[Shotimes] Spoiler Brake Light, LEDs

[Mike Kopstain]

Why do that when it's a 5 minute swap to change the LED assembly...

Plus you can save yourself the $150.00 it costs to paint the spoiler.

~ Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 7:17 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Spoiler Brake Light, LEDs


> For anybody with a burned out LED (and not just a bad wire), isn't the
> obvious solution to just get a used spoiler from Al?? Even if it needs to
be
> repainted, it sounds like a much easier solution!!
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Jim and Debbie Leyden
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 7:45 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Spoiler Brake Light, LEDs
>
>
> When I opened up a bad one it looked like the LED's were wired in several
> series circuits but I couldn't tell what caused a total failure of the
> entire light.  IIRC Al Fitz said that the most common failure that he has
> seen is the supply or ground wires breaking.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of James F. Ryan III
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 8:33 AM
> To: Rbade12@aol.com; john_sho92@yahoo.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Spoiler Brake Light, LEDs
>
>
> If the LEDs are in series, the whole unit wouldn't work if a single LED
was
> bad.
>
> James F. Ryan III
>
> >Has anyone had any experience with the replacement of
> >a bad LED?  I see they reccommend replacing it becuase
> >it's in series and such, but how can one open the
> >casing up?  It's all glued together by the factory
> >pretty good..  Any ideas or tips?
>
> >I tried, with partial success. The halves of the unit can be cut/heated
> >apart. Cut down as far as you can around the entire unit, then use
> >a heat gun to
> >warm things up. It took awhile to do, but they did come apart. I
> >had degradation
> >along the entire length of the circuit, so replacement of the bad
> >LED did not
> >completely cure my problem, i.e. all LED's worked, but the light given
off
> >was dull. IMO this is one job not worth screwing around with. $50
> >should get you
> >a working unit.
> >
> >Bob 93 MTX- tucked away for a long winters nap
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