New LED tail lights

ryanhorton1973 · Post by **ryanhorton1973** » Fri May 24, 2013 7:29 pm

One of my new rear tail lights showed up from its long journey (ordered from a company in Germany then shipped to the UK and forwarded on to NZ and when they arrived they are made in Thailand ) Not sure where the other one is in the world but hopefully it will show up soon with the LED brake light I also ordered. Simple to fit but I have a slight issue where the indicator bulb does not line up with the centre of the clear lens. Does anyone know where I can get an angled bulb holder I have searched on the Internet with no joy. Thanks for any help if someone somewhere has a solution to this issue. I also meant to post this in the whats arrived for your roadster section and messed up sorry

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Fri May 24, 2013 7:41 pm

Are you sure its not your indicator bulb...there are two types of orange ones and they have the locator pins in slightly different places on the shaft!

ryanhorton1973 · Post by **ryanhorton1973** » Fri May 24, 2013 7:47 pm

No it is not the bulb. I have attached a picture to try and show what I mean.

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Fri May 24, 2013 8:15 pm

Is the clear bulb used as an example?...thought they needed to be orange for WOF.
Otherwise the bulb might be Euro specific!

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Fri May 24, 2013 8:29 pm

You could email these guys..they sell the same tail-light assembly

http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/rear-lamp-clear-p-1685.html

ryanhorton1973 · Post by **ryanhorton1973** » Fri May 24, 2013 8:43 pm

Yep the clear bulb is my current indicator bulb. Only using it to show what I meant by the odd angle and it is being replaced by amber LEDs and a ballast resistor. I guess I will have to buy a straight bulb holder and try to make an angled holder.

ryanhorton1973 · Post by **ryanhorton1973** » Thu May 30, 2013 6:10 pm

After a few hours with my next door neighbours multi tool and spending $10 on some bulb holders from a Mazda dismantler I have got my light in and working on one side (all LEDs now!) Have posted up some pictures to show the difference. When the other light arrives from the UK I will do a guide to show others if they end up buying the same light and get the same issue of a misaligned bulb.

warrior · Post by **warrior** » Thu May 30, 2013 6:50 pm

Looks great!

authentic · Post by **authentic** » Thu May 30, 2013 7:39 pm

LEDs in my reverse lights is one of the most useful mods I've done so far.

I've almost got headlight brightness out the back now

Shergill · Post by **Shergill** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 6:00 am

Nice Post................

New LED tail lights

New LED tail lights

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