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Thread: taillight mod?

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    Default taillight mod?

    Is it possible to convert the:

    tail light to brake light, and brake light to tail light? like the E36 or E32

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    Quote Originally Posted by ///Sniper535
    Is it possible to convert the:

    tail light to brake light, and brake light to tail light? like the E36 or E32
    just rewire the backside of the tailight with some careful pulling and tugging..i was actually planning on doing this tomorrow when there's light.


    one of the reasons I'm broke...

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    a previous owner of my car installed a brake light bulb into the tail light socket and the extra heat melted and warped the taillight assembly around the bulb.

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    I love how it is now, so incognito... just two little bars.
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    Hey sniper I like the look of your headlights.....what type/brand are they and where did you get them.
    Gone but not forgotten

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    I ordered the DEPO Euro Smileys from a company selling some of their stuff on ebay, but when i opened the package i found DEPO Angel Eyes assemblies. I was furious with what i found but after installing them (because I needed my car to be able to drive at night) I began to like them, and everyone at work seemed to like the eyes. I like the overall look of the lights when not turned on. they look more modern but i still wish i had the smileys.

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    any pics of this conversion? im confused on how its supposed to look...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boone.Msi
    any pics of this conversion? im confused on how its supposed to look...
    My guess is that the point of this modification is to make the bottom and top red sections light up individually instead of concerted. This way your running lights and your brake lights are separate.

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    Here's how it would look like...

    OE


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    Quote Originally Posted by Rus
    My guess is that the point of this modification is to make the bottom and top red sections light up individually instead of concerted. This way your running lights and your brake lights are separate.
    No, but that would be a better mod than this IMO - I personally like the OE running lights, they're refined.
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