How to flush mount AVS LED tailights.

Edited: 1/2/2008 6:27:31 PM by treylos

Here I put this together over the last week, hope someone can find this little "How To" useful...



Ready to start installing the lense.

Make sure the metal is sanded really good where you will be gluing in the lense.

Sand the lense good where the glue will be placed.

Apply the glue to the lense then put the lense in the hole and bolt down the LED light housing to hold pressure on the lense while dring.

The lense shoud be sticking out a 1/8 or more.

I blocked sanded the lense down with 180 grit untill they where flush.


Then I wiped with metal glaze putty to fill in any small gaps around the lense.

After sanding the putty back dow the lense are ready for primer. Just prime right over the lense.

Now they are ready for paint.

Mask off the lense before painting then unmasf befor clear and clear right over the lense.


And then you should end up with something like what you see here. The tailgate is now ready for Sanding and Buffing. The lights are underneath the clear and you cant feel them..

Thanks for the how to, it looks great. When can I send you mine? JIMMY

Looks good,.....Great work

nice how-to. looks dope

thanks for the info im goin to be starting mine soon..this may be a stupid question but how do u attach the light bucket behind the lens?

Looks good. What brand epoxy did you use? I have tried a few brands and Im still looking for the most durable. Most crack after a few months...

Originally posted by soccorjimmy



Thanks for the how to, it looks great. When can I send you mine? JIMMYWhen ever you are ready..

Originally posted by slammedcavvy



thanks for the info im goin to be starting mine soon..this may be a stupid question but how do u attach the light bucket behind the lens?

There is another peice that i didnt show that welds inside the skin that has two little threaded studs that u use to bolt the lights in. i will get you a pic of that piece..

Originally posted by low f350



Looks good. What brand epoxy did you use? I have tried a few brands and Im still looking for the most durable. Most crack after a few months...

I used duramix 4178 MEDIUM METAL PANEL AND DOORSKIN BONDING ADHESIVE That shit will glue any thing together!!!

Originally posted by treylos



Originally posted by low f350



Looks good. What brand epoxy did you use? I have tried a few brands and Im still looking for the most durable. Most crack after a few months...

I used duramix 4178 MEDIUM METAL PANEL AND DOORSKIN BONDING ADHESIVE That shit will glue any thing together!!!



Is that anything like 8115? Ive been using that for a long time now on doorskins.