[Shotimes] Spoiler Brake Light, LEDs

[Grant Butler]

yep the led assy. will come out and just replace the led unit, they are 115.
new from dealer.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: "'Mike Kopstain'" <SHOtimes@midwestsho.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 11:15 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Spoiler Brake Light, LEDs


> 5 minute swap???? If I'm not mistaken, all of the posts in this thread
> basically seem to be saying that it's about 5 minutes times about a 100.
>
> With the limited number of SHO colors, finding one in your color should
not
> be too tough.
>
> And $150 to paint the spoiler is the "bendover" price. Even so, for $100
for
> paint it still appears to be worth it versus the grief that this job looks
> to be.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Kopstain [mailto:SHOtimes@midwestsho.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 9:38 PM
> To: Ron Porter; shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Spoiler Brake Light, LEDs
>
>
> 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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