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2007 LED Taillight Conversion

Postby Jack Soulfire » Sat Sep 09, 2006 12:36 pm

How much do the '07 taillights run for a set?
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Postby cklinh » Sat Sep 09, 2006 12:43 pm

Approximately $200.
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Postby kingkakyle » Sat Sep 09, 2006 1:48 pm

someone help me!!! lol
i have a quick question. if i just plug in the new taillights....will the brake function still work without damaging anything
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Postby ---CAMRAZY--- » Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:45 pm

kingkakyle wrote:someone help me!!! lol
i have a quick question. if i just plug in the new taillights....will the brake function still work without damaging anything


YES they will work and you will have no reverse.
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Postby WSkids97 » Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:17 pm

Here's a good story. After refusing to buy resistors online I finally drove down to Fry's electronics and of course they didn't have anything to handle 50 watts, but they did have 25 watt resistors. So I brought out the old trusty treo and did the math. After trying several combinations (thank you three years of electronics, cause they were out of stock on majority of them) I was able to pick up two 8.2 ohm and two 30 ohm resistors. For 6.46 after I picked them up and a Rockstar energy drink. Installed them and now I'm not doing the robot to techno at every turn because of my blinker.

For anyone who would rather spend 2 bux for each light the formula is this for resistors running in parallel.

r1xr2
r1+r2 = rt

so...

30x8.2
30+8.2 = 6.44

When applying to wattage it is obviously strait forward because voltage remains the same while amperage is divided but that's all you need to save yourself some time from shipping and a few bux.

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Postby ---CAMRAZY--- » Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:33 pm

Cool, so I take it you got the lights on as well??? Post some pics...
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Postby WSkids97 » Tue Sep 12, 2006 3:19 pm

I've actually had them on over a week I just finally got around to stopping the stupid strobe light blinker... Here are some pics, sorry for the poor quality but my camera crapped out on me. Trusty treo wins again!

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Postby cklinh » Tue Sep 12, 2006 3:52 pm

Hm... a bit off topic... but I think that's the first time I've seen the Gen 2's without the spoiler up close... very different...
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Postby PXLpainter » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:09 pm

Whoa hey - yeah - you're right! No spoiler! Weird... kinda Camry lookin' isn't it?

Anyway - I'm really diggin' the 07 lights - gonna have to do that some day myself. I still have my mirror LEDs to install first - just need the time now...

Cool to see one Gen 2 and one Gen 2.5 light on at the same time though - thanks for sahring! :)
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Postby iinokturnolii » Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:46 pm

looks great!
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Postby ---CAMRAZY--- » Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:54 pm

See, aren't you guys happy I was the first to pioneer this for you? Its the best mod for the gen2, IMO, it sets it off.
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Postby MikeATL » Wed Sep 13, 2006 6:18 am

Looking good guys.

Can someone please post a picture guide of this DIY?
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Postby PXLpainter » Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:01 pm

CamrySE-soCALlara wrote:See, aren't you guys happy I was the first to pioneer this for you? Its the best mod for the gen2, IMO, it sets it off.

Indeed! Thanks Bro! :D

Reg is hookin' us up with the tails too:

http://www.solaraguy.org/viewtopic.php?t=28260

Just wishin' I had the extra $$ for it right now... :(
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Postby gone » Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:22 pm

can't wait to install mine! looks real hot
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Postby PXLpainter » Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:28 pm

Quick question - do the 07 lights come with an amber signal bulb in them that needs to be replaced with clear?

Just wondering...
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