Well I managed to get my hands on a spare set of K2 Motors led taillights. So I decided to try something different. Do the skyline mod to them. Well it hasn't been easy haha. They arent the same as stock lights. The lights are held togeather with epoxy so no matter how long I left them in the oven I couldn't get them apart. So I used a dremel and cut the back off. The LED rings I got off Ebay. Now I just mocked up the right side to see how it would look. The led ring isn't as bright as the taillights which kinda sucks but I've been looking everywhere for something brighter with no luck. I could run an LED strip but it would look like crap. You gotta remember you can see through these lights. So I want them to look legit. And as for other led rings I've seen they look the exact same as what I have. So if anyone has somewhere I can get brighter 90mm red led rings that would be awesome. Here's a couple pics. Let me know what you think! Sorry for the cell pics.

 

Looks pretty good man!

 

I like it but I think it makes the LEDs that come with the tails look sloppy compared to the new ring.

 

Look sloppy? Just my damn iphone wouldn't focus on them because they are too bright. If that's what you mean?

 

I don't know, it's like the LEDs are bigger and it probably is the camera partly that makes them look kind of blurred.

 

It looks weird that the outside tails are bright and the inner tails are so much more dim. Im not too sure why everyone goes with the LED rings. I bought component parts from Mouser and drilled holes and installed and wired each LED by hand and mine are just as bright as my outside tails even though they arent LED. Although for me, since so many people are starting to do the Skyline mod, I'm about to remove mine.

 

You are correct. The inners are more dim as per I said in my OP. I went with an LED ring for the inner for a cleaner look. I could wire in individual brighter leds but it would like like garbage because the lenses are see through.

 

Ya it's definitely the camera. They are a bigger LED and thats the battle why the inners arent as bright. Here's a better pic of the outers.

 

Yeah, that looks more consistent with the LED ring in the reverse light.

 

Agreed, i think it the newer ring looks cleaner.. but still not to bad!

 

I think it looks cleaner because it isn't as bright. But you guys are definitely right haha. I knew getting into this project matching leds with the taillights was gonna be hard. Just want to get some opinions if I should button them up so continue the search for another ring.

 

The retrofit source has some new mini led lights (for Halos) but they are really bright (probably brighter than the outer ring) if you want to check them out.

 

Thanks for the tip! I just read up on them and they shine so that it looks like a solid halo. I don't know if that would look wierd or not.

 

Any other opinions? Keep em, ditch em? The only other alternative is to get a strip of LEDs and try to make them look good.

 

Honestly, in current form I would ditch them. They arent bright enough to be really noticeable around dusk, I doubt you can see them during the day time, and at night they look like they are dying in comparison to the outers. If you want to keep the skyline tails, I would suggest getting a strip of bulk pack LEDs. The company I get all of mine through makes red LEDs with clear lenses, so since the K2's are clear lensed as well it may not be as noticeable.

Check out Mouser Electronics. You can get some super bright LEDs for like $0.08 a piece. Hell I bought about 40 LEDs and about 20 resistors from them a while back and spent less then $6.00 total. Im not sure what shipping is cause their office is like 20 minutes from me so I just go pick them up, but I dont think it would be too much.

 

ok so theres a guy that posted on here about doing these before, his ssn on here is/was Colodude18 if u can find members on here (idk how??)

and what he does is gets 2 sets of the k2motors lights and basically takes the ledrings out of the outers and retros them into the inners. looks sick heres a pic he sent me



also OP whered u get the led 3rd brake

 

ok heres his op that i found it at, click that ******* link! most perfect how to ever made!

and that thread if you guys want, lots of good info there

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/appe...ml#post6307603

 

bump for info and a request for anyone willing to perform the above mod for me do to lack of dremel and dremeling skills

 

Hmmmm well I do have a spare set of outer K2 tails. I really didn't want to wreck them to get the led's but it may be looking that way. Thanks for the info riceburner! I ordered a set of led strips. Look to be brighter. I'll try them out. If not I may take apart the spare outer tails for the leds.

 

Nice. i really think using the k2s will be your best option since it will obviously match. the only thing i wish was different was the inner rings were a little smaller...

anywho if you wind up doing that lemme know i'm willing to pay someone to do this for me! no clue how much but i wanna do it! best mod ever!

 

He had to hack the hell out of em to make them work though. I'll try these led strips I got comin and if not I'll do what he did. Great info though! Oh and my 3rd brake light is out of a 2000 and up Monte Carlo or Impala. Well the insides of it anyways.

 

Really? did u have to retrofit that? or does the led strip just like fit in or something? i thought buyhids might have carried those for us i forget

except its 50 bucks.... >:{

http://www.buyhids.com/led_brake_lights.html

/jack

 

Lol no worries man. I took the led strip out and epoxied it inside my stock housing. Ran the wiring and done. Bought the brake light for $20 at a wrecker.

 

hmmm... *scratching beard in deep thought*

 

Well it took all summer (i'm picky lol) but I got my skyline taillights done! I found a set of used tailights from a guy for cheeeeap. Instead of using a turn signal led bulb like colodude18 I used led lights out of motorcycle foglights. Much brighter. Also I didn't use the reflectors. Painted it black instead. I love em! It was a wicked birthday present to myself