WTB: Brake light LED (in spoiler)

[Robo]

Hi All,

Trying to track down a replacement rear brake light for the spolier (series 2).

An R33 Gts-t.

Regards

Rob

[THE_350GT]

Hi All,

Trying to track down a replacement rear brake light for the spolier (series 2).

An R33 Gts-t.

Regards

Rob

Hey Rob

Any luck on finding a rear spoiler light, becuase i need one for my S2?

[bryanlee38]

got a brake light out of a series 1 wing - dunno if it'll fit. U interested?

[THE_350GT]

Thats cool bryanlee38 thanks for the offer but ended up fixing the one i had.

Now planing to make it pulse like Night Rider.

[Robo]

Hi all,

As it turns out I took the brake light apart and re-soldered the blown resistor. Just replaced it with a paper clip and works fine...

Only hard part about it all was getting the red cover off the backing...... F%$KING nightmare.

Thanks

Rob

Ps. The series 1 brake light will not fit in a series 2 spoiler (already wasted $50 bucks on that.

[THE_350GT]

Hi all,

As it turns out I took the brake light apart and re-soldered the blown resistor. Just replaced it with a paper clip and works fine...

Only hard part about it all was getting the red cover off the backing...... F%$KING nightmare.

Thanks

Rob

Ps. The series 1 brake light will not fit in a series 2 spoiler (already wasted $50 bucks on that.

Hey Rob :wavey:

You replaced the burned "resister" with a paper clip? Is that the best thing to do? Whats going to happen when a short or spick goes through the board?, what will blow out then?

It was a diod burned out on mine.

But getting it off was a nightmare. Better to fix it ur self then spend $100-$200 on a second hand one. And way better then spending $430 on an original one from NISSAN. hahah

[Terminal]

i'm interested, how did you get the light open? i tried for a while and ended up cracking the red bit, so i gave up and just got a 2nd hand one.

[THE_350GT]

i'm interested, how did you get the light open? i tried for a while and ended up cracking the red bit, so i gave up and just got a 2nd hand one.

Hey Terminal,

Just wondering how much did you pay for the second had one?

Anyway this is what i did to get the light open. I used a small flathead screwdriver and pushed it in in between the black and red plastic. Then i lightly twisted the screwdriver between the plastics to force it open. It's attached by some sort of glue. Continue doing this right around to remove the cover. It's a little time consuming but it will eventually come off and you will save cash in the process.

Most likely the diode has failed and it will need replacing. Make sure you test with a 9v or a 12v power supply before super-glueing the cover back on.

Hope the info helps