Can anyone recommend an AFTERMARKET tail light? *PICS*

rstnick wrote: Previous mock up:

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Super helpful and amazing. Thanks. TELL me you still have that cardboard mock up for the light?

What made you forgo the brackets the second time around? not sturdy enough?

No longer have the cardboard, sorry.
The earlier mount was made of thin aluminum, and did not last.
The cable tie and extra support were temporary fixes.

The parking sign metal worked better.

rstnick wrote: No longer have the cardboard, sorry.
The earlier mount was made of thin aluminum, and did not last.
The cable tie and extra support were temporary fixes.

The parking sign metal worked better.

Started mine. Super easy thus far.

So far so good. Waiting for the (your) metal work.

Scirocco wrote: So far so good. Waiting for the (your) metal work.

yep thats next

Do you use aluminum or steel for your rear end?
I made my licence plate holder out of an 2,00 mm thick aluminum plate

Scirocco wrote: Do you use aluminum or steel for your rear end?
I made my licence plate holder out of an 2,00 mm thick aluminum plate

I think Im going to use what you used. Is that thickness somewhat bendable by hand? Can you post a pic of yours again?

Aluminum is bentable very easily by hand with the right low budged tools.
The only pic i can offer is this, (lisence plate holder).
but give some time to take some more pics tomorrow , 21:30 her in Germany and it is fu*king cold outside, minus 5 degree Celsius.

Scirocco wrote: Aluminum is bentable very easily by hand with the right low budged tools.
The only pic i can offer is this, (lisence plate holder).
but give some time to take some more pics tomorrow , 21:30 her in Germany and it is fu*king cold outside, minus 5 degree Celsius.

Thanks! Sounds good. In NYC tomorrow night it will be -12C! Its -1 now.

Stick the metal into a vise to hold while bending . I put wood into the vise jaws if the jaws are not as wide as the metal you want to secure
Once you get started you should pickup the knack .
Sometime a hammer is the answer
Dave

Street Fighter LTD wrote: Stick the metal into a vise to hold while bending . I put wood into the vise jaws if the jaws are not as wide as the metal you want to secure
Once you get started you should pickup the knack .
Sometime a hammer is the answer
Dave

Thanks!!!

If unaware of proper tool look up a metal brake and just try and imitate it on a crude scale.
Once done with metal work sand and scotch brite metal for final finish and to hide your metal working marks