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Originally Posted by DZL1
Very nice! Might borrow your tag light idea...
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Before you do, please follow along...I ended up running into some issues with the LED light I used for illuminating the license plate on the roll pan. The bolt ended up being a little too long. When test fitting I didn't realize this because I never completely tightened it down. I had to do some trimming on the original plastic bulb housing to try to make it sit flush. I got the wiring done between the LED & original harness, which I thought came out pretty good. When I got everything into place & began tightening down the light/lens, it wouldn't go down all the way. It was because the bolt was hitting the fiberglass on the back side. It wasn't extreme, so I thought I could remedy it by using my Dremel sanding tools to carve out a small section in the fiberglass. It looked like that might solve the problem. However, I tried tightening down the light/lens again & heard a slight cracking sound. I thought I had probably cracked the lens. However, I had caused a crack in the fiberglass. Apparently where I carved out the indention it got a bit too thin. As a result, I induced a small crack in the paint on the top side/lip of the roll pan.
Luckily it's minor enough that most hopefully won't notice.
Still not having the clearance I needed, I decided to carefully cut off part of the bolt using my Dremel. It was either this or try to find another light. I looked on Superbright LED's website but didn't see another that would work any better. Rather than try to find another light & have to rewire everything again, I decided to try to make mine work. Cutting off the bolt end gave me just enough clearance, however, the wiring still sticks out close to the fiberglass though. I used silicone around the end of the wiring where the portion of the bolt was that I cut off. Seeing as how I still couldn't tighten the bulb/lens down completely flush, I opted for creating a thicker gasket behind the lens. I found a rubber gasket sheet used for plumbing & used the original foam gasket as a template. Once I got that trimmed & fit properly, it seemed to fill the gap I had between the lens & roll pan. While it doesn't sit as flush as it did originally, I think it will be completely fine. If something ever happens with this LED light, I'll try a different route next time.
First off, here's a link to the LED light that was used:
https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...ght/1494/3431/
Back side of the bolt/lens (before cutting):
IMG_2672 by
likaroc13, on Flickr
After wiring was completed joining LED to original harness:
IMG_2673 by
likaroc13, on Flickr
Original foam gasket/lens. Unfortunately, I didn't get a pic of the rubber one I created.
IMG_2674 by
likaroc13, on Flickr