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My Tail Light Boxes

Old Sep 21, 2010 | 04:42 PM
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Figured id post up a pic of the tail light boxes i fab'd up.. Ive tryed and tryed to wire the tail lights where 1 on each side will work brake, tail and turn signal all together, even through a converter but it wont work. So, im just gonna wire them up as tail and brake. The bottom holes im gonna use for reverse lights. Its not like its gonna see much street life anyways.


I dont like how it looks with 2 on each side, so i took 2 of the tail lights back so a set of reverse lights can go in it. Also welded a tab on the side for a CB Antenna, couldnt help myself but get me a 102" Whip.. Once the funds will allow, ill order the other two lights and throw the paint to em.

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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 05:30 PM
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nice!
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 06:33 PM
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Look pretty nice. Kinda off topic, but are those cut boggers. I know your sig. says big horns but they don't look like big horns to me lol just curious
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 06:33 PM
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nice fab work!! Being on my third set of stock taillights suck, so this is one of the mods I would like to do
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 06:40 PM
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Write up? And your rear bumper is gorgeous..so are your tires..so is everything about your *** end really..
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 07:07 PM
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got any pics of them from the inside? they look pretty sharp and i cant wait to start on mine. did you press them or cut and weld?
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 07:16 PM
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To get the lights to work as a brake, tail, turn you have to have a three way light. Although I am sure you already know that. Then it is just a matter of chasing down the wires in the factory harness. Those are some nice looking tail lights though, you thought about doing a write up on them?
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 07:24 PM
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Yes those are cut boggers that i done, made some templates and drawed it out on each lug.. Look at my profile pic.. i was rolling the streets with em on it. Also i can get some more pics of it, just my computer crashed and those were the only 2 pics i had in my cell.. I pressed them out. I had a couple small pieces of sheet metal and a friend of mine has a bender so a light bulb lite up lol.. Thats a home brew back bumper, i also built a front that matches. And thanks for the compliments, ill try an get some more pics up in a day or 3.
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 08:34 PM
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Nice work!
Light boxes look awesome!!!

Did you use a grooving iron on the tires, or a piece of tubing and a torch?
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by buckshot500
Nice work!
Light boxes look awesome!!!

Did you use a grooving iron on the tires, or a piece of tubing and a torch?
Thanks man, i used a grooving iron with #4 blade.
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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 04:55 PM
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would you be interested in making another pair for me?
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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 11:31 PM
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those are legit.
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 01:00 PM
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those things are sick!!!! i need some cuz i just blew out a diver side assembly backing up into my dads f-350. totaled his door and broke my light assembly. lol. so if (when) i do it again im goin for a total destruction and it would be awesome for trails when rocks come a little close. i hit a rock on my passenger side bumper pushed the bumper up and broke my passenger side. lol im running with two broken assemblies. haha havnt been pulled over yet. any ways dude we need a write up. THEY ARE SWEET
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 01:47 PM
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Id like to do a write up on em, but those were something i fab'd and didnt take any pictures of, i done those in about a half a day. If i get some more sheet metal ill make another set and for sure take pics this time.
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 01:55 PM
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looking good
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