Reflector Lights in Doors...

[Madgrty]

It seems to be a notorious issue around me that the reflector lights on the doors like to fall apart. Although it's not a major issue, I was wondering if anyone has taken the time to modify or make some other shield/cover for these? I don't want to spend a minimal of $17 a piece when I need 4... Selfish I know. Just can't justify spending this much to make my doors look right again. Any help is appreciated!

 

[Fosscore]

@Madgrty

Got lucky at the junkyard for $6 apiece for the front, because I too refused to pay more than that for one unit. Haven't seen any mods of that light specific, but let'***** up @05Single for some ideas...he has modded almost all of his lights and may have something up his sleeve. I know he just dismantled his front door courtesy lights and put them back together after some Plasti Dip and LEDs. Check here.

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/05singles-virgin-build-thread-03-tahoe.79987/page-2

 

[Madgrty]

I was thinking about cutting some plexi glass and maybe lightly tinting them, but I want something that looks a little cleaner

 

[Madgrty]

I do like what he did to the door lights in his thread though, my issue is the front clear piece on mine broke and just look old and crumbly

 

[05Single]

Yea mine were pretty old too but was able to salvage them. I took them apart then resealed them with jb weld. Then buffed and waxed them to bring back the shine and life.
I wanna do led strips next.

 

[adventurenali92]

Yea mine were pretty old too but was able to salvage them. I took them apart then resealed them with jb weld. Then buffed and waxed them to bring back the shine and life.
I wanna do led strips next.

Are,you thinking led strips in those light spots? That would be an awesome idea. I like it. My back two,doors javwnt broken yet but I'm sure they will eventually. And my front two are kinda jacked up. The drivers side broke when I attempted to take it apart and put an led bulb. Glued it back and now the led bulb doesn't work. Ooi vey. So now I wanna redo that whole housing and maybe the strips. That would be pretty cool.

 

[Madgrty]

I just put LED bulbs in mine. All my original covers broke and came off. They literally just fall apart so I need to figure out something

 

[05Single]

Yea all 4 of mine just fell apart when I went to put in leds first week I got my tahoe. So that's when I decided to do what I did.

 

[Madgrty]

2 of mine are in 2 pieces and the other 2 look like they're about to be. I wonder if I machined the same sized ones out of tinted plexi-glass and epoxied them on. Maybe it would look good...

 

[05Single]

I was thinking of the same idea as well.

 

[adventurenali92]

2 of mine are in 2 pieces and the other 2 look like they're about to be. I wonder if I machined the same sized ones out of tinted plexi-glass and epoxied them on. Maybe it would look good...

When you do it make an extra set and send them out to Me in socal!

 

[05Single]

This seems to be a common issue for our trucks. There's a ton at my local salvage yard. I'll swipe some up and work with ideas for them as well.

 

[adventurenali92]

Yeah the other Denali's and the esky esv that belong to the family I live with are all doing it too. Unfortunately the local junkyards that are close enough for me to travel to rarely stock GM full sizes that are newer than 2002 and they are very few between. Extremely frustrating as I love going to the junkyards. I always went and could always find parts for my original Dakota I had and the Durango I had before the Denali. But I rarely find the newer GMs.

 

[05Single]

Yea when I had my 89 dakota junk yards were heaven for me lol. Every single part I wanted I could find,...and usually find a dozen of whatever I was looking for.
I'll see how many I can grab. I remember seeing at least 2 or 3 sets.

 

[adventurenali92]

Yea when I had my 89 dakota junk yards were heaven for me lol. Every single part I wanted I could find,...and usually find a dozen of whatever I was looking for.
I'll see how many I can grab. I remember seeing at least 2 or 3 sets.

There's always Dakota's and Durangos in my local yards. Too bad I don't have one anymore haha. Let me know if you come up with something that works and I'll pick it up off you! Lol.

 

[05Single]

It will be this week

 

[Madgrty]

I think I'm going to cut out the tinted plexiglass in the shape of the factory cover, cut a smaller pocket inside that and press a clear piece of plexi glass into there so it will be tinted with a clear pocket where the bulb is, if that makes any sense. I just made the programs, now I just need to wait until I can get to a CNC machine. I'll post some pics once they're made and epoxied to the factory housing

 

[JohnnyWc]

Hello! New to this forum, Names John,2004 Z71 Summit white Tahoe 75000 miles!
Same happened to me when putting in leds, plan to fix this is go down to menards, they have that thin diamond plate in chrome and black your choice, there are many guys on craigslist etc find one that with cut it to the size of the lens cut out an tahoe, chevy or z71 emblem and epoxy in, found an guy on craigslist with an cutter that will do four for 40 bucks, now just need to wire lights in back doors, pics to come!

 

[Madgrty]

That's not a bad deal at all! Hopefully I'll be able to get to making these things either tomorrow or Friday! Excited to see pics from yours too!

 

[05Single]

Sorry I've been so busy working to get to these. I'm doing mine by hand

Can't wait to see all these different ideas. This is something that needs to be put in production. Not only for our trucks but being interchangeable for all the other nbs trucks.