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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 10:31 PM
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So i have read on here about people making tail light boxes and putting some aftermarket lights in them. Well i would like to do this but have heard of a slight problem. I heard that Chrysler vehicles tail lights wont work unless the bulbs are plugged in. Is this false or can this be fixed by replacing a relay or something?
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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 10:34 PM
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if it is true (unsure) you can just cut and connect the wires to the socket and complete the circuit
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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 11:29 PM
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The back ones have to be plugged in and working in order for either to work.. I had to change all my plugs due to rust but it wouldn't be hard at all... We put led daylights of or shop truck and we had to buy a voltage regulator fort the blinkers... Just to slow the blinker down... Leds take less voltage so its not reading that they are working... I can try and get a part number of the regulator we used it was way cheaper then if you were to just go and pick one up at the parts store'...
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 05:48 PM
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I cut off the connector for the top bulb and wired it to my round LED lights. Then I just left the bulb socket below that one without a bulb. They've always worked without a problem.

As for the Blinkers, I got a new flasher that blinks at one constant speed regardless of the amount of bulbs or type of bulbs.
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 07:47 PM
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for people that have done this, do you have any pictures of the wires and leds hooked up,
im am puzzled as to how i am gonna wire these lights up.
thanks
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 09:06 PM
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Im sure I can get some.. Try googling it.. There's kits to do this so in sure there is pix somewere
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 11:32 PM
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I'll be pulling my tail lights off in a few days. I'll then take pictures. In the mean time, you could get a multimeter and it wouldn't be too hard to figure out what wire does what.
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