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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 09:48 PM
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Well, the 3rd brake LED light is on order and should be here this week, but the tail lights are on. They are nice & bright, deep red in color.

Not sure why the lights look white in the first picture in daylight.

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LED's put off some pretty good light themselves.
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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 10:42 PM
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nice, thoes look good.
 
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those loook really good!!!!!!!!!! is that the whole tail light assembly you purchased or is it leds that you can buy seperately? sorry if you posted about this in another thread i must have missed it. with the leds do you have to do anything differently with the wiring or is it just plug and play?
 
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Looks sharp! I love those taillights just because they maintain the factory look but they still add something more to the truck.
 
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those loook really good!!!!!!!!!! is that the whole tail light assembly you purchased or is it leds that you can buy seperately? sorry if you posted about this in another thread i must have missed it. with the leds do you have to do anything differently with the wiring or is it just plug and play?
It's the whole tail light assembly, plug & play. Simply pull out your stock bulb, and the plug for the LED's goes right into your original bulb socket. The resistor is attached already (by wires), all you need to do is stick it to the inside somewhere. The tape is already attached to the resistor, simply peel and stick. They even included new reverse bulbs for some reason(?).

Got them on Ebay, from racer innovation.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/05-07-Dodge-Dakota-Red-LED-Tail-Lights-Brake-Lamps-06-/220818156769?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories &fits=Year%3A2005|Make%3ADodge|Model%3ADakota&hash =item3369c9ace1
 
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Those are the ones I'm thinking about getting. Are the reverse bulbs led too? Looks really good.
 
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Those are the ones I'm thinking about getting. Are the reverse bulbs led too? Looks really good.
The reverse bulbs are not LED, but who cares about those. They only get used for a few seconds, and very rarely.
 
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 06:27 PM
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Those are the ones I have on my truck. I got the 50w halogen backup bulbs from Pep Boys to boost backup brightness. Now if only I could find a nice LED third brake light. Nobody has anything in stock except those cheesy chinese looking ones with only six red led bulbs in them.
 
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Originally Posted by jkeaton
Those are the ones I'm thinking about getting. Are the reverse bulbs led too? Looks really good.
I picked up some LED Reverse bulbs months back, they were probably 2x Brighter then the bulbs I had, and are a Blueish/White color not Yellowish. Love them. They also only cost I believe $10ish for the set shipped to Canada
 
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I picked up some LED Reverse bulbs months back, they were probably 2x Brighter then the bulbs I had, and are a Blueish/White color not Yellowish. Love them. They also only cost I believe $10ish for the set shipped to Canada
I'm running LED's in my brake lights now, just wondered if these would keep the LED theme all the way through. Figured for all that money they would at least throw in a set of LED backup bulbs...lol
 
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