Savvy LED Taillights
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VirtualRussel
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Thanks! After 10 years of Michigan winters the garbage powder coating job that Chrysler did on the bumpers, sliders, & quarters finally took their toll so I had everything sand blasted and freshly coated and Monstalined. I'm extremely happy with how it turned out.
VirtualRussel
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If you haven't tested the Black Magic brakes they're definitely worth a look. I have a set, and while I also replaced the rotors and calipers, it was a huge improvement over my original setup.
Not only do I have the Black Magic Brakes, I also happen to have the 16" Vanco big brake kit to go with them!
john arata
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I think they are closer to $200. Also, I'm sure if you contact @Garza he'll give you a good price on them.
I'm not sure what they are but to put them into a perspective that helps to understand the value, this is the LED portion or very similar based on what I know that part costs in large volume.
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...0001&campid=5337789113&icep_item=111307470628
Then there are two DOT side marker lights that are machined and modified to fit into the sides of the housing to be more in compliance with road rules.
After those are done then the billet 6061 T6 housings are machined in volume. The reason for the higher cost alloy is we tend to bump into rocks even with low profile lights and they need to be a bit tougher than 5052. Each housing has to be machined on 3 sides for a total of 3 set ups which drives up the cost. The anodizing isn't the cheap stuff. It is a UV stabilized hard anodized black that doesn't turn colors or fade in the sun. In the 5 or 6 years these have been in use, there hasn't been a single one fade or turn colors. (a particular pet peeve of mine is crappy anodizing)
Then a nice little assortment of good quality fasteners and wiring connectors is sourced to make them able to be installed without you needing to get to the store.
All in they are not a cheap product to make.
VirtualRussel
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I can vouch for the quality of the Savvy tail lights, I've had them on two TJs and they have held up to everything yet still look brand new. The quality is first-class, you won't find better quality.
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John M Beard
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I have Savvy Taillights and I have to ask...why no license plate light? It would have been so easy to install a license plate led.
Simple. As a designer, I have a responsibility to the customer in that I don't promote things that will or can get you in trouble with the various laws in effect around the country.
The OEM license plate holder is angled according to DOT specifications for various reasons which means I can't build a provision into a product that encourages you to delete it. The only way for a license plate light built into the light assembly to work is to delete the OEM plate holder and mount the plate flat to the tub which violates that standard. It also means that each housing on that side would have been machined for the light to point downward and not all customers would use or need it that way. So now there has to be two part numbers for that side and that increases the likelihood of a mistake in shipping.
The Savvy lights are DOT compliant as are the side markers built into them. It makes no sense to advertise DOT compliancy and then violate it by making the customer remove another DOT compliant item to install and use them.
Now you know why the license plate solution was to just relocate it slightly downward a bit.
John M Beard
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