- May 28, 2014
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ok i recently just finished doing this mod to have quad tail lights for the gmc envoy and it works perfect
i followed this thread from the os
http://forums.trailvoy.com/showthread.php?t=63013
With soldering
parts:
plastic epoxy (No you cannot use rtv as i thought it just made a mess also crazy glue dosent help either lol)
solder
wire
Tools:
5/32 drill bit & drill
Phillips screw driver
pliers
soldering iron
a knife
1. the first thing you will need to do is remove the tail lights (two screws), then remove the circuit board (three screws) and remove the bulbs
2. put the knife in between the plastic tabs of the board (the ones that stick out) and pry them apart, make shure the knife gets pushed all the way down to the board, after doing this a few times you should hear popping that is a good sign keep going till the board starts to separate then just pry it apart from there
3. now take the drill with the 5/32 bit and drill on the 4 plastic welds around the middle socket, it is very easy to drill them out, after you do so you will see the bottom plastic pegs you DO NOT need to keep drilling with a smaller bit as i did and drilled thought the board lol
4. after you finished drilling the hard part starts, you have to really man handle the sockets to get them out since the tabs of the board seem to stick to the socket and never let go. you really need to have someone else help since its kinda hard to pull the socket and push the contacts down
the board after socket removal
these leads dont touch
the single lead on the right is the ground that you will have to work with, the other two are power from the park and brake light circuit, i guess they decided to give the envoy quad brakes but they never grounded the brake side of the socket idk why
5. after you get the socket out all you have to do is solder a jumper wire across the tabs (i know it looks bad lol)
then push the socket back down (mines never fully sat flat again) then epoxy the board and hook everything up again and enjoy
Without soldering
if you don't happen to have a soldering iron you could get bare wire and make a jumper or use a paper clip, just make shure to turn the board upside down so the jumper wont fall out from turning the socket upside down instead
as said above i never got the socket to fully sit right so dont think its wrong that is just how it is
then reattach everything and enjoy the added safety
i followed this thread from the os
http://forums.trailvoy.com/showthread.php?t=63013
With soldering
parts:
plastic epoxy (No you cannot use rtv as i thought it just made a mess also crazy glue dosent help either lol)
solder
wire
Tools:
5/32 drill bit & drill
Phillips screw driver
pliers
soldering iron
a knife
1. the first thing you will need to do is remove the tail lights (two screws), then remove the circuit board (three screws) and remove the bulbs
2. put the knife in between the plastic tabs of the board (the ones that stick out) and pry them apart, make shure the knife gets pushed all the way down to the board, after doing this a few times you should hear popping that is a good sign keep going till the board starts to separate then just pry it apart from there
3. now take the drill with the 5/32 bit and drill on the 4 plastic welds around the middle socket, it is very easy to drill them out, after you do so you will see the bottom plastic pegs you DO NOT need to keep drilling with a smaller bit as i did and drilled thought the board lol
4. after you finished drilling the hard part starts, you have to really man handle the sockets to get them out since the tabs of the board seem to stick to the socket and never let go. you really need to have someone else help since its kinda hard to pull the socket and push the contacts down
the board after socket removal
these leads dont touch
the single lead on the right is the ground that you will have to work with, the other two are power from the park and brake light circuit, i guess they decided to give the envoy quad brakes but they never grounded the brake side of the socket idk why
5. after you get the socket out all you have to do is solder a jumper wire across the tabs (i know it looks bad lol)
then push the socket back down (mines never fully sat flat again) then epoxy the board and hook everything up again and enjoy
Without soldering
if you don't happen to have a soldering iron you could get bare wire and make a jumper or use a paper clip, just make shure to turn the board upside down so the jumper wont fall out from turning the socket upside down instead
as said above i never got the socket to fully sit right so dont think its wrong that is just how it is
then reattach everything and enjoy the added safety