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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 11:28 PM
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How do you disassemble the headlight assembly to only have the corner light and turn signals? I need to get to either the side or the bottom of the corner lights to install hideaway LEDs. (emergency lighting)
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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 11:32 PM
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How do you disassemble the headlight assembly to only have the corner light and turn signals? I need to get to either the side or the bottom of the corner lights to install hideaway LEDs. (emergency lighting)
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The headlight stays attached to the truck, the corner and amber are held on by 3 torx screws I believe, then slide straight out.

I think the rubber grille seal (if yours is still there) hides the 3rd bolt + retains the assembly. You have to partially remove it..if you don't, you'll figure it out pretty quick.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 11:45 PM
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i've taken them off to tint the turn signals and i found the 3 bolts. what size torx to disassemble?
 
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 12:04 AM
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i've taken them off to tint the turn signals and i found the 3 bolts. what size torx to disassemble?
I dont remember. I want to say a T10.

What are the LED's for? Have a source? Might make me impulse buy...I get my stuff from mouser but it's not water/carwash proof. I'm intending to get my FCC license for the HAM radio I have, register as a radio operator, and go to the free storm spotter seminars to get started in that.
 

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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 12:39 AM
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I dont remember. I want to say a T10.

What are the LED's for? Have a source? Might make me impulse buy
They're for responding. I'm on the FD in my town and we can have LED lights or strobes or whatever.

https://www.speedtechlights.com/prod...&catid=9&id=54

I got em on sale for 140 at an expo over the weekend
 
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 12:57 AM
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Ohhh so you're drilling the housings to fit those in. I see now. I thought you meant LED strips like these (ok, now I might impulse buy): http://www.superbrightleds.com/morei...-circuit/1000/

I use the non-waterproof 20" ones from Mouser, and they're bright as f!!!!!!!

I've actually been given a warning for too many light beams...HID fogs in OEM location, halogen driving lights in the lower bumper/grille, and low beam headlights (non HID). Said I can only have 4 at a time.

But if I go into storm spotting (which I'm leaning to doing), I'll take all the LED's I can get, esp on the backside.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 11:16 AM
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I love storm chasing, even if its just me and my friends chasing a BS thunderstorm around. Lightwise though, I'm doing 2 blue ones in the corners, and 2 reds in the tail lights, an arrow stick, and a dash light and probably a few grille lights
 
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 10:16 PM
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My headlights just used 3 10mil head screws, the only torx was holding the marker lights to the headlight
 
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thanks for the info guys. Will post pix when the lights finally come in (prob 3-4 weeks)
 
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I wanted to get some for my ram. I saw a set on ebay that came with 8 lights fot 97.00. I wanted to get them so bad lol
 
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