Added my own DIY Raptor style leds

[Spud2388]

So I have seen a few grills with the Raptor style leds on eBay but did not like the overall look of them. So I made my own. It was pretty simple and might not be for everybody, but I like it and makes my Ram a little different.

Essentially, I had bought ten amber leds off Amazon a while back for a project and never got around to it, so I used them here. Just 3/4” leds, nothing special but surprising bright. Then I grabbed a spare piece of sheet metal I had laying around ($5 piece from Lowe’s I believe) and traced out/cut a stencil that would allow me to mount the leds. Transferred it over to the metal, drilled some holes, threw a coat of black paint on it and called it a day.



Still need to hook them up to my running light but waiting on my replacement hid to come in so I only have to take my headlight out once. I’ll snap another pic when everything is done.

 

[muddy12]

Nice.
That’s pretty much how I did mine. Think I even have the same LED’s.
You can access the wiring right behind the grill, on the core support without pulling the headlight.

I will say though, I think I’m liking the honeycomb inserts a little more than my chrome slats.



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[JB1]

Looks good, did mine similarly over the holidays

http://www.ramforum.com/threads/raptor-style-amber-led-grille-lights.114268/

 

[CRickyRam85]

Where did you find your delrin sheet? Thickness?

 

[JB1]

Where did you find your delrin sheet? Thickness?

If your asking me, I got mine from amazon 1/4” thick

Acetal Copolymer Rectangular Bar, Opaque Black, Standard Tolerance, ASTM D6100, 1/4" Thickness, 1" Width, 1' Length

https://www.amazon.com/Copolymer-Rectangular-Standard-Tolerance-Thickness/dp/B0070ZWOU2

 

[Bo Daggart]

I need to find a honeycomb grill. If I'm going to do it, I'm going overboard. Every top opening gets an LED. Who needs headlight?

Better yet, switchback LED for turn signals