Is there any way to illuminate the inner tail lights on the cobalt coupe?i think i saw a thread on this, but i haven't seen any one with them working. Is there a kit out?

 

I'm sure you could make it work with a little time and patience... Just gotta wire up a light and find some way to make it shine right.

 

I'd also really like to do this but hate wiring and don't really have the knowledge If anyone knows how to accomplish this please chime in.

 

This would definately be cool, but like the rest of you, I haven't a clue about how to do it.

 

Been planning this since I got my car in july 2005. I lack the electrical knowledge and spare set of lights to do it tho.....

 

I did it on mine. Look for the thread :-)

 

there is someone here who wired in the guts of a new VW passat tail lights into their SS/SC stock tail lenses. It looked sick.

 

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/appearance-48/cobalt-2007-vw-passat-retrofitted-tail-lights-77705/

 

it would be sweet to some how loose the backup light(no white) in the inner taillights, to get the corvette look, and then get the reverse lights from the g5

 

Get outta my head damnit! I've talked about this exact setup of all four red tails w/ g5 reverse lights for 3years, but am too lazy to mess with electrical stuff. I'd start a fire or blow somethin up

 

That was me. I have a few ideas that I have been thinking about for the reverse lights. This winter I will be getting a spare set of reverse lights and playing around with a few of my ideas. Here is are some resent pics of my tails for you.

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/pictures-videos-64/morning-sunrise-82828/

 

i got aftermarket tail lights the leds and the way you wire them up causes all 4 to light up its just the way they wire it if you guys need a way to figure it out i could tell you hoe to wire it its easy

 

What is the thread? Ive never seen this before. Passat light are sick but it has nothing to do with inner lights.

 

whatttttt post the link, ive been wondering how to do this for forever

 

Yeah, I would say to make them all light up, just tap the power wire from the original brake light.

I'm getting a spare set. The outers are staying LED. The inner (outer Circle) will be red and illuminate in a ring like the outer. The Inner where the white reverse light will be red and the new turn signal bulb.

Then after everyone brought it up the G5 looks like a nice idea.

 

Rangerondubz has it done to his, PM him he should be able to help you out

 

bump. Wanna try to get someone with an install with pics if possible

 

theres quite a few out there... infact i believe theres a how to as well... but the passat lights are waht im looking at

 

if you can just find another place to put the reverse lights then you'll be set

 

I am going to wire the turn signal to both the exterior lamp where it is, then where the white reverse lights use to be. So you will see two Circles flash red when the turn signals are on.

I'm just having trouble thinking of the best way to make the white part of the lense red. I could use acyrlic plastic and melt a new lense with added red dye, but then I would have to do both the interior and exterior lenses. I could use fiberglass to make a mold then use ABS Plastic and red dye to do the same, but the same problem. Red transparent paint is gong to look cheap. We have a hot knife that would cut out the white part, but to make it red again by attaching another red lense cover would probably be hard to make look good and not tacky.


Anybody know of any lenses that are completely red that are about the same size or style as the interior lights? I know the Passats, but I am talking about the exterior lense, not the actual circut board part.

 

i did a skyline taillight conversion check out the vid on this.

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/appearance-48/my-buddies-turn-signals-rearof-his-cobbalt-%2Avideo%2A-77378/

 

just throw in a red bulb, and what are you using for reverse lights? i am trying to do the same

 

or maybe the tansparent red and a light nightshades black... but i see the problem with trying to make it blend together... how about buying a spare outer tail light and using that as a cover

 

covers to big. yet you could go and cut into the decklid and make it fit

 

i did it to myne. What i did was create halos using 2 LED's per halo and stuck them in the rear tailights. It looks cool, but it could be a little brighter.