action... Wow!

This set in particular: switchback effect looks awesome! I think the rings themselves look a little too big but man overall those are so clean!

 

very nice!

 

Keep the ideas coming!

 

i love the consistency of the rings. May I ask what length you used and where you sources them from? I like how there is barely any light leak from the rings themselves. How did you go about securing them to the inner face of the lense? I used some clear epoxy and some 110 and 90 mm rings for my tails.

 

those are awesome and im just in the middle off completing my LED look,

I like how they turn yellow for blinker purposes!

 

GWAD DANG! I want those! Those are FREAKING BADASS!

 

Wasnt there a cobalt guy years ago that used passat taillights on his cobalt taillights similar to this? Lol was that you?

 

there was yes and no it wasnt colodude

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/appe...ferrerid=10015

 

Yes someone asked me to make those particular lights for them but it can't be done without either cutting into the bumper or assembling them on the car. So I came up with an alternative based on OEM tails. These are the same, only using K2 tails which make the LED rings more pronounced than the OEM lenses:

OEM lights + lenses:



K2 lights + lenses:

 

Those are sharp man...good job!

 

I seriously want!!!! Colorado buddy hook me up lol

 

Loving the switchback idea, you don't see that often.

Quick question, how did you get the K2 lenses off the lights?

They don't seem to open as easily as the stock lights, as I'm sure they are using a different type of sealant. The oven trick has gotten me nowhere so far, and I don't want to experiment with too high a temperature and risk melting the lights. Are you using a heat gun? Any tips?