LED Blinkers / Parking Lights

First thing you need to do is order the led strip. You only need to order one because you will separate it into two pieces (it is designed to be separated). I advise getting clear LEDs if you’re working with orange reflectors and amber if you’re working with clear.

While you wait for those to arrive you need to head to Home Depot or similar store. You need to grab some clear Epoxy that works with soft and hard plastics. One we got dries in 4-6 minutes and costs about $4. Also, grab some clear silicone that can withstand high temp and works outdoors. What we got was right beside the Epoxy by 'Goop' and is for RV's, campers, and other outdoor stuff. Cost was another $4.

Now, let’s get started. Grab that LED strip...



...and break it in the middle like your breaking a stick. There is a line where you can snap it into two pieces right in the middle.



Now grab some wire and get your soldering gun and connect them to one end. The positive and negative are clearly marked. Just connect them on the underside of the white plug.







Now let’s get your reflectors out. Turn your wheel out to get to it easiest such as the picture below shows for the driver side.



That front plastic wheel well has to come out on each side. There are 5 10m bolts underneath each side of the bumper straight down from the headlights. Take those out. Then, there is a Philips head screw just inside the fender slightly to the front area on each side, remove that. Finally, there are three pops holding that wheel well in front of the tire that need to be removed on each side. Pop the center of each pop out with a flathead then they are pretty easy to pull out with your hand. Once those are out the plastic pieces can easily be worked out of the fender and placed out of the way.

The picture below is the passenger side after the plastic is removed. The reflector is blocked from view by the window washer bottle. Lie on your back and grab a stubby Philips head screwdriver and work your hand up to the reflector. You can feel your way to the Philips screws, and then crank them out with the screwdriver.



The driver side is simple as you can see the reflector once the wheel well is out.



While your down there, take note of the green and black wires seen below. That’s the parking light wires you will tap into later. If you want to tap into the blinkers, you can tap into a separate set of wires going to the blinker just above that large round white thing (which houses the HID light).



Now that you have the reflectors out...



...start with one and turn it face down...



...and with a heat gun apply some heat to warm it up. The center of the plastic may start to warp but that’s not a problem. Just don't hold in one spot too long!





With it heated up, work a small flathead into the groove between the base and reflector...



...and once in, slide it down the groove to separate the two.







Now is a good time to test those lights if you have a 12 volt power source around!



Now lay the LED strip in the base and center it up and mark the top and bottom. Make sure the wires are at the top. Once marked, start razoring out a hole big enough for the LEDs. A dermal would have been great but we didn't have one. We used some small cutters and a razor.







The reason we separated the reflector from the base was so we didn't scratch or damage it while we cut this hole out. If you think you can do it carefully, then don't worry separating them. Anyway, now that the hole is cut and the LEDs can fit snug, use the epoxy to seal the reflector back in. Just follow the instructions with the epoxy. Let sit for a few. This would be the time to work on the other reflector.



Once the Epoxy is dry, lay the LED strip in with the wires coming out the top of the reflector.



Grab that 'Goop' clear silicone and go to work. You want to seal that LED in and not leave any gaps open to water. I simply gooped it on there and run along the circuit board and run it into the cracks. You will want to cover the entire circuit board with this stuff. Put just enough along the cracks to seal it...too much and it will run inside the reflector (this happened to us and we cursed ourselves but once it dried you couldn’t even see where it did run). I advise letting it dry 10 or so minutes then look it over again. You will probably see a new gap or two to seal up.



Once dry, test it out if you have a 12 volt source before putting it in.



Now just put them in, taking your time so not to damage the silicone. Wire to the wires explained earlier, green being positive. Just turn on your lights and check out your work!