05Single's virgin build thread. 03 tahoe

[05Single]

Antenna delete mod with escalade wiper cowl corner.

Only tool you'll need is a 7mm socket. The cowl piece is just clipped on

Smooth escalade piece on left, stock on right with the ugly hole

Love little details like this

 

[Countryboy07]

Bout time you make a thread! Love it. Keep it up

 

[05Single]

Bout time you make a thread! Love it. Keep it up

Yea didn't think I was cool enough, but I think I am now...and have been this whole time

 

[05Single]

Candied the orange, nothing new. But what is new is I switched the 3156 plug for a 3157 plug so now I have top and bottom as constant on parking lights and still have turn signal up top and brake on bottom.

Parking lights only

Turn signal

Next are the switchbacks. Again nothing new, just cut out the drl completely and plugged in another set of 3157 plugs and added a second set of switchbacks for a full row of lights.

Next is my favorite. While trying to replace the bulb in the side mirror puddle lamps both housings broke and were unusable. They are not sold individually, you would have to buy the whole power mirror to get the lights so I came up with a Better idea anyway.

Used a pair of 23mm eagle eye led bolts and some plexiglass to create my own light and mount.

Found plexiglass at home depot. $5

Foam sheet with adhesive back for a seal. Michaels craft store $1 for one sheet.

Measured and cut a piece of plexiglass to be used as the bracket.

Made a copy for the other side

Smoothed out the edges and stuck on the foam. Then drilled the hole for the light.

Theres different ways to mount it. This is how mine is. Have to use your imagination. I have two holes for screws to screw directly into the mirror itself and a small clip to tuck into one side for a snug and flush fit.

Now this is a rough design but it works. Later this spring when I take off the mirrors to repaint them ill redesign the bracket for a more flush and factory look.

 

[05Single]

Anyway the final outcome. About 10 times as bright as factory, even with a drop in led bulb.
Won't have any problems finding this thing parked in the dark lol.

Comparison (sorry if its someone's truck on here, was just the best pic I could find for a comparison) VVV

 

[05Single]

Copy and pasting a few mods from here and there so bare with me.

So im bored and still dont have a job and I keep coming up with random ideas.
I bought about 20 of these eagle eye led bolts as a package deal. Ive done a few projects with them and this is one of them.

Took a 3156/3157 plug and gutted it out and clipped the wires.

The inside there's a sleeve and is just clipped in and easy to remove. Once out all thats left is a shell.

Now theres one small rib that will have to be ground down and honed out but other than that just drill a 3/8 hole for the bolt and the led fits in perfectly.

Made a rubber washer out of a gasket I had. Keep the moisture out of the tail light housing


And boom there ya go, brightest led you can fit in a tail light housing.

Again just like the front turns and rear tails the plugs might have to be slightly modified to fit in the opening to the housing. The plugs usually have 3 clips that hold it in and a shaving would be needed..easy stuff.
just clip your reverse lights and splice in these bad boys.

These are more of a 5000k white.

Would be much brighter in a crystal clear aftermarket lens but like stated before I dont have a job right now, so until then im rocking stockers lol

I got the idea from my last truck except I bolted them into my licence plate. Another idea for you guys.

 

[osiris94ej]

I used some of these in the reverse. Been good for the last few month's. Time will tell how long they work for but they are very bright.

http://pages.ebay.com/motors/link/?nav=item.view&id=251953010767&alt=web

Night time..

 

[05Single]

Hids?

 

[osiris94ej]

Hids?

Samsung LED with projector. The link to them is at the top of that post.

 

[05Single]

Oops yea sorry, forgot to tell you linkY no worky

 

[osiris94ej]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251953010767

Try this one.

 

[05Single]

Oh yea my cousin has those. Bright as hell

 

[05Single]

Took the fogs off for some work. Tried to push the chrome shield away from the bulb to let room for longer hids bulbs later on. Also maybe free up some light.

I didn't like it so after I wet sanded the lens i opened them up using a heat gun and two flat heads and patients and removed the shield completely. Huge difference in light output.

Cleaned the chrome reflector bowl. It gets hazy and foggy after years of halogen bulb use and heat. Again big difference.

Remove the adjustment hardware. The adjuster nob unscrews all the way and releasing the spring and leveling rod. These springs get old and worn causing the housing to vibrate. Take the spring and stretch it out. Then install them back in for a snug fit and a lot less vibration from driving.

While I had the lens off I made a cover from a 12"x12" piece of acrylic from home depot. Traced the fog light lens and cut a left and right piece. Then applied a neon yellow film. And threw in some yellow coated bulbs for time being. Used a couple pieces of heavy duty velcro tape for removal and cleaning. If the film starts peeling or chipping I can take off the cover and apply a new film instead of applying it to the actual light on the truck. *lazy man's cover lol* (this is all temporary till a later set up. But was fun to do and works great)

Pretty nice deep 3000k color.

Against 6000k hids.^^^

 

[05Single]

Sucks because I had a bunch of more pics of all the stuff I've done past few months on my old phone but it got destroyed (by me , I hate samsung!)
Trying to go into more detail for others to get a good visual.
But I got a new phone so here on out I'm good to go

 

[05Single]

Came out looking pretty cool. I like the yellow for cutting through the dark winters and stow storms. Later removing the covers and getting matching 6000k hids. And for next winter 3000k hid bulbs and swap out each season.

 

[Havic26]

I added switchbacks and yellow coated bulbs to the fogs.

I later got plugs from a salvage yard and deleted the drls and in place wired in another set for parking lights and turn signals for a whole row of switchbacks.

What builds did you use on your parking lights

 

[Havic26]

What builds did you use on your parking lights

Bulbs

 

[05Single]

These are what I have

They're "super bright" lol

But seriously they're actually pretty bright.

 

[AppocAlexx]

Remind me never to drive around you at night lol too bright for me! Build looks good, keep up the good work. Im always up for seeing guys doing their own fab on their trucks.

 

[05Single]

Hey its dark up here during the winter. Can use every lumens I can get.