Do you have any particular brand of tape you recommend? Or is Amazon cheapo
sufficient?

1PCS Premium Silver Aluminum Tapes (3.9Mils), 2'*65 Feet Foil Tape, Metal
Insulation Tape, Heavy Duty Duct Tape with Adhesive Backing for Hot Cold
Air HVAC Ductwork, Dryer Vent, Heat Resistant, Repair https://a.co/d/hILxB3m

I've never opened up the light casing. Are there any things to look out
for? I'm a little leery of cracking old plastic.

Thanks!
Pete

On Thu, Jan 26, 2023, 12:19 PM Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:

> Someone asked for pictures so I opened up a tail light.  Delete the pop
> bottle. Line the backup light window with alunim air conditioning tape.
> Install big, bright LED. Put it back together. Might take you an hour
> including the time in the hardware store buying the tape.
>
> Ranks right up there with changing the engine to an I4 as far as
> improvements go. BIG improvement.
>
> Jim
>
> > Years ago, I bought a couple 6 LED external light to use as backup
> lights. Then I read a post about fixing the existing lights. It was fairly
> simple. I used the below mentioned LEDs and then created a reflector using
> a 16 oz plastic soda bottle lined with aluminum air conditioning tape and
> fit it into the stock tail light assy. NOW I can see backing up. Took about
> an hour and worth every second of time invested.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >> On Jan 21, 2023, at 9:18 AM, Pete Sicilia <pete@COFFEEPOT.ORG> wrote:
> >>
> >> In related news, I just upgraded my back up lights (1156) to these...
> >> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H54SP6O
> >>
> >> So far so good... although I'm always on the lookout for brighter
> options.
>