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Old 02-18-2008, 10:53 PM
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Nice
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im a fan, looks good
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isnt there a DIY on this? whats the link? im def gonna have to try this
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yes there is, but i did mine differently, i used different leds than all of the other how to's
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yea its in the how to's.. im bout to do mine as soon as my other tails come in.. im gonna drill holes in mine from the inside and put a bunch of leds all the way around it.. then imma custom do the third brake too..

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yes there is, but i did mine differently, i used different leds than all of the other how to's
what exactly did you do.. it does look diiferent than the others..

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nice i cant wait to see what it looks like....
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my third light flashes when i brake
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What exactly did you do here?
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open up the center two lights, and install led's and wire down to brake lights, but total process took me about 4 hours
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that looks good, u wouldnt get pulled over for those?
Old 02-18-2008, 11:11 PM
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dont see how i would?
they're white led's
Old 02-18-2008, 11:13 PM
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One of the reasons I bought a cobalt (besides the fact that it's the best "bang for your buck" car around) is because of the corvette 'looking' lights
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oh cuz they look bluein the pic, u know how some cops are lol
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oo yea cant beat corvette looks!
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Originally Posted by EdCobaltSS
dont see how i would?
they're white led's
where is the purple or blueish look comin from then?
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oh cuz they look bluein the pic, u know how some cops are lol
yea, but theyre really not in person
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the blue center isnt easy to see from far away. looks good.
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Originally Posted by 07cobalt2.4ss
One of the reasons I bought a cobalt (besides the fact that it's the best "bang for your buck" car around) is because of the corvette 'looking' lights
Yep. Such a shame the ones on the trunk are dummies!
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Originally Posted by GSMiller
Yep. Such a shame the ones on the trunk are dummies!
not anymore!!
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so what LED's did you use?... i would love to do this to my balt
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looks good, may have to try this!
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i used the semi-bendable leds from autozone and cut 6 leds off of each one because they were too long!!
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I can't see the pictures


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