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Intermediate Taillights

Discussion in 'Intermediate CJ-5/6/7/8' started by Chilly, Oct 9, 2018.

  1. Oct 9, 2018
    Chilly

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    What are all the cool kids doing about tail lights if wanting to look somewhat right? Understand I'm in W PA so intermediate taillight buckets have long ago converted to red tinted groundwater.

    These look sort of right. I never saw these as recently as two years ago when I "fell away" from this forum. Anyone try these yet?

    2 x new Red Signal Tail Lights Rear Lights Jeep CJ5 CJ6 CJ7 CJ8 | eBay
     
  2. Oct 9, 2018
    timgr

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    I recall those from a couple years back. Nothing newer/better has come along, AFAIK. Sometimes you can find the original buckets. Replacement lenses are available.
     
  3. Oct 9, 2018
    sterlclan

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    the boy is on his second set of those lights the first got smashed. the pigtails leave a little to be desired. we got replacements out of another tail light after the wires went south.
     
  4. Oct 10, 2018
    zila

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    timgr

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    Intermediate tail lights are quite different from the boat trailer lights.
     
  7. Oct 10, 2018
    sterlclan

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    The ones the op posted are the closest I’ve found so far.
     
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    timgr

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    Yes, I agree. I was referring to the type that Zila posted. They look something like the earlier lights http://cj3b.info/Dating/Taillights.html
     
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    sterlclan

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    i wish they made a faithful reproduction,i like the period correct look.
     
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  10. Oct 15, 2018
    Hellion

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    They look “zactly” like the proverbial generic Jeep lights (trailer lights) except for the dorky looking LED clusters.

    If you want the brightness of LEDs but not the futuristic look, there’s plenty of LED 1157 bulbs that fit the bayonet sockets of the older taillights.

    I have something like these installed: Amazon.com: JDM ASTAR Extremely Bright 3030 chips 1157 2057 2357 7528 LED Bulbs ,Brilliant Red: Automotive

    They glow red, which I wanted for enhanced redness. They were a tight fit in my “Jeep” generic trailer taillights so I had to shave down the bulbous end of the bulb so the red lens cover would fit.
     
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