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paulwardinc
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| | Subject: Mirror Light Conversion to Amber LED Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:37 pm | |
| DIFFICULTY RATING: Mirror Light Conversion to Amber LEDNeither the author of this article nor NCFJ Cruisers administration are responsible for any injury or damage you incur. This is a how to do thread and persons assume all liabilities upon doing this work. Please proceed with caution!Here's my write up for the conversion for the mirror marker lights to amber LEDs. Let me know if you have any questions or I missed something. Level of Difficulty:  Tools You Need: Phillips Screwdrivers Patience Dremel Tool (Cutoff Wheel(s) and Sanding Barrel Needle nose Pliers Patience Liquid Electrical Tape Silicone http://www.negativecambertuning.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=lr9oW80qs5g%3d&tabid=633 
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Scottydog
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| | Subject: Re: Mirror Light Conversion to Amber LED Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:56 pm | |
| I can't view it for some reason...
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cjcradier
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| | Subject: Re: Mirror Light Conversion to Amber LED Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:00 pm | |
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paulwardinc
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| | Subject: Re: Mirror Light Conversion to Amber LED Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:07 pm | |
| Yeah I tried to host with Google Docs... I guess that was a mistake... Let me figure out where to host and I'll get the original thread updated... Sorry! |
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paulwardinc
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| | Subject: Re: Mirror Light Conversion to Amber LED Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:13 pm | |
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bluejack13
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| | Subject: Re: Mirror Light Conversion to Amber LED Tue Nov 01, 2011 12:21 am | |
| Reading it now, looks to be a high caliber (thorough) write-up! |
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bluejack13
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| | Subject: Re: Mirror Light Conversion to Amber LED Tue Nov 01, 2011 12:33 am | |
| Hey, I noticed the light you listed had a color of "warm white." Is that what you went with? Curious as they don't necessarily look white.
Another random question - what color are the OEM lights? I bought my FJ used and the mirror lights are white. From your pictures on FB, your original lights looked a different color (or maybe it was just the photo). |
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paulwardinc
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| | Subject: Re: Mirror Light Conversion to Amber LED Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:32 am | |
| Hey mine were white like yours to begin with... We're using the orange or amber lights from oznium.com. Here's a picture of me truck with the stock light on the left (in the picture) and the amber oznium on the right (in the picture).  |
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Scottydog
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| | Subject: Re: Mirror Light Conversion to Amber LED Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:24 pm | |
| Great write-up. Dumb question on my part. Is it not possible to simply change the existing white bulb to an amber bulb and be done with it? I understand it may not be nearly as bright, but won't it still be amber?
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paulwardinc
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| | Subject: Re: Mirror Light Conversion to Amber LED Tue Nov 01, 2011 4:15 pm | |
| | Scottydog wrote: | | Great write-up. Dumb question on my part. Is it not possible to simply change the existing white bulb to an amber bulb and be done with it? I understand it may not be nearly as bright, but won't it still be amber? |
I don't think that's a dumb question... I'd say give it a shot and pull out the diffuser while you're there. Bulbs like that are cheap ($1-2 each) so try it and take a picture.
With me all the work it took getting to that bulb and I wanted to make a *difference* and make sure people knew I had done something. LOL |
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Scottydog
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| | Subject: Re: Mirror Light Conversion to Amber LED Tue Nov 01, 2011 7:43 pm | |
| What is and where is the diffuser?
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bigdogdewey2
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| | Subject: great idea Tue Nov 01, 2011 7:48 pm | |
| so can i ask why the use of the flood...instead of the spot?? jsut curious... |
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paulwardinc
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| | Subject: Re: Mirror Light Conversion to Amber LED Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:47 am | |
| The flood is going to be a more even distribution of light where the spot will be pointed or limited only straight out... You could use them but you *may* not get the same look as Scott F., Rolando and I. |
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paulwardinc
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| | Subject: Re: Mirror Light Conversion to Amber LED Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:53 am | |
| | Scottydog wrote: | | What is and where is the diffuser? |
Shown at the bottom of my write-up on page 5. It's piece of blue tinted plastic and it's against the outside lens inside the light housing. It really hinders the light coming out. |
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paulwardinc
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| | Subject: Re: Mirror Light Conversion to Amber LED Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:55 am | |
| I'm going to be replacing this version of the write-up today with an updated version and I will take into consideration everyone's questions when changing it... Thanks for the feed back. |
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