DVIII

Thanks for the info. For just the third tail light the 40-inch section is available for $26 shipped and was perfect length for my application. http://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/led-strips-and-bars/wfls-x-series-weatherproof-high-power-led-flexible-light-strip/1466/ that's what I used. Please ignore my TERRIBLE soldering, I thought it would be much better after buying a better soldering setup, apparently no matter the equipment I still suck.

I finished my install, to help anyone else interested in this project, it cost me no more than $65 (though I did use it as an excuse to buy a new soldering iron and a couple other items not included in this amount), but I also added a programmable modulator to the brake lights as well that looks awesome, found on amazon. Gives it some more pop. I did run my strips horizontally and this was only possible by shaving down the plastic ribs the OP made slits to accommodate. Not to hard to do, just be patient and check and recheck fitment about 20 times. The led strips I bought were white backing with red led's and had silicone covering for water proofing, which in sum is 2.5mm thick, and that's what you have to shave down on the plastic ribs. Segments are 2" wide and cannot be cut in the middle of a 2" segment. I bought DC jacks from radio shack for quick disconnect which ran a lot less than the OP's cool connections to the top case. I did NOT do the side led's, props to the OP for the patience to remove those ribs. I am not that patient. Anyways, let me know if you guys have any q's

First of all, many thanks to the OP for this write-up! It is the only thing on the web that I have seen that even remotely addresses what I want to do, and at this point I am going to emulate this set up.I'm just going to do the center brake light. And that's why I have cut down the original post to just these sections and pictures. I have some questions for those who have done this mod, or even if the OP can answer: 1. Why can't the LED strip be run horizontally for 7-8 rows? 2. Can the LED segments of 3 lights be cut down further into segments of one or two lights to a segment for more precise fitment? The answer to this may answer #1, and explain why the OP chose his lay out. 3. Are the slots cut in the white backing absolutely necessary? Is the issue that the LED strip does not fit between the reflector and the case because of these ridges? Which may be another reason for the lay out. Thanks, I know I dug this up from the dead, but hey, that's what we're supposed to do, right? Plus the info on this thread is amazing, thanks again, so much!