Adding LEDs to NNBS grill

[kshoblom]

I know it's a knock off of the Ford Raptor, but I liked the looks of the clearance lights up front without having to drill holes in the roof of my truck. For anyone interested in doing something similar, here ya go. Sorry, I didn't think to take photos until half done.

 

Grill removed first. Four 10mm bolts on top and then 6 clips that come out with a squeeze from pliers.

 

LED lights wires together. Held in grill by friction, but added a drop of silicone to be safe.

 

Driver side headlight unbolted, carefull as there are shims and a washer behind one of the bolts. Was not fun looking for them after I dropped both while working at night.

 

Took awhile to find that elusive third bolt to pull the lamp housing out. Had to crawl under the truck to get to it.

 

Headlight moved over and parking lamp pulled out for easier access and testing. Brown wire is for park. Green/White for turn.

 

Connections tested and grill put back together. A few zipties to keep wires out of view/protected. Lamps come on with parking lamp.

 

Side view. Lamps are PC rated (visible out to 180 degrees).

 

Lamps blend in pretty well with grill when off. Smoked lenses would have been better though.

 

This is the light I used, but there are countless others out there. I got these from superbrightleds.com. About $5 for them.

[Carder09]

Cool install just not my cup of tea.

[Patch6713]

I think it looks good.

 

Do you think they could be used as a hideaway stobe in the headlight or taillight? They look to be about the right size.

[kshoblom]

They're a 3/4" grommet. Most strobe tubes are 1".

[kshoblom]

 

Daytime shot.

[cobrajet84]

Looks good. I like it.

[ChevyMan23]

I like it, I think it would better as clear LED's

[bluecollarpilot]

I've been thinking of doing the exact same thing, glad you posted that. I did just put 5 LED modules (red) under the tailgate. They look great, I'll post some pics soon.

[kshoblom]

Would've loved to have clear or smoked up front, but couldn't find them.

 

I got three for the rear, but still haven't figured out how they're going to fit in there. Looking to put them in where the HD's have theirs, but the bumper on the HD has a cutout that the 1500's lack so I'm not sure yet. You have a pic of the modules you put on yours?

[bluecollarpilot]

I don't have a picture of the individual module, but I got them from SuperbrightLED's. AM-RB-x6, AM series miniature rectangle accent light. I did post some pictures post install in my gallery. The modules worked out real well.

[kshoblom]

Cool, thanks.

[travisketcheson]

I added the red versions of those lights in the gap under my tailgate. They just fit. Anything that stucks out any further will touch the tailgate.

[cobrajet84]

Looks good, nice job on the mods you guys.

[slj2008]

niced job, with a good write up. But how did you secure the led's to the grill ?

[PMWZ71]

The front LED is exactly what I've been wanting to do, like you said, just like the raptor. Only difference is I want to make the 3 amber grill LEDs my DRLs. Got any ideas what wires would be eliminated from headlights and tied into new LEDs? Thanks and looks great