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Old 08-10-12, 08:12 AM
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Just bought these ill let you guys know about the bubbling when i get them installed :-)
Old 08-10-12, 09:40 AM
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Man, I LOVE the look of the new lights. They certainly freshen things up to the newer years. I personally hate losing any feature though, and I trouble with covering or masking any type of warning light. Maybe someone, somehow, will make some type of module or mod to incorporate it all one day. Wishful thinking.
Old 05-21-13, 07:30 PM
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I joined the club woooo
the black housing was a long time coming
miss afs zero
Old 05-21-13, 07:39 PM
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^ share pics with them on
Old 05-21-13, 09:15 PM
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its hard to snap good ones. but ill keep working on it
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^ very nice
Old 05-21-13, 09:53 PM
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So just to confirm - any pre-LED ISF (2008-2010) doing the OEM plug and play upgrade from Sewell will still throw the AFS warning light on the dash? And the only way around it is to ghetto rig black tape on the cluster?

I don't mind losing the AFS but the dummy light would bother me. I would've though Sewell would've mentioned this as part of their "plug and play" instructions on their site.

So if we pull the AFS fuse - the auto level won't work but as long as the lights are set at the right height it shouldn't be a problem right? They will just be in a static position?

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Old 05-21-13, 10:28 PM
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I believe so the ghetto method is the way to go
Old 05-21-13, 10:45 PM
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Unplugging the fuse and losing auto leveling seems more ghetto to me. It wasn't hard to take the cluster apart and cover the LED with electrical tape.

Old 05-21-13, 10:49 PM
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What all did you have to do to get the cluster out?
Old 05-21-13, 10:59 PM
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Picked up a barely used set of Seawell 12' stripped LED headlights this morning. Some light bubbling issue but I'll live with it. I can't wait to install them this weekend!!!
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Originally Posted by Pqbrown
What all did you have to do to get the cluster out?
Old 05-22-13, 07:16 AM
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CalitriSC's picture of the tape method is not Ghetto - I'm thinking you were expecting black tape on the front of the cluster?

- its completely hidden and seamless, underneath.... right on top of the circuit board. It only takes a few more minutes to remove the cluster as it does to pull the fuse.

The static position of the lights will just end up blinding on coming traffic every time there is a change in road elevation.

I don't even miss the AFS.

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Old 05-22-13, 08:01 AM
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I will try the black tape method once my bushings comes in...
Old 05-22-13, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Pqbrown
What all did you have to do to get the cluster out?
On top of hahahaf's post, this site also helps (credit to original poster), once you remove the unit from the dash.

Following up until step 10 will get you to the LED, as in CalitriSC's image.


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