help with taillight and third brake light choices

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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Yogi.kudos
I think these are the ones mblouir was talking about. I ordered them a few days ago and should be here soon.

Yes, that's them!!! Thanks for posting that.

Originally Posted by THEVILLE89
your truck looks good with those on there, and i like the tinted look like that im just afraid that if someone hits me at night and police notice the dark lights it will become my fault or something. and as far as the chrome goes, i dont really want chrome there. i was thinking of the recon led red/smoked lights too but they are mad money so..... decisions decisions
Look at the ones that Yogi posted. They don't have the chrome and are completely legal. No tinting necessary!



No matter which ones you choose, be sure to run a bead of RTV Sealant around the edges. Aftermarket tails have a bad habit of getting moisture on the inside. Better safe than sorry.
 

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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 05:36 PM
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Putco 3rd and Hella tails

 
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 05:47 PM
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That brake light looks excellent, much better than the eye sore euro looking OEM one. The Harley tails will look good on your truck, but it will look a little funny at night with an instant lighting LED brake light and a ole fashioned filament brake light. If you can cough up the money for the Recon tails definitely go for it. IDNC has both the tails and brake light and they look fabulous.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 02:24 AM
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Got mine yesterday and put them on and it looks great. I forgot to seal them, but Ill do that when I repaint my headlights. Can't take any pics yet because my dad needs the truck for a few days.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 11:39 AM
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I'm still waiting on my tail lights.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 12:35 PM
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Listen, if you're gettin a set of LED's tails, you got to pony up and get the HELLA one's. I just got mine, including the 3rd tail (which i already had) from AutoAnything.com for super cheap. These are by far the best looking lights i have seen on the 04-08 F150's. I wish my camera was working... But trust me, HELLA looks the best!
 
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 12:54 PM
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i cant help you with the tails becuase i hate smoked tails, but i got this LED third brake light off ebay for $40 and its great, looks a ton better than the stocker and is bright as hell. its a bit cheaper than some of the other ones becuas ethe cargo lights arent LED which i didnt want anyways, they use the stock bulbs. it mounted nicely and works and looks great i think.




 
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by VanFordTx
Listen, if you're gettin a set of LED's tails, you got to pony up and get the HELLA one's. I just got mine, including the 3rd tail (which i already had) from AutoAnything.com for super cheap. These are by far the best looking lights i have seen on the 04-08 F150's. I wish my camera was working... But trust me, HELLA looks the best!
The Hella's have the tumor and a really small reverse portion. They do not look stock at all. I want the stock look and a reverse portion that actually works.
 
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by W.L.B
The Hella's have the tumor and a really small reverse portion. They do not look stock at all. I want the stock look and a reverse portion that actually works.
Most of us already have LED Stop bars that light up in reverse. I didn't see the point in spending cash on something that looked stock, but hey, each their own! You gotta get whats gonna make you smile everytime you look at the truck. The HELLA's do it for me. I like the tumor because it allows for the LED strips under the reverse to illuminate. That alone is what sold me on the Hella's. Thats my 2 cents... feel free to return any change
 
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