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Old 03-30-2010, 11:41 PM   #63
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Re: Tail light fuel filler

Thanks guys, I'm working on it as I have time.
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Originally Posted by yfs200p View Post
Just a thought.... any chance of the tail light shorting out (possibly making a spark) and making the whole truck go kaboom?? I guess thats prob why you used the LED with wires tucked away...
There's always a chance of that, but I think that it's actually safer than most side marker fillers because the cap is not vented, so no fumes there unless the cap is off, and no spark unless the lights are on. The LED lights help too, so I think you'd have to really screw up to cause a fire.
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