Reflector Lights in Doors...

[Madgrty]

It seems to be a notorious issue around me that the reflector lights on the doors like to fall apart. Although it's not a major issue, I was wondering if anyone has taken the time to modify or make some other shield/cover for these? I don't want to spend a minimal of $17 a piece when I need 4... Selfish I know. Just can't justify spending this much to make my doors look right again. Any help is appreciated!

 

[Fosscore]

@Madgrty

Got lucky at the junkyard for $6 apiece for the front, because I too refused to pay more than that for one unit. Haven't seen any mods of that light specific, but let'***** up @05Single for some ideas...he has modded almost all of his lights and may have something up his sleeve. I know he just dismantled his front door courtesy lights and put them back together after some Plasti Dip and LEDs. Check here.

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/05singles-virgin-build-thread-03-tahoe.79987/page-2

 

[Madgrty]

I was thinking about cutting some plexi glass and maybe lightly tinting them, but I want something that looks a little cleaner

 

[Madgrty]

I do like what he did to the door lights in his thread though, my issue is the front clear piece on mine broke and just look old and crumbly

 

[05Single]

Yea mine were pretty old too but was able to salvage them. I took them apart then resealed them with jb weld. Then buffed and waxed them to bring back the shine and life.
I wanna do led strips next.

 

[adventurenali92]

Yea mine were pretty old too but was able to salvage them. I took them apart then resealed them with jb weld. Then buffed and waxed them to bring back the shine and life.
I wanna do led strips next.

Are,you thinking led strips in those light spots? That would be an awesome idea. I like it. My back two,doors javwnt broken yet but I'm sure they will eventually. And my front two are kinda jacked up. The drivers side broke when I attempted to take it apart and put an led bulb. Glued it back and now the led bulb doesn't work. Ooi vey. So now I wanna redo that whole housing and maybe the strips. That would be pretty cool.

 

[Madgrty]

I just put LED bulbs in mine. All my original covers broke and came off. They literally just fall apart so I need to figure out something

 

[05Single]

Yea all 4 of mine just fell apart when I went to put in leds first week I got my tahoe. So that's when I decided to do what I did.

 

[Madgrty]

2 of mine are in 2 pieces and the other 2 look like they're about to be. I wonder if I machined the same sized ones out of tinted plexi-glass and epoxied them on. Maybe it would look good...

 

[05Single]

I was thinking of the same idea as well.