Just bought these aftermarket tail lights

[FRS_Ken]

You guys are f•••••••• with me right????
I got one out but dammed if I can do it again let alone 3 more times
Aaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!

[CircuitJerk]

Most hardware, electronics and auto parts stores sell probe/pic kits pretty cheap.
I highly recommend the small investment to have this in your arsenal of tools.

[FRS_Ken]

Got it finally!
They work nicely now
Thanks for the encouragement

[Phaedrus29]

We knew you could do it.

[Kayzer Soze]

anyone have more reviews on how these are during day? can brake lights be seen easily in daytime?

[jeffsides]

Originally Posted by Phaedrus29

I received my red ones today and I can confirm that mine are wired incorrectly...pretty annoying. More info and pics to follow.

----do you remember in what exact direction do you swap? I have the same prob and can't fig it out.

OK, success! Rewiring isn't difficult at all and doesn't involve any wire cutting/soldering/etc. Here are some pics and info:

My lights shipped 1/25, with an amazingly fast ETA of 1/30. Somehow, they actually arrived a day early on the 29th. Nice looking box:



And inside:



I excitedly hooked up the first light and was pretty pissed when it was clearly wired incorrectly (at least for our US cars). The yellow center light stayed solid and the red outer bar would hyperblink as a turn signal. Many many thanks to BuBlake for doing the experimenting and discovering that we need to swap the blue and white wires to achieve proper functionality. And thanks to Gixxer for explaining that you can actually just slide the wires out. I used a very small screwdriver and it was pretty easy once I figured it out. You stick the screwdriver in the side of the harness opposite the wires, and decompress the tiny white tab, by pushing it in the direction AWAY from the wire you are trying to remove...while pulling the wire. Here's what the wires look like once released:



You just swap them and slide them back in and they click into place. No big deal!

One light installed, big improvement IMO:



Both in:



Hazards:



Overall, I think the lights look great. They look very bright in general, although the turn signals may be quite a bit dimmer than stock. I'll take some daylight pics soon so you can see how the red housings look.

I just reused the stock gaskets...I suppose it would be nice to install fresh gaskets along with the new lights. We'll have to see how these hold up, but of course I'm a bit worried about condensation issues. I did use a torque wrench and torqued the nuts down to 39 in. lb., and in the proper order, as noted in the service bulletin.

Let me know if you have any questions.

do you remember in what exact direction do you swap? I have the same prob and can't fig it out

[jeffsides]

Which way do I swap them?

[jshadeck]

"Swap blue and white" it was in the post u quoted 👍

[jeffsides]

Originally Posted by jshadeck

"Swap blue and white" it was in the post u quoted 👍

Done!!! It works. Thx guys!!!

[jeffsides]

Thanks!!!

[Kayzer Soze]

I installed my colin lights as well yesterday...i didnt really think about it until after, but noticed the chip board on back of light is exposed (to which the harness connects). Should i have somehow sealed off this area to protect chipboard/interior from condensation????

[evoralliart9]

I am selling my $300 shipped smoked version mint condition 1 week old i just dont like the style

[Turbowned]

Originally Posted by evoralliart9

I am selling my $300 shipped smoked version mint condition 1 week old i just dont like the style

Get at me! Mazterdizazter@yahoo.com

[Phaedrus29]

I'm thinking of getting a Valenti bumper reverse light and wiring it in to my Colins. Does anyone know what each wire of the Colins (red/blue/black/white) actually does? Thanks.